This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.rstudio.com/blog/r-in-supply-chain-management-meetup-q-a
Supply chain management presents several unique challenges, with supply chain resilience particularly relevant due to disruptions from the pandemic. With thousands of SKUs and multi-tiered distribution networks, teams are using R and Python to improve forecasts, speed up operational planning, simulate variability, and design efficient supply chains.
The RStudio Enterprise Community group recently hosted an R in Supply Chain Management meetup featuring Nicolas Nguyen, Digital Supply Chain and Global S&OP Leader at Carl Zeiss Meditec.