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It is about time that we leveraged supply chain analytics

Solvoyo

Here are 5 reasons why spreadsheets are not the best alternative as a supply chain planning tool anymore : 1) Lack of end-to-end visibility to the overall supply chain. When working with spreadsheets, planners usually focus on their part of the supply chain.

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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Technology-driven visibility AI and machine learning can be used to analyze large amounts of data quickly and accurately, providing insights that can improve forecasting, inventory management, and customer service. A supply chain control tower can connect many sources of data-driven information and improve end-to-end visibility.

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Saving Supply Chain Planners from Chaotic Spreadsheets

Solvoyo

Here are 5 reasons why spreadsheets are not the best alternative as a supply chain planning tool anymore : 1) Lack of end-to-end visibility to the overall supply chain. When working with spreadsheets, planners usually focus on their part of the supply chain.

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Digital Supply Chains: What’s the Big Deal?

The Network Effect

BCG recognizes that the digital supply chain is not new, and it has been productive, but notes that it has failed to deliver on its full potential. BCG pins the blame on its “inability to connect disparate systems, provide end-to-end visibility into the supply chain, and crunch massive amounts of data.”

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Transforming the Grocery Shopping Experience with Last Mile Delivery

Solvoyo

Retailers who had their partner at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis actually thrived and increased their sales – all thanks to advanced analytics and digital platforms. . Instead of using Excel to make calculations, cloud-based digital platforms can be used to detect significant changes in demand and supply.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Solvoyo

2) Real-time visibility is extremely valuable during times of crisis! In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level. End-to-end scenario analyses require this visibility data as input.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Solvoyo

If your planning platform has inaccurate data and you don’t have visibility on the data’s quality, you will need to keep the outputs. One goal of these steps should be to provide end-to-end visibility across the organization through interactive dashboards and a single version of the truth. key customers and/or suppliers).