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Global Supplier Packs More Value With an Integrated Planning Process

Challenge: With more than 40 acquisitions in 30 years and regularly changing customer requirements, this global supplier of innovative non-woven, flexible and rigid products needed an integrated business planning process and platform to keep its supply chain running smoothly — and to stay ahead of its competition.

How Fashion Retailer H&M Is Betting on Big Data and A.I. to Regain Profitability

Recent years of lackluster performance and the most significant profit drop in six years has fast-fashion retailer H&M looking for a road to profitability.

Podcast | Can Big Data Get Too Big?

Are businesses surfing the wave of big data? Or are they drowning in it?

Five Ways to Upgrade Your Business Planning Process With Advanced Analytics

Many of today’s supply chains will be unrecognizable by 2020.

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Harnessing New Supply Chain Technology Without Falling for the Hype

Are you finding yourself enamored by new technology, but not 100-percent sure what it actually does? You might be in the midst of what Gartner calls the “Peak of Inflated Expectations.”

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New Era at Amazon’s Whole Foods Grates on Some Suppliers, Employees

Amazon.com Inc. has infused Whole Foods with its efficient, data-driven ethos in the year since it bought the natural grocer. But not all Whole Foods employees and suppliers are happy about that.

How Supply Chain Orchestration Can Help Generate Predictive Insights

Demand volatility has been a challenge for supply chains from the very beginning.

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Six Roadblocks — and Bypasses — to S&OP Success

Since it was first introduced more than 30 years ago, we’ve seen countless examples of success in sales and operations planning (S&OP). However, many companies still struggle to master the basics — and to ultimately succeed in their S&OP processes.

How A.I. Can Help Logistics Companies Steer Clear of Data-Quality Roadblocks

Since its inception, the internet has been a souped-up, digital version of the global logistics system. It has seamlessly connected parties across the world, allowing them to transport information in the form of data to anyone, anywhere — only without the trucks, boats or planes required of traditional logistics. In its early days, the internet even earned itself the name “information superhighway” as a fitting tribute to the industry.

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Opinion: 10 Ways Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management

Bottom line: Machine learning makes it possible to discover patterns in supply chain data by relying on algorithms that quickly pinpoint the most influential factors to a supply networks’ success — while constantly learning in the process.

The World of Private-Label Retail: Is Kirkland Vodka Really Grey Goose?

Many distributors struggle with private-label branding and view it as an either-or proposition. They see private label as too complex or a conflict to their core supplier partners.

Do You Know What Information Should Be Entered Into Your CRM System?

Customer relationship management technology can often pose a challenge for organizations, no matter their size. Many companies are encouraged to sign up for CRMs with stars in their eyes and great expectations of its capabilities.

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