What is Industrial Symbiosis?
The role of Digital Ecosystems in Circular Supply Chain.
This is the fourth installment of the QAD DynaSys blog series focusing on circular supply chains.
Demand Sensing & Supply Chain Planning
Demand sensing is the term used to describe the concept of short-term demand management in the supply chain planning.
I got into the habit of cycling...
The Autonomous Supply Chain – Can we Fly by Wire?
Supply Chain - “it’s not Rocket Science”
Many years ago, on a train heading out of London, I was sitting next to a recruitment consultant having...
Circular Supply Chain: the Politics of Pollution
In previous posts, I wrote on the emergence of circular model supply chains, and the likely impacts they may have. Of course, a response I often receive is Why? ...
Real-Time Supply Chains and the Quest for More Orange Soda
The notion of real-time supply chains that dynamically serve
the needs at points of demand with waste-free, precise planning and execution
is certainly the goal of every B2B manufacturer. The legacy...
Agile Supply Chain VS Efficient Supply Chain
FROM EFFICIENCY TO AGILITY
The ideal strategy to survive and prosper in a dynamic environment is to have an agile behavior that is conducive to change....
DDMRP – What Have You Got To Lose?
Today I’ll be talking to you about Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning, or as it’s more commonly referred to DDMRP, which is a new and very different approach to...
How can Machine Learning be used in Supply chain?
How Daft Punk Inspires us on Supply Chain Planning
In their 2001 hit “Harder,
Better, Faster, Stronger”, Daft Punk demonstrated how using electronic music
did not mark the...
Consumer Products Supply Chain Disruptor: 3D Printing
The use of advanced technologies is significantly transforming the manufacturing of all products and having a tremendous impact on the supply chain. Internet of Things, BOTS, Machine Learning, Blockchain,...
Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management: What’s in it for you
Our customers reduce inventories by over 30 % and increase service levels by 14 %-points on average using Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management
Why Conventional Supply...