Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

As I study research methods, and the market, I realize the lies I’ve spun for prior employers (Gartner and AMR Research) are untrue: The AMR Research Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics. This research, released in 2005, gives a compelling view of a metrics hierarchy. In 2016 I wrote 35 blog posts. Reflections.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. Manufacturers that want to have eCommerce capabilities are scrambling to catch-up.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Let me start with a true confession: I am a manufacturing gal. I relished the sound of a manufacturing line when I opened the door of the factory in the morning, and I liked managing inputs so that we could maximize outputs. Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. It is now part of my DNA.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Source: Commerce Dept. Source: SupplyChainDigest. Source: Supply Chain Shaman. Years later in 2016, General Motors has implemented measures to make the company more equipped to handle disasters. The end result was that when another earthquake struck Japan in April 2016, GM was much better prepared. Source: EBN.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

During the afternoon, as I quietly held the pieces for Jake’s monster, my mind composed my blog post for the week. I am a manufacturing gal by training. Today, supply chains do not use sentiment data–blogs, rating and reviews, social data on Twitter and Facebook, and call center logs in supply chain processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In 2008, the company manufactured 2.5% PCA’s customers were larger food manufacturers. The manufacturers sourced the peanut butter primarily on cost. There is no focus on payment based on outcomes or purchase at the point of consumption. of the nation’s processed peanuts. It was not adequate.

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Bottom Line: The top 10 manufacturing trends reflect how manufacturers are planning to achieve their goals of revenue growth, operational improvements, digital transformation, and launching new products and services in 2019. In parallel, there will be more self-service analytics and BI apps specifically designed for manufacturers.

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Arkieva

JUNE 28, 2016

To learn more, please read my previous blog ‘ A Guide to Supply Chain Management: Making Intuition More Valuable ’. We might use “availability in Excel directly or with Add-ons” as an “age metric’.). 2016, “Defining Analytics: A conceptual Framework” ORMS Today pp. The coffee purchase was rejected.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. Like the Shaman blog? The definition: an adaptive network focused on a well-defined value-based outcomes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

(Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. It is a condition of too little sleep due to fabulous late night coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

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IQMS

JUNE 20, 2018

Advanced analytics spending globally is predicted to grow from $136B in 2016 to $232B in 2021, attaining an 11.3% 86% of the top 100 companies in R&D spending worldwide are from the manufacturing industry also according to Deloitte. Every manufacturer’s business is at an inflection point today.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. Intelligent IBP in the making As early as 2016, I wrote about autonomous IBP , comparing IBP to an autonomous car. In February 2022, I wrote the first of a five blog series using the name Intelligent IBP. Introducing Intelligent IBP Let’s start with a definition.

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Aera Technology

AUGUST 9, 2016

seconds separated the gold medalist from last place in the 200m women’s individual medley in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Standardize service level metrics across the business Having inconsistent calculations across plants, DCs or regions makes it hard to know how well you are actually servicing customers. Less than 3.5

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Source: Google. This was not a trivial transition because the software industry, until relatively recently, was long fixated on measuring its health and success by new license revenue (sales of products) instead of customer-centric metrics, such as realization of ROI and payback objectives. Where is Descartes today?

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 31, 2016

That shows The Supply Chains to Admire 2016 analysis of Supply Chain Insights. Which companies have a supply chain to admire in 2016? Based on extensive analysis of publicly available financial figures we have published the “2016 Supply Chains to Admire,” listing 16 companies as winners and 21 companies as finalists.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

Now a ritual, with coffee in one hand and country music blaring, I sit in my faded green chair to write a blog post. This afternoon, I am writing my 334th blog post. From time-to-time, I share the questions and answers in a blog post. Here I want to answer a question that I got this week in this blog post.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

Author’s Note: Below is an excerpt from Moving Up the Supply Chain Maturity Curve: The Process Industry Executive Agenda for 2016 and Beyond , a white paper recently published by Elemica with research conducted by Adelante SCM. How do you successfully align goals, metrics, and resources across functional groups?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate. Ironically, as global manufacturing jobs decrease, there is a need for talent for the global supply chain. While sourcing roles are more aggregated, channel support is usually regional.

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QAD

JULY 14, 2022

These copious, non-linked and editable records are used to manage, control and plan for every eventuality for some of today’s most sophisticated automotive manufacturing plants the world over. Does it allow key metrics and reporting to be visible in real time on fully customisable dashboards with drill-down capability?

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. From 2010-2016, venture capital funds invested in over 2000 early stage deals in the ‘internet’ sector. Product sourcing. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 31, 2016

by Teresa Chiykowski Welcome to the first blog post in our three-part series discussing three ways to improve supply chain collaboration. Maybe I’m stating the obvious but… a lot has changed in the world of manufacturing since Keith Oliver of Booz, Allen and Hamilton Inc. Move over, 1982, it’s 2016.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In this blog post, we share the story of VTech. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. In 2016, VTech is a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire analysis. The North American operation is the top manufacturer in the US cordless market.

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QAD

JULY 14, 2020

Source: The Globe and Mail. Today, the average house size in the UK is 104 square meters, and the average new house in 2016 was 13% larger than the average existing house. Sustainable Manufacturing. metric tons per capita. metric tons per capita. metric tons. metric tons per capita.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Yesterday we published the top 10 most read manufacturing articles of 2015. . No Purchase Orders were used. Read the full article here. .

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QAD

JULY 14, 2020

Source: The Globe and Mail. Today, the average house size in the UK is 104 square meters, and the average new house in 2016 was 13% larger than the average existing house. Sustainable Manufacturing. metric tons per capita. metric tons per capita. metric tons. metric tons per capita.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

If you can use new technology to enhance communication with suppliers, manufacturers and more, you will have a tighter grasp on everything that is happening around your company. He has worked with 300+ clients in manufacturing, IS selection and implementation and project management. and Design 2 Part.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

He has threatened to unwind major trade agreements, penalize logistics companies that move operations overseas, including manufacturing and warehousing services, and stifle companies’ plans for growth in emerging markets. Retailers without an online purchasing option face stiff disadvantages when compared to Amazon and Big Box retailers.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Today is day three of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation , Freight. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2017, and over 360,000 page views on those posts alone. Share This: Read More.

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