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Happy Labor Day! Insights on Building Supply Chain Talent

Supply Chain Shaman

So, with labor day approaching, I am penning a blog on supply chain talent. Labor day also signals the end of summer, and for many supply chain leaders the beginning of 2017 strategy discussions and intense S&OP debates to finalize Q3 and Q4 planning. Figure 1: Supply Chain Talent Shortage. I was wrong.

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Go Horizontal!

Supply Chain Shaman

Functional silos define today’s supply chain organization. This lack of alignment is an impediment to improving balance sheet results. I cut my teeth on early forms of supply chain planning. Like me, the traditio nal supply chain leader, grew-up believing in functional excellence and inside-out processes.

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AI in eCommerce: Benefits, Use Cases, and Risks

Unleashed

Goods are being produced, procured, and delivered more efficiently with reduced costs. And to put icing on the cake, predicting future product trends and consumer demand has never been easier thanks to new AI tools. In short, your entire supply chain can benefit from the use of AI in eCommerce. Let’s dive in.

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The Scope 3 Maturity Benchmark – Learnings to date

Proxima

Businesses can’t make meaningful progress on Scope 3 alone; they are ultimately reliant on the supply chain making the necessary steps. Our 2023 Supply Chain Barometer showed us that 28% of CEOs identified a lack of access to the correct data as being a key reason their supply chain decarbonization efforts were stalling.

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The Scope 3 Maturity Benchmark five months on

Proxima

Businesses can’t make meaningful progress on Scope 3 alone; they are ultimately reliant on the supply chain making the necessary steps. Our 2023 Supply Chain Barometer showed us that 28% of CEOs identified a lack of access to the correct data as being a key reason their supply chain decarbonization efforts were stalling.

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Supply Chain 2030: Forge a New Path

Supply Chain Shaman

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over, but we hope the energy to define Supply Chain 2030 is just beginning. Our goal is to build a guiding coalition to think differently to improve outcomes. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Let me explain.