Driving Supply Chain Excellence Through Data

The complexity of supply chains spans numerous internal functions and external partners, encompassing various products and locations. Data serves as a pivotal tool in overcoming these complexities by enhancing business processes, fostering collaboration, and ultimately refining the customer experience. In short, supply chain resilience across supply to demand is a data problem. In today’s era

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The complexity of supply chains spans numerous internal functions and external partners, encompassing various products and locations. Data serves as a pivotal tool in overcoming these complexities by enhancing business processes, fostering collaboration, and ultimately refining the customer experience. In short, supply chain resilience across supply to demand is a data problem.

In today’s era of cloud technologies, the sharing and access of data have undergone a significant transformation. Whether it’s enterprise-owned data, partner-held information, or data associated with external elements, the barriers to sharing and accessing this information have notably diminished. Cloud technologies have democratized data accessibility (for example, GCP Analytics Hub and AWS Data Exchange) , enabling seamless interaction and exchange among stakeholders within the supply chain ecosystem. This streamlined access to information facilitates real-time insights, promotes agility in decision-making, and strengthens the connections between different entities involved in the supply chain.

Moreover, the utilization of cloud technologies and the data has empowered businesses to break traditional silos, allowing for a more holistic view of the supply chain. This comprehensive perspective enhances the efficiency of operations, optimizes inventory management, and promotes proactive responses to market fluctuations or unforeseen challenges.

Let us look at a sample list of curated datasets and the providers and the unique possibilities with those. Most of these are available in AWS or GCP or as an API.

AreaPotential Use CasesDatasetProvider
Supply Chain Risk / ResilienceN-tier supply chain risk identificationFinancial & Compliance risksD&B
Supply Chain Risk / ResilienceShipping operations risk identificationShipping InsightsD&B
Supply Chain Risk / ResilienceCompliance & reputational riskControversies researchMorningstar
Supply Chain Risk / ResilienceSustainable and resilient sourcing decisionsSupplier Mapping, Disruption Vulnerability, R ScoreResilinc
Supply Chain Risk / ResilienceInvestment / market decisionsFirst Alert, PulseDataminr
Supply Chain Risk / ResilienceSupply decisions, Investment decisionsEvent DatabaseGdelt
Supply Chain Risk / ResilienceSupply chain risks across financial, compliance, ESG, etc.Company intelligence and risk dataCraft
Supply Chain Risk / ResilienceDemand forecastEvents DataPredictHQ
Supply Chain VisibilityOcean Freight Visibility fo financial and shipping decisionsAIS, Shipping Events, Custom DataAIS – Marine Traffic
Supply Chain VisibilityMulti-modal transportation visibilityETAs, Port IntelProject44
Supply Chain VisibilityContainer TrackingContainer Tracking APIShipsgo
Supply Chain VisibilityContainer TrackingContainer Tracking APISinay
SustainabilitySustainable sourcing or Investment decisionImpact Metrics, ESG Risk Rating, Carbon Risk Rating, Carbon EmissionsMorningstar
SustainabilitySustainable sourcing or Investment decisionEmissions Estimation, Risk ScoreESGBook
SustainabilitySustainable sourcing or Investment decisionESG IntellignceD&B
SustainabilitySustainable sourcing, Achieving Sustainability CommitmentsLandcover, Biodiversity, etc.NGIS Tracemark
SustainabilitySustainable sourcing or Investment decisionESGIdealRatings
Location / Geospatial IntelligenceNetwork/site/territory planningMobility Data, Demographics, Point of InterestsCarto
Location / Geospatial IntelligenceRoute Planning, Scheduling, Territory Planning, etc.Places, Geocode, Geolocation, Distance Matrix, Roads, etc.Google Maps
Location / Geospatial IntelligenceSustainability and resilience usecasesClimate, Weather, Land Cover, Imagery, etc.Google Earth
Location / Geospatial IntelligenceRoute Planning, Scheduling, Territory Planning, etc.Direction, Distance Matrix, Live Tracking, etc.Nextbillion
Market DataPricing, Investment, etc.Market Data, Commodity Price, ESG DataBloomberg
Market DataAssortment and inventory planningConsumer insightsNielsenIQ
Market DataPurchase planning, pricing, etc.Commodity Volatility IndexCME Group
Market DataMarket decisions, sourcing decisionsCountry InsightsD&B
WeatherLocal weather prediction as an influencer for retail demand forecastWeather, ClimateNOAA Global Forecast
WeatherHyperlocal weather for distribution decisionsWeatherWeather Source
DemographicsDemand forecastingWorldview – DemographicsExperian
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