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What is Big Data?

Supply Chain Game Changer

” In 2001 Doug Laney articulated the concepts of volume, velocity and variety in describing Big Data. The Digital Supply Chain has as it’s core the requirement to have end-to-end electronic connectivity and visibility. The Challenges of Big Data. Data Availability. Data Security.

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Workflow Efficiency: Definition and How to Improve It (With Examples)

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No matter how much they differ, efficient and friction-free workflows typically share the following traits: they provide visibility, employees are aligned on changes and requirements, fosters accountability, and creates a positive business impact. Visibility Each step in a workflow should be visible.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

IBP requires cross functional alignment to eliminate silos, to achieve accountability for delivering strategic, financial and operational outcomes, and to enable scenario planning that provides forward visibility into the consequences and risks of decisions (Sorensen, 2020). Chan, Serena, Complex Adaptive Systems (2001). References.