Intelligent Demand Planning

A human-robot dance duet. Source: TED Talk ted.com The research project analyzes different human (demand planners) and machine (machine learning forecasting algorithms) decision-making structures: full-human to AI delegation, hybrid AI-to-human or human-to-AI, and...

Manufacturing Digital Transformation Strategy

Transition to intelligent technologies manufacturing plants is more than developing products and services and needs to be well-aligned with the organizational and structural dimensions including operations, procedures and protocols, and human-centered innovation. This...

Dell’s Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Before “digital transformation” became a strategic pillar for Dell Global Operations in 2017, some digital solutions were already being explored and used along with its supply chain functions. The case study presents, on one hand, the main vision of Dell’s supply...

Dealing with Complexities in Digital Supply Chain

The high-tech industry is rapidly evolving, putting greater pressure on the suppliers for adapting to the dynamic demands of the buyers, which leads to more complex inventory and tertiary vendor management. Focusing on the cloud computing industry, this study...