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  • In Office Displays Showing 3D Simulation of Big Data
    - by Trevor Miles

    How to analyze material flows using process mining techniques

    Process mining is a hot topic in our industry—and has been for several years. I‘ve seen early process mining solutions skyrocket in valuation over this time period. This type...
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  • Worker digitally monitoring inventory in warehouse.
    - by Trevor Miles

    What is a digital twin?

    You may have heard these terms before, but precisely what is a digital twin? Axon’s digital supply chain twin is more than just a marketing term, it’s the next...
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  • Rear view of a man looking in confusion at a whiteboard with a messy and complex diagram that could easily represent the complexity of QC operations
    - by Adam Lester-George

    In QC, complexity is King

    We discussed complexity in biopharma QC with James Morton, Associate Director at BCG, and explored how digitalization may be the solution for increasing visibility and value.
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  • A diagram illustrating the complex interaction between pharmaceutical manufacturing and Quality Control, highlighting how a single production batch can be tested as part of multiple campaigns that each include samples from multiple batches
    - by Geert Vanhove

    Handshake integration: bringing Quality into end-to-end decision making

    Introducing "handshake integration", Bluecrux's digitally enabled approach to improving lead times across the entire E2E flow and enhancing communication between pharma manufacturing stakeholders.
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  • A planner cradles his head in his hands as he struggles with two screens of Excel spreadsheets, illustrating why spreadsheets are not effective resource management tools
    - by Geert Vanhove

    The Hidden Costs of Using Excel for Resource Management

    Using Excel for resource management produces errors, eats a massive amount working hours and results in hidden costs that you could easily avoid.
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  • Volatile market and shipping containers
    - by Koen Cobbaert

    How to measure your supply chain performance variability

    By nature, stochastic insights are complicated to understand, especially for practitioners who are not necessarily familiar with the typical statistical measures of variability. Transparent metrics that clearly communicate the...
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  • Range of Alpro projects
    - by Valérie Vandenbroucke

    Alpro optimizes supply chain planning for plant-based alternative

    Alpro teams up with Axon to achieve greater visibility over its network and to optimize its supply chain planning.
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  • Graphic representing a connected world
    - by Cédric Van Helleputte

    7 guiding principles to build your data factory

    Master data is the fuel that drives your organization forward. When you use gasoline in a diesel vehicle or use fuel of inferior quality, it harms the performance of...
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  • Digital supply chain planning
    - by Cédric Van Helleputte

    Digital supply chain planning: finding synergy between process, people, data, technology, and tools

    We are in the middle of an APO replacement wave, where many companies have either already implemented an Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) tool, are in the process of...
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