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Negotiating With A Chatbot: A Walmart Procurement Case Study

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This past February we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies — “Is your company using Artificial Intelligence in its supply chain or logistics operations?”

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Wholesale Weakness Slowing US Inventory Destocking, Freight Demand

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Wholesale Weakness Slowing US Inventory Destocking Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - July 17, 2023 The effort to cut inventories is being slowed as consumers reduce goods purchases, forcing companies to continually rebalance inventory.

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Girl Scout Cookies Crumble Under Supply Chain Woes, Labor Shortage

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Girl Scout Cookies Crumble Under Supply Chain Woes Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics For some Girl Scouts and their bake sale fans, it’s shaping up to be another tough cookie season. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

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The outsourced R&D, in turn, supported outsourced manufacturing with over 50 key suppliers. Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. But if Boeing can’t even manage processes in their factories, how good can they be at managing their partner’s manufacturing processes?

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How One Manufacturer Used GEP SOFTWARE To Save $45M in Direct Material Sourcing

For global manufacturers, managing direct and indirect material spend can get very complicated very quickly. Multiple legacy systems prevent procurement from standardizing processes and tracking what they’re spending with each supplier.

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Understanding Matrices in Supply Chain

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Network Design Supply chains often involve complex networks of suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors. Matrix Operations in Supply Chain Understanding basic matrix operations is key to applying them in supply chain management: Addition Combining matrices to aggregate data, such as calculating total costs from various sources.

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Advanced Matrix Applications in Supply Chains

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Case-studies: Real-World Applications Case Studies: Real-World Applications Leading companies are already implementing advanced matrix-based optimization techniques to gain a competitive edge in their industries. Computational Demands Large-scale matrices and real-time calculations require powerful processing resources.