Dr. Michael Watson of OpEx Analytics and Northwesern University literally wrote the books on supply chain newwork design and managerial analytics.

So his thoughts on how this new world of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence will impact traditional supply chain planning are worth heeding.

In this faced-paced video discussion with SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore, an excerpt from one of our recent Supply Chain Video News broadcasts with CSCMP, Watson talks about using analytics for root cause analysis to improve planning, how forecasting is likely to be affected, and whether traditional tools such as linear program are going to be pushed aside.

It's really good stuff - please view the short video below.