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He/She is now almost essential in the organization chart of our companies, whether industrial, distribution, retail… However, when we ask people to explain the role of their company’s Supply Chain Manager (SCM), the vacuum quickly emerges or – conversely –
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The survivor bias applied to DDMRP projects. First, let’s recall what survivor bias is: Survivor bias is a selection bias. It consists of overestimating the effectiveness of a method by focusing on those who used the method successfully…. (and ignoring
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DDMRP implementation in Automotive Industry CONTEXT An industrial company that designs, manufactures, and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, and motorcycles. The company has 69 manufacturing sites & 130 retail
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The DDMRP model is based on the use of buffers that adapt to changes in demand or in the production environment. This adaptation comes mainly from the regular updating of the parameters that govern the size of the buffers. However,
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If you are working in supply chain management, you know planning management could be a nightmare. Supply or demand planning in our supply chain scheduling process is complex. We can see multiple planning within one week due to changes from
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If we have often had the opportunity to recall here the strong dynamics of innovation that reigns at AGILEA (cf. AGIRE joint research lab), we have rarely spoken of those who do. Those who think beyond the current practices and
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“Google, what is the best inventory management software?” “Hey, Siri, what is a Demand-Driven Supply Chain?” Suppose you are like me; you embark on the exercise of doing an internet search to find the best fit for your Supply Chain
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Before imagining embarking on any improvement or transformation project, a natural and human reflex is to ask the famous questions: How much it cost? What is the cost or investment of a simulation project? A simulation project takes time from
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Create a connected disposable packaging Propose 3D impression for medical Prosthesis Define Virtual/alternative currencies (such as Bitcoin) Green computing There are kinds of projects defined as innovation for the next years. Some projects are incredibly ambitious and impressive in terms
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What are the common points between process reengineering, reorganization, and investment decision for a strategic project? It’s never easy to define a supply chain transformation project’s roadmap with quantified benefits, especially in a complex supply chain network. Moreover, we have
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