Supply Chain

In a recent interview with Supply Chain Management Review, A.T. Kearney Partner Michael Hu discussed AI's impact on supply chain planning.

As stated by Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, the UK’s withdrawal agreement from the European Union has been approved, now the question is does Brexit represent a supply chain risk to be mitigated, or a supply chain opportunity to be exploited?

As the official notification for Brexit gets closer, there are many unknowns for businesses in terms of how changes may affect them as well as many impacts that are becoming clearer.

In this report, Aberdeen examines risk management from the demand side, the supply side, and the known areas of expected change resulting from the impact of Brexit and U.S. tax and trade policies.

Demand sensing technology has been around for more than 15 years, yet there are still many myths around just what it is, what it does and the prerequisites to use it, with that in mind, the aim of this blog is to confirm or dispel these myths and set the record straight.

Improving demand forecasting with artificial intelligence is one of the most promising applications for supply chains, but how do the non-traditional methods compare in performance with established forecasting practices?

Students in the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ Master of Supply Chain Management program spent a year mapping a manufacturer’s forecasting process to help determine if Demand Sensing was a worthwhile ambition to pursue.

This research brief assesses the feasibility and potential value of implementing Demand Sensing in the supply chain of a major consumer medical device company - Johnson & Johnson Vision Care.

CFOs must balance conflicting demands as they make reinvestment decisions that facilitate ethical, sustainable growth while maintaining a disciplined drive for operational efficiency and short-term shareholder value.

The FTA compliance process can be difficult, but as this whitepaper will cover, the benefits almost always outweigh the inconvenience.

When you go beyond sales and operations planning (S&OP) to a higher level of coordination and efficiency across functions and planning horizons, you will have started an IBP revolution that will benefit your entire organization far into the future.

Here are 5 Customs & Regulatory Compliance tips that will make the U.S./Canada Border Clearance process more efficient.

When Canada’s Office of the Auditor General released its 2017 audit focused on “customs duties,” a key finding included the fact “that importers misclassified about 20 percent of goods coming into Canada and may have ended up paying a lesser amount of duty as a result.”

Amazon to invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters and announces Nashville as new Operations Center of Excellence with more than 5,000 jobs.

Although many businesses prefer not to report incidences of theft, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) estimates that North American cargo losses amount to roughly $40 billion annually...and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) reports that 85% of all cargo losses involve trucks.

Under the terms of the agreement, SAP will acquire all outstanding shares of Qualtrics for US$8 billion in cash, SAP has secured financing in the amount of €7 billion to cover the purchase price and acquisition-related costs.

Connecting different systems together doesn’t create a true network, and often leads to complications and disaster, in order for you to achieve the results you are being promised you need to ask some very specific questions.

Successful exporting requires good planning, a firm commitment, and a strong team.

Many disruptions are avoidable, however having alternate plans in place that addresses various disruption scenarios is they key.

Supply chain networks are becoming increasingly complex, which means it's now critical to have the right network design tools available.