Planning in chaos: how leading companies are building resilience. A sudden surge in demand for a product or an unexpected crash? Companies must be ready for abrupt shifts in their…
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5 silent killers of S&OP: how to overcome them? Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is designed to align multiple departments across the organization. The process requires stakeholders to reach consensus…
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How to convince the CFO there is ROI in better forecasting. In today’s fast-paced market, the ability to predict and balance supply and demand is critical to staying competitive. That’s…
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How analytics break down the wall between finance, sales and supply chain. In many organizations, departments tackle challenges from different perspectives. This fragmentation often leads to inefficiencies in operations…
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What is the right strategy for inventory management? Just in Time or Just in Case? In the past, companies aimed for a Just in Time approach— keeping inventories low by…
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On the road we blindly trust Waze, but at work we stick to a road map Don’t feel like sitting in traffic? Then you simply switch on Waze to…
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4 signs your inventory is hiding problems We recently asked our community of supply chain professionals “if it is possible that their inventory is hiding problems?“. The answer was doubtfully…
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4 ways AI optimizes planning in the supply chain Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been sweeping through the business world like a whirlwind in recent times. There is no sector,…
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The origin of Optimact? We owe it to Microsoft Excel. by Olivier Corluy Admittedly, I also worked with Excel for many years. And it worked well. Excel is an extremely…
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