Amazon Supply Chain and Logistics
Author: Vikram Balasubramanian
Vikram Balasubramanian is a Senior Solutions Architect for Supply Chain. In his role, Vikram works closely with supply chain executives to understand their goals and problem areas and align them with best practices in terms of solution. He has over 17 years of experience working with several Fortune 500 companies across different Industry verticals in the supply chain space. Vikram holds an MS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. Vikram is based out of North Dallas area.
A prescriptive approach for AWS Supply Chain proof of values (PoVs)
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic prompted organizations to reevaluate their supply chain strategies to ensure they could meet rapidly changing customer needs. Companies are shifting away from traditional push or pull inventory approaches toward more dynamic, complex models that can better match customer demand. In this rapidly evolving landscape, the ability to experiment and validate new […]
Improving demand planning for products with varying lifecycles with AWS Supply Chain
Product strategies are shaped by a combination of consumer demand, technology, and competition. With each variable change, the industry witnesses the introduction of new products, often accompanied by new features harnessing the latest technologies for enhanced user experience. This also initiates the phased retirement of the prior versions of the products. A prime example is […]
Accelerating the transformation of supply chain data from legacy systems into AWS Supply Chain
Customers across all industries continue to leverage autonomous and disparate systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), order management systems (OMS), and enterprise data warehouse (EDW) to store supply chain and operational data. While these systems perform their basic function well, supply chain data remains locked in these disparate data source systems. The underlying data […]
Improve supply planning accuracy with machine learning-based lead time insights
Managing a supply chain in the modern, dynamic marketplace presents numerous challenges because businesses must contend with fast-changing consumer demands, technological advancements, economic volatility, and increasing competition. These factors disrupt supply and demand balance and increase operational complexity. Supply planning, or the process of estimating the product quantities (or raw material or components) needed to […]
Improving visibility to increase supply chain resiliency with AWS Supply Chain
Global economic, environmental, and social factors are still disrupting supply chains. This limits organizations’ ability to meet customer demand and manage operational costs. While supply chain issues are attributed to a variety of causes, the lack of supply chain visibility is at the top of the list. Research by Gartner found that improved supply chain […]