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Navigating The Snails Trail: Moving to Outside-in Planning Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

The report centers on the concept of moving from inside-out to outside-in technologies. At the time, one of the people (let’s call him Noel) that I great respect for in the industry called me to say, “Lora, I don’t get it. What Is An Inside-Out Planning Process? Why is there a discontinuous line on the model?

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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The sad fact is that most planners spend six to seven hours a day in meetings and struggle to get timely information. By now, you are probably shaking your head in violent agreement. How to get started? Last week, I published an article on outside-in planning. Guess what? Adding more planners is not the answer.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

This blog post started a series of telephone calls. Quagmire: A situation that can easily trap you so that you become involved with problems from which it is difficult to escape. In this blog, I try to answer both questions. As you will see, the answers are interrelated. The current state is a quagmire. Definition.

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AI This. Not So Fast.

Supply Chain Shaman

I write for this blog, craft reports from research for our newsletters, create blogs for Linkedin, and build articles for Forbes. ” Or, “If you need an answer, implement my solution.” I define supply chain excellence as year-over-year performance better than the peer group on this balanced scorecard.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The systems–based on shipment and order data–were out of step with the market. Next Steps: Start to model demand based on market data to align the organization on baseline demand. Next Steps: Start to model demand based on market data to align the organization on baseline demand. It will not be over soon.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

” I find most of these discussions are loquacious, even bellicose, but not actionable. ” When I ask him, what this means to him, I get a series of frustrated looks and stammered half sentences. The organization is not clear on accepting special requests and expedited shipping policies, often resulting in a lower margin.

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

The harsh reality is that efficient transactions in functional silos do not provide the most effective organizations or better balance sheet results. Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. During the pandemic, the supply chain discussions take new importance. Reflection. The supply chain career is new.