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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. Since there didn’t seem to be a clear definition of digital supply chain transformation available, I developed one from first principles.

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Supply Chain Glossary of Terms

Logistics Bureau

Action Message: An alert generated by a materials requirement planning (MRP) or distribution requirements planning (DRP) system. The extension of MRP into planning of the key resources contained in a distribution system. ACS: Automated commercial systems, or A.C.S is the primary digital system used by U.S.