Supply Chain Planning

The Supply Chain Planning Observatory is founded in 2023 with the goal of developing analyses and research aiding Italian organizations to understand the challenges and opportunities of advanced Supply Chain planning.

Supply Chain Planning Observatory Research

As part of the annual edition, the Supply Chain Planning Observatory conducts a broad range of Research activities regarding:

• Strategic Network design: earth analytics, layout & flow optimization, cost simulation and optimization;
• Demand planning: demand segmentation, demand forecasting, price optimization, collaborative forecasting;
• Inventory planning: categorization, stock positioning, model selection and optimization, shortage & priority management;
• Sales & Operations planning / Integrated Business Planning: capacity optimization, service level simulation, collaboration and info sharing;
• Transportation planning: track and trace, route and task optimization, CO2 modelling and optimization, info sharing;
• Production planning: aggregate plan optimization, DD-MRP, production scheduling and control;
• Brand protection: track and trace, authentication platforms
• SC Performance measurement: dashboard and intelligence, new sustainability challenges.