{"id":834226,"date":"2023-06-01T10:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T09:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/?p=834226"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:51:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T08:51:37","slug":"fa1-create-flexible-retail-supply-chains-that-are-built-to-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/transform-en\/retail-en\/fa1-create-flexible-retail-supply-chains-that-are-built-to-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Create flexible retail supply chains that are built to last"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a powerful storm, a tree that does not bend is likely to break. In 2020, the pandemic put storm-like forces on global supply chains \u2013 and many of them simply broke. There were shortages of many household items and commercial supplies, with many retailers forced to ration sales of some products.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

This showed how interconnected our world is, and how fragile many supply chains really were. We discovered that lean, just-in-time, highly optimized supply chains weren\u2019t built to cope with such complexity and volatility. One of the most important areas of supply chain resilience is gaining end-to-end visibility, which relies heavily on data.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With our ecosystem partners we make a range of insight-focused tools available including demand-sensing technologies and predictive AI. These help to empower supply chain planners to act quickly and mitigate issues in an agile manner by making it possible for them to collaborate effectively with key stakeholders.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n