Blog Eliminating Excel in Purchasing SAP Sourcing 
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 29, 2024
In 2012, when I started Supply Chain Insights , I believed that I could revolutionize the purchase of supply chain planning solutions by initiating a rating and review process across trading partners. Buying supply chain planning software is hard. Does anyone really think that the Oracle SCP solution is stronger than SAP’s?
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Before reading this post, consider reading my prior blog post, Don’t AI This. ” Same for SAP HANA. My Point of View (POV) is that the best use case for SAP HANA is the in-memory capabilities for repetitive work. Or mine supplier shifts to build alternate buying plans. Or transform work?” How about you?
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Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 8, 2016
As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. While ToolsGroup and SAP (with the acquisition of SmartOps) are the nearest competitors, Terra prided itself on delivering better decisions through better math.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2023
As you read this blog, I hope that you will see me as a positive contrarian versus an old curmudgeon. Demand latency is the time cycle to translate a channel purchase to an order.) Could SAP mobilize to redefine the space? While companies talk digital, the projects follow traditional supply-centric paths.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 3, 2018
My goal in this blog post is to answer a series of questions I got from the audience when I spoke at a couple of conferences this week. Through digital marketing, small brands are cropping up all over, and it is sentiment analysis and digital content driving purchases. A strong center of excellence tied to network design is essential.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
At the time, DuPont, now acquired by DOW, boasted externally on internal adherence to SAP standardization for decision support. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 16, 2015
Despite numerous acquisitions and product development efforts, SAP and Oracle are much larger industry giants. In 2014, SAP posted revenues of 19.5B$ and Oracle with 38.3B$. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. SAP and several other companies passed on the opportunity.
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