We’ve been at supply chain network design for a long time – 26 years – and in all that time, one thing we’ve never seen is things getting simpler for the supply chain modeler. Even as the tools have improved for taking into account production scheduling, production planning, demand planning, supply planning, distribution planning, and …
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I recently went to a talk on Reinforcement Learning (RL) in my local .Net development group. I found the topic fascinating. For those not familiar with Reinforcement learning; it is a type of unsupervised machine learning where the algorithm uses real-world feedback over time to learn what to do. Instead of providing a set of …
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Excel has many advocates as a system for the development and implementation of supply chain processes. At first glance, it is extremely attractive – a flexible application that many people know how to use. It is portable and the cost of ownership is negligible (http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2013/11/20/5-reasons-excel-champ-supply-chain-apps/). However, this ease of use and ubiquitousness comes at a …
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