Supply Chain science and tech

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Jun 6, 2018

Artificial Intelligence and Supply Chains

In this episode we talk about this major buzzword and its application to supply chains.

May 31, 2018

Forecasting Promotions

Forecasting promotional demand is necessary in order to allocate the correct amount of stock. However, time-series forecasting models are typically not a good fit to address pricing-related demand patterns. More complex machine learning forecasting models are needed to properly take into account past promotions, and to reflect the upcoming impact of those that are planned.

May 23, 2018

The User Experience Paradox

Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems feature complex user interfaces. Among them, demand forecasting subsytems are not only complex but complicated as well. Better user inferfaces are needed to tackle this complexity.

May 9, 2018

Silos and Decisions in Supply Chain

Modern supply chains are complex, and the most direct answer to complexity is a 'specialization of labor'. Unfortunately, this approach results in 'silos' that fail at delivering decisions that maximize returns for the company.

May 2, 2018

The Data Scientist in Supply Chain

Supply chain challenges are frequently quantitative and data driven. This makes them a good fit for a data science practice. However, understanding the business is a frequently overlooked aspect of the data science practice in supply chain.

Apr 24, 2018

Blockchain and Bitcoins

Blockchains and Bitcoin do have applications for supply chains, but not the ones most prominently put forward by software vendors.

Apr 17, 2018

Artificial Intelligence for supply chain

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an umbrella term that covers many high-dimensional statistical methods such as Deep Learning or Differentiable Programming. These methods can be used in various ways to improve the operational performance of supply chains. However, both problems and solutions differ vastly from mainstream AI problems such as Natural Language Processing (NLP).

Apr 11, 2018

Accuracy of Demand Forecasting

Achieving a highly accurate demand forecast is classically considered as the first step towards the optimization of a supply chain. More accurate forecasts are expected to reduce stock levels and to improve service levels.