Supply chains are experiencing change and coping with turmoil, much of it driven by COVID-19 and geopolitical events, which have brought about supply shortages.

Omnichannel success requires visibility and coordination across sales channels, but it also requires orchestration with upstream logistics and supply ecosystems, especially as disruptions mount and more partners become involved in every aspect of making, moving and selling products.

ThroughPut said the partnership will allow businesses to use the Project44 platform's purchase order and sales data to sense and predict demand at a local level.

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) was created way back in the 1980s. But it is relevant to today’s world of supply chain disruptions and uncertainty?

The latest generation of sales and operations planning (S&OP) applications are providing better tools for managing supply chains internally.

Retailers already know success depends on optimized inventory - customers demand the right product in the right place at exactly the right time. Yet, the truth is, from shortages to excess stock, inventory challenges continue.

With customer loyalty waning – and inflation only adding to concerns – how does inventory impact consumer loyalty?

Scenario Planning is crucial to the response and recovery to changes in our environment. This has always been true and is talked about everywhere in business planning today. 

Business agility is overtaking efficiency as the key competency required to thrive in unpredictable economies.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword used liberally by many technology vendors and consultants — with good reason.