ARC Forum Day Two: Why Supply Chain Coordination Matters More Than Optimization

By the second day, attention shifted from individual technologies to how decisions interact across the supply chain.
Many organizations have already optimized local functions with reasonable success. Transportation routes are efficient. Inventory targets are analytically justified. Production schedules are well modeled. Despite this, overall performance often remains inconsistent.
In multiple discussions, similar scenarios emerged. Planning decisions that appeared optimal on paper created conges