Supply Chain Planning

Turning operations into outcomes by making the supply chain a strategic asset

Friday, September 12, 2025 · Molly VandenHeuvel, Business Advisor, Oliver Wight Americas
Molly VandenHeuvel of Oliver Wight Americas argues that translating supply chain metrics into strategic outcomes and embedding them in executive decision-making is the key to turning operations into business results.

Rethinking planning…Start with how you make decisions

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Global Links
After decades in this industry, one truth continues to rise above the rest: your supply chain is only as effective as the decisions you make across multiple planning horizons—strategic, tactical, and operational. Yet too many decisions are still being made too slowly, with…

Speak financially, get results: Revisited

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Larry Lapide
To elevate S&OP from tactical to strategic, supply chain leaders must speak the language of finance—and involve finance early and often.

Unlocking efficiency: How automation sharpens forecasting in the energy industry

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In the fast-paced world of energy-exploration technology, companies are constantly on the lookout for innovative strategies to help them stay ahead of market dynamics. For one global energy company, the key to unlocking efficiency was transforming how it predicts the demand…

Tariff tensions: Turning a challenge into an opportunity

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 · Brian Straight
Not all tariffs are equal. Gartner Supply Chain experts believe there is opportunity in a world of tariffs for companies that are proactive in assessing their business.

Is AI taking supply chain planning to the next level?

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 · Bridget McCrea
Experts and analysts weigh in on the positive impacts of AI, machine learning, and GenAI on the supply chain planning space and offer a peek into what could be coming around the next corner.

GenAI’s role in advancing supply chain planning

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 · Gartner Supply Chain
GenAI can be a powerful SCP partner, but as with any new technology, consideration should be given to the unique application for the organization with the adoption of GenAI as part of the digital strategy, but not the sole strategy.

When worlds collide

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 · Bob Ferrari
Supply chain leaders, if they have not done so already, should be aiming and aligning processes, skill levels, and supporting technology strategies that can better synchronize supply chain planning, internal and external collaboration, and customer fulfillment execution.

Keynotes from Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson & Whirlpool execs highlight NextGen conference agenda

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 · Brian Straight
Keynotes from Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and Whirlpool highlight a packed speaker lineup for October’s NextGen conference.

One door closes, a better one opens

Friday, July 5, 2024 · Suketu Gandhi, Rupal Deshmukh, Gillis Jonk, and Sachin Narang
The sense of resolve out there seems at first counterintuitive, given the holding pattern of weak demand and continued uncertainty, even after COVID. Inflation, China de-risking, the brutality of Ukraine and Gaza, attacks on Suez shipping, Panama Canal drought, hacked data and…

Colgate-Palmolive utilizes decision intelligence to accelerate complex decision-making

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 · SCMR Staff
The CPG leader is working with Aera Technology as part of the digital transformation of its pet nutrition division

Talking Supply Chain: Realizing value from supply chain planning

Monday, November 28, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock
On this episode, we visit with Stef Vermeiren and Marcela Perez on the digital transformation taking place in planning and forecasting. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Diageo’s digital supply chain transformation

Monday, November 7, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock
The global leader in premium drinks is transforming its supply chain to balance short-term demand and meet the future.

Podcast: Think quick response not S&OP when planning under uncertainty

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 · Bob Trebilcock
On this episode, Larry Lapide discusses why we need a new approach to planning and forecasting given these uncertain times. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

Master Scheduling: A Formal Process for Unlimited Supply Chain Flexibility

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 · SCMR Staff
Mission statements, vision statements, and strategic objectives are littered with words like “agile”, “flexible” and “responsive”, but the truth is few companies are willing to embrace the discipline that it takes to earn real agility.
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