{"id":478,"date":"2019-06-12T15:54:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T15:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/weiwei-chen\/?p=478"},"modified":"2020-08-01T16:06:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T16:06:34","slug":"our-understanding-of-analytics-has-to-become-combined-with-supply-chain-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/weiwei-chen\/our-understanding-of-analytics-has-to-become-combined-with-supply-chain-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"Our understanding of analytics has to become combined with supply chain itself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently had a nice conversation with Deborah from Supply Chain Dive, and some of my thoughts appeared in her article below. The article includes ideas from other researchers, and here are my key points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is critical to consider operational decisions in the supply chain while keeping in mind our financial constraints.<\/li>\n<li>Data analytics will show its real value when combined with supply chain domain knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supplychaindive.com\/news\/operations-managers-supply-chain-opportunity-cost\/556578\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.supplychaindive.com\/news\/operations-managers-supply-chain-opportunity-cost\/556578\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently had a nice conversation with Deborah from Supply Chain Dive, and some of my thoughts appeared in her article below. 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