There are lots of organizations that claim to have reinvented supply chain planning. They say they simplify planning by aligning different supply chain processes or functions. There’s just one problem: None have truly reached their goal. None really do concurrent planning.
While many companies claim to solve the sequential planning issues of the past, few have. They have brought parts of the planning process into the cloud, added algorithms and machine learning capabilities, or simplified reporting procedures.
But most still rely on parts of the same vicious, siloed cycle that’s been in use forever: wait for someone ahead of you to generate a plan, create your plan using their results, try to reconcile these plans with one another and eventually recognize that everyone’s plans have become meaningless in the time it’s taken to reach a consensus.
Talent is top of mind for most executives as fuel for the future – but it is approaching a crisis in the supply chain world.
Move over, Millennials. Generation Z is entering the workforce this year.
It’s appropriate that I’m reading Nucleus Research’s piece “
We live in a world where social media presence is on a steep rise, skill validation and verification is reaching new heights, and building your own brand is critical. 
With more than 200 applications for just 100 available seats, it would be an understatement to say that interest was strong in the 2019 Kinaxis Supply Chain Innovation Forum, held recently in Tokyo, Japan.
