The Brief – February 2021

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Agile Demand Supply Alignment, Supply Chain Application Networks, Solving the Supply Chain Talent Shortage

Best practices, technology, and new takes on critical business topics from ChainLink Research

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 – Published once each month.

By Bill McBeath

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Continuing our research series on Agile Demand-Supply Alignment (ADSA), here we enumerate the broad range of organizational functions, processes, and systems — across the enterprise and between trading partners — that are involved in achieving Agile Demand-Supply Alignment. We also begin looking at how to evaluate ADSA solution providers, starting with questions to ask about the data their platform ingests and the types of supply chain visibility provided. [ Read: Agile Demand-Supply Alignment — Part 2A ]


Solving Multi-Enterprise Challenges With Supply-Chain Application Networks

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Supply Chain Application Networks provide more than just multi-enterprise messaging and supply chain visibility. Multi-enterprise planning and execution functionality is built into these networks, in areas such as transportation, sourcing and procurement, demand collaboration, and outsourced production management. [ Read: Solving Multi-Enterprise Challenges With Supply-Chain Application Networks ]


Millennials’ Desire for Meaning in Work — A Potential Key to Addressing the Supply Chain Talent Shortage

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Millennials are seeking jobs with meaning and purpose. They are more concerned about social and environmental issues. Companies that are strongly committed to sustainable and responsible supply chains have an advantage in attracting and retaining younger supply chain professionals. [ Read: Millennials’ Desire for Meaning in Work ]

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