Category Archives: Supply Chain

Making Better Decisions in Supply-Chain Planning

Watch the interview with Jeff Metersky, senior vice president of strategy and innovation at GAINS, who cuts through the hyperbole and talks realistically about the benefits of agentic AI and improved supply chain planning. Agentic artificial intelligence may be top of … Continue reading

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“Why I Love Supply Chain?”

Adam DeJans Jr. shared a great post about why he loves supply chain. “Supply chain is one of the few fields where the problem looks simple on paper and then immediately becomes impossible the moment it touches reality. Move the … Continue reading

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Decision Timing Mismatch

Adan DeJans Jr. shared another experience from the trenches of real-world decision-making. “The model assumes decisions are made at a clean point in time, with clean information. But reality doesn’t work that way. Data arrives late, decisions are staggered, overrides … Continue reading

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Meta-Decision Support

Adam DeJans Jr.: “What if we treated the design of metrics, thresholds, and goals as decisions that need feedback loops and learning just like any other policy? That’s where I think the future lies. Meta-decision support: helping leaders choose what … Continue reading

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Supply Chain => Decision Intelligence 

Niels van Hove: “Decision Intelligence is a natural evolution in Supply Chain planning & execution technology”

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