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By Andre Miyajima on behalf of 3DS DELMIA, part of the Dassault Systèmes Group. 

During uncertain times, the ability to react and execute are imperative factors for practical results, due to the unpredictability of demand. Speed ​​in decision-making is mandatory, while the need to adjust plans in the face of daily changes, or even to redesign the whole plan due to a new macro element, demands an agile process.

LMAC Consulting was one of the first companies around the world to become certified assessors for Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI), which is the internationally recognised standard for Industry 4.0 planning and endorsed by the World Economic Forum.

Calabrio, the customer experience intelligence company,has announced that Cazoo, the UK online car retailer, is utilising its workforce management (WFM) solution to automate the planning of the company’s rapidly expanding contact centre workforce.

The ability to forecast demand and plan inventory is crucial for today’s manufacturing supply chain. That’s why Lenovo has embarked on a digital supply chain planning transformation journey using Blue Yonder’s Luminate Planning solutions.

iBASEt, the company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained, has released new features now available on Solumina iSeries version i060. These updates can help streamline and simplify how manufacturers manage complex production and quality processes spanning their entire value chain.

By Calum Lewis, Founder and Principal Consultant, OP2MA.

We continue to experience the impact of the Covid pandemic on supply chains, with supply constraints fuelling price pressures and extended lead times creating planning headaches.

Logility, Inc has entered into a partnership with Planalytics, Inc. to identify, quantify and apply weather-driven demand calculations to business planning and forecasting. 

A recent report from Nucleus Research says Oracle ERP (enterprise resource planning) users achieve payback in less than a year (on average) and generate $2.58 for every dollar invested in BlackLine, Inc.’s cloud-based platform for finance controls and automation, with interviewed users reporting increased employee productivity, decreased accounting workload and improved organisational visibility.

Demand Forecasting and Planning/Sales and Operations Planning Technology report.

Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with leading industry spokespeople from the analyst and vendor community about how modern Demand Forecasting & Planning/Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) solutions and other planning-related technology can help to provide a more efficient supply chain, manufacturing and distribution regime.

In this issue we feature a Special Technology Report looking in depth at the latest developments in the world of Demand Forecasting & Planning/S&OP.

Also included is a special Cover Story ‘Back to the future of work’ by Caroline Chumakov, senior principal analyst, Gartner Supply Chain, which looks at tactics to use in order to attract and retain talent in the workplace.