L’Oreal

How new strategies and technology are ushering in the era of the “super planner” Supply chain planning is a lot like sailing the seven seas. Historically, mariners only had a compass and the stars to navigate, which worked well for directional guidance but left sea conditions to chance. If a storm rose out of nowhere, they had no option but to sail directly through it. That’s what supply chain planning used to feel like: slow, reactive, and often at the mercy of forces beyond your control. Modern ships, on the other hand, have extensive technology to guide them. Radar, predictive weather models, and connected satellite communications not only alert ships about changing weather conditions in real time but also allow them to communicate with other ships in the vicinity. Legacy planning processes, with their rigid cycles and siloed data, were designed for calmer seas. But today’s global supply chains are more like navigating through a storm: unpredictable, fast-mo...

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