Adexa Supply Chain Planning Blog
Explanation-Based Supply Chain Planning
Using Generative AI, we are now able to explain, in as much detail as needed, to the user why a certain decision was made. Such interaction with the system can further make the system more intelligent via explanation-based learning.
Plan your Supply Chain with Uncertainty
No matter how good the plan is, there are always surprises and things happen for which we may or may not have accounted for. Thus, we need to plan with uncertainty and then be able to respond when we know with certainty a disruption is coming or has already occurred.
Shared Memory Technology
Having both planning and execution in shared memory systems offers real-time adaptability, efficient communication, and streamlined resource sharing and the ability to perform a continuum of planning and execution rather than a piecemeal approach.
Mastering Respond Planning with Prediction
Planning is no longer just about customer demand but also international regulations, resilience, agility, environmental factors & sustainability, transparency, and above all ability to predict and respond in real-time not just plan now and respond later.
Your Mattress and Supply Chain Planning
Sleeping on two pieces of mattress put next to each other is hard unless you add layers and layers of cushioning on the top. This is what most companies do trying to “integrate” their S&OP, or planning solution, to their S&OE, or operation execution.
Responding without the ability to Predict is Ineffective
Supply chain leaders deploy prediction strategies to respond better and faster. For example, extra inventory is kept in case an unexpected order from a high priority customer arrives.
Adexa and vTradEx form the extended supply chain
The joint solution addresses supply chain business processes from network optimization to supply chain planning, factory scheduling, warehouse management, and transportation management, including last mile delivery.
Planning & Manufacturing Execution are Inseparable
A continuum of planning and manufacturing execution removes “vertical silos” and enables smooth planning and execution on a continuous basis.
Eliminate the Disconnect between S&OP and S&OE
Having a single environment for both planning and execution allows uninterrupted communication between long term plans and short-term execution of plans.
Why Bother? Even Watson can get it Wrong
People are all too enamored with AI, machine learning, and more recently generative AI, but forgetting that these techniques have limitations and all they do is look in the rearview mirror to decide what is ahead.
