Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. The continued focus on functional metrics like Purchase Price Variance (PPV), manufacturing costs, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), and transportation costs throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on IT standardization.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 28, 2021
Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. The Company also does not invest in sending the user group to Company A’s events or training. Here are my recommendations: Buy Software Like You Manage A Relationship.
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Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 18, 2019
Dependency on Excel. Due to the shortfalls in the evolution of Advanced Planning, 68% of business users use Excel spreadsheets as the primary mechanism for planning. Excel–while widely used for planning–is not equal to the challenge of modeling complex supply chains. Don’t rush to buy. The result?
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2021
Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
MAY 28, 2022
The country also plans to boost its solar capacity to at least 2GWp by 2030, which is enough energy to power some 350,000 households. Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong said in February that Singapore’s carbon tax rate will be revised from S$5 per tonne of carbon to $25 in 2024, $45 in 2026, before reaching $50 to $80 per tonne by 2030.
MIT Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Some events and trends driving the supply chain’s standing back in 2014 remain just as influential in 2023. The World Health Organization estimates that by 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or more. The inaugural post appeared on March 4, 2014, and was about the rising status of the supply chain profession.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 7, 2016
On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. In the outside-in supply chain, the signals are from the buy and sell-side markets back to the enterprise. How easy is it to buy from your company? Bio-engineering?
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