Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. Traditional forecasting approaches are not adequate in a time of market volatility. In the real world, companies operate with a Mean Absolute Forecast Error of 24-60%, and have a bias of 9-40%. I remember December 2007 like yesterday.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

My forecast? When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. At the end of the day, customers buy based on value not on the cool factor of the technology. The most commonly deployed supply chain planning module is forecasting. Our supply chains are weaker at planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. 2) Market-Driven Forecasting. Bio-engineering? Customization?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. Market-Driven Processes. Demand Sensing.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. ” The Key’s To Walmart’s Supply Chain Management Excellence over the Year. Walmart uses its mammoth purchasing power to shape suppliers’ behavior which also drives down costs, Gartner said.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. Many companies over the last decade built Excel ghettos and implemented reward systems for spreadsheet jockey(s). In the most mature S&OP processes, S&OP is an update to budget forecasts updates. For the Love of the Cloud.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. I have purchased the E-Book myself and truly enjoyed it. . It’s amazing the progress companies can make by just using Excel and Access.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Further, if one does a Google search on data science groups in private industry, numerous large industry groups formed just since 2007 appear. This problem starts with sales forecasting, which in e-commerce is even more difficult than at the store-level. The answer is not more pay, more time off, buying foosball tables, or free coffee.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

When a colleague forwarded the news of SAP (finally) buying Ariba past midnight India time on Wednesday ( [link] ), my first response was roughly on the lines of "better late to the dance than allow Oracle to steal your partner". Supply Excellence. Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting (59). Follow us on. Infosys on Twitter.

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HICX Solutions

APRIL 16, 2021

Underlining its importance, a Market Study Report forecasts that the total MDM market will reach USD 57.7 McGraw Hill, 2007. A solution is to buy a workflow tool to overlay on top of the MDM platform, but again cost implications must be taken into account. billion by 2025, representing an increase of over 20% from 2018.

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HICX Solutions

APRIL 16, 2021

Underlining its importance, a Market Study Report forecasts that the total MDM market will reach USD 57.7 McGraw Hill, 2007. A solution is to buy a workflow tool to overlay on top of the MDM platform, but again cost implications must be taken into account. billion by 2025, representing an increase of over 20% from 2018.

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