Supply Chain Science
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Men, Machines, and the Real Work of Supply Chain
Joannes Vermorel argues that modern supply chains demand automated, software-driven decisions, redefining planners as architects and stewards of the decision machinery.
When Supply Chains Fight Back Against Their Own Playbook
Joannes Vermorel argues supply chains are contested systems, shaped by incentives and biased playbooks, not neutral networks awaiting optimization.
Supply Chain as Applied Economics: Why “Not Opposed to Profit” Isn’t Enough
Joannes Vermorel analyzes why supply chain must be treated as applied economics, forcing profit-anchored decisions about scarce resources, risk and trade-offs instead of chasing generic KPIs.
From Plans to Wagers: Why Supply Chains Need Unattended Decisions
Joannes Vermorel argues that supply chains should automate everyday wagers, shifting from plan-centric S&OP to unattended, economically-grounded decisions.
Supply Chain Needs Programmable Systems, Not Configurable Products
Joannes Vermorel explains why supply chains need programmable decision systems instead of configurable software products, and how Lokad’s approach encodes real-world complexity.
Chatting With Your Supply Chain Won’t Fix It
Joannes Vermorel argues that conversational AI won’t fix broken supply chains; it only masks flawed models, data, and incentives unless used to deepen rigor, not bypass it.
A Reflection on Lora Cecere’s Work
Joannes Vermorel reflects on Lora Cecere’s market-driven, outside-in lens and contrasts it with his own economic “bets” perspective, offering a practical synthesis for leaders.
Supply Chain as Economic Bets in a Market Driven World
Joannes Vermorel reframes supply chain as a portfolio of economic bets under uncertainty, showing how probabilistic models and decision engines turn better bets into profit.
Why Practitioners Are Right to Ignore This “AI Era” Vision for Supply Chain
Joannes Vermorel dissects an ‘AI era’ supply chain vision, arguing practitioners should ignore supra-economic slogans and focus on hard-currency trade-offs.
The Gmail moment for supply chains
Joannes Vermorel analyzes why legacy planning tools resemble pre-Gmail spam filters—and how Lokad’s probabilistic AI pilot automates supply chain decisions at scale.