Three "related" events occurred over the past six months that caught my eye. The first one was the Gartner Hype Cycle for Analytic Applications that came out August 8, 2012. The second one was the announcement, in February, of SAP acquiring their long time partner, SmartOps. The last was Lora
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Reports of inventory optimization's demise have been greatly exaggerated
Were you expecting different results from your supply chain?
In the last 30 years supply chains have been asked to take on a leading role as a facilitator for the proposed pull methodology, as needed to be more responsive to demands of the customer. This new and reactive supply chain would enable practitioners to quickly act upon demand signals