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Changing Mental Models

Supply Chain Shaman

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. The most common reporting relationship in the organization is to the hospital’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Generalize procurement of materials.

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Evolution of B2B Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, announced a definitive agreement to purchase Elemica, a provider of Supply Chain Operating Networks for the chemical industry. While, in 2012, SAP acquired Ariba. To build this model, I flew to Arizona to develop it with Carol Ptak of the Demand-Driven Institute.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

Not only has Walmart excelled over the decades in traditional supply chain management but with recent news as of late, Walmart is also focused on continuous improvement by investing more into emerging technologies to capture more of the e-commerce market as well as a focus on sustainability. Supply Chain Digest, July 26, 2012.

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Seeing Beyond the Firewall

Supply Chain Shaman

Sadly, I find each to have a limited view of supply chain analytics. However, visibility of channel relationships–customer orders and consumption/purchase–in the demand network, or the use and consumption of materials in the extended supplier network, is an ongoing issue. In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Nick strongly believes that it is insufficient to drive supply chain improvement through incrementalism. It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics.

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Supply Chain Management:ERP in Cloud - Hype or Hope!!!

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Typically, organizations have a very high lead time for procuring hardware and setting up networks. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7-11, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Exclusive: Cisco, Google, SAP discussing BlackBerry bids – sources ( Reuters ). percent from August 2012. percent from August 2012. percent since October 2012. Continued high turnover shows that the market for qualified, experienced drivers remains extremely tight,” ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said.