Control towers and digital twins
One thing a supply chain is not short of is data. The challenge has always been one of how to collect it, sort it and make sense of it to better manage operations. In the same way that a busy airport needs a co-ordinated, centralised means of controlling aircraft arrivals and departures, so too does the supply chain require a means of ensuring the smooth and efficient matching of supply with demand. Thus, in recent years many organisations have sought to develop a ‘control tower’ to provide a better view of what is happening across the supply chain.
The role of the supply chain control tower is to bring together relevant data and information regarding flows and inventories across the supply chain as well as providing ...
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