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 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.