Sales & operations planning - Articles

How Driscoll's Is Tilling Its Demand Chain for Food’s Data-Driven Future

November 20, 2020

Ever since access to ubiquitous real-time data emerged as a technological reality, businesses have been lured by the possibility of redirecting their supply chains toward a model driven by demand. Applying analytics software to make sense of big data could allow organizations to close the gap between demand and supply.

The Power of Industry 4.0 in Asset Management

November 19, 2020

SAP

How Industry 4.0 can optimize three core areas of asset management: performance, productivity and profitability.

Industry 4.0 Drives Agility and Productivity for Manufacturing

Industry 4.0 Drives Agility and Productivity in Manufacturing

November 19, 2020

SAP

Here's how intelligent assets and processes increase productivity across a range of business functions.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Vs. Salesforce

November 4, 2020

Alithya

How do you choose the right customer relationship management software for your business?

The Agile Supply Chain’s Guide to Financial Alignment

October 29, 2020

QAD DynaSys

Finance and supply chain: These two essential business functions speak different languages and live in different worlds. Both contribute mightily to the success and the profitability of their companies, in their own ways. Manufacturers need to get them to synchronize if they are to survive and succeed — and to achieve the agility and the resilience everyone strives for coming out of the pandemic crisis.

What’s Your Tariff Strategy?

September 29, 2020

River Rock Advisors

Implementing these proactive measures will help companies stay competitive.

Supply Chain Game Changer Playbook: Capitalize on Demand Spikes & Prevent Material Shortages From Getting in the Way

Supply-Chain Game Changer Playbook: Capitalize on Demand Spikes and Prevent Material Shortages From Getting in the Way

September 22, 2020

Elementum

Three simple steps can help companies streamline operations, cut costs and capture new revenue.

Global Animal Nutrition Company Crushes Service, Inventory Goals With QAD DynaSys

September 15, 2020

QAD DynaSys

Challenge: A global manufacturer has been evolving from a logistics culture to global supply-chain culture. Due to fast-changing regulations and market expectations, the ability to anticipate customers’ requirements has become strategic. Now the entire supply chain must be ready to meet their needs.

Bridge the Gulf Between Supply-Chain Planning and Finance

September 11, 2020

QAD DynaSys

Aligning operations and financial planning is a critical aspect of supply-chain resilience.

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Watch: Stabilizing Supply Chains in Unstable Times

August 24, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Lisa Anderson, founder and president of LMA Consulting Group Inc., offers advice on how supply-chain managers can function efficiently in a time of deep uncertainty – and why's it's vital to achieve visibility of both customers and suppliers.