The traditional division of labor In the supply chain organizations of large companies, work is divided between teams of demand planners and supply planners. Demand planners interact with sales and marketing teams, to identify market trends and promotional activities, draw up forecasts, measure their accuracy, monitor order intake and so on. Supply planners interact with … Read more
Variability, the enemy of flow As any supply chain practitioner knows, variability is deleterious – variability runs against our ability to have the right product in the right place at the right time to satisfy a customer need, and thus secure or increase our company’s revenues. Some have characterized variability as constituting “anti-flows” – disturbances … Read more
The promise of autonomous agents The latest supply chain trend is based on AI agents. Called “Agentic AI”, this technology promises to enable artificial intelligence to perform tasks autonomously, without human supervision. This technology is often described as the future of productivity in supply chain planning and execution. It’s the hype of the moment, according … Read more
