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Supply Chain Management

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What Tools Do You Have for Planning and Managing Your Supply Chain?

Plex DemandCaster August 9, 2022

Supply chain planners need the right tools to forecast correctly. Demand and supply planning software from DemandCaster means you have the right tool every time. ...

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How Much Value Can Supply Chain Planning Unlock for Your Business?

Plex DemandCaster August 2, 2022

Supply chain planning is vital to scheduling, managing demand, and filling orders. Discover the value supply chain planning can unlock for your business. ...

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What Changes Can You Make to Lower Your Inventory Cost?

Plex DemandCaster July 19, 2022

Using cloud-based software from Plex DemandCaster, companies can rely on accurate data to manage inventory and implement optimization strategies effectively. ...

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New Machine Learning Feature for the Plex DemandCaster Advanced Business Planning Software

Plex DemandCaster June 14, 2022

This machine learning feature is an addition to Plex DemandCaster's Advanced Business Planning software that helps planners realize more accuracy. ...

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Are You Wasting Your Planner’s Time?

Plex DemandCaster May 31, 2022

Demand and supply planning requires focus. New technology can reduce non-value-added tasks and let planners do what they do best. ...

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How Do 300+ Manufacturers Feel About Supply Chain Planning?

Ara Surenian May 25, 2022

The last few years have not been kind to supply chain planning professionals. Tariffs, geopolitical tensions, a pandemic, numerous sea freight issues, and the war in Ukraine are some of the many issues that have affected global supply chains....

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Digital Connectivity: The “Key” to Empowering Manufacturing Teams

Plex Team May 24, 2022

Have you ever been to the Florida Keys? The area is home to some of the world’s best beaches, snorkeling, and fishing, but getting there hasn’t always been easy. To move from island to island, visitors and locals had to island-hop by boat or ferry....

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Securing Your Supply Chain Plan

Plex DemandCaster May 9, 2022

Learn how advanced security helps Plex DemandCaster provide best-in-class supply chain planning software that protects your data while optimizing your supply chain. ...

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Can Your Supply Chain Adapt to Changes?

Plex DemandCaster April 25, 2022

Demand and supply planning must adapt to be agile, flexible, transparent, and rely on data and software to navigate the new normal. ...

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The Benefits of Constrained Capacity Production Leveling

Plex DemandCaster April 4, 2022

Plex DemandCaster's new Constrained Capacity Production Leveling ties production to capacity for smoother production processes. Learn more here. ...

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