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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The translation of market signals from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier with bi-directional flows. Adding more planners is not the answer. I love new forms of analytics, but I think we need to rethink the models and the overall approach to maximize value. What is the value of the gap?

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Inventory Everywhere, But Not the Right Product to Ship

Supply Chain Shaman

Changes in Inventory Year-end inventory values by industry from Y Charts. I find that the process of inventory management is not owned by any function or business leader. For additional insights check out a prior blog. ) When I work with clients, nine out of ten, have a negative Forecast Value Added (FVA).

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Shouldn’t GenAI Mean New Gen?

Supply Chain Shaman

The acronym for artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere, but the value proposition is nowhere. ” What I see today, I find disappointing. Before reading this post, consider reading my prior blog post, Don’t AI This. I find that companies confuse responsive with reactive. Or transform work?”

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What Industry Leaders Have to Say About Virtual Twins in Manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

This blog is based on Dassault Systèmes’ partnership with IndustryWeek on conducting a midyear survey of industry leaders to gain a better understanding of how virtualization technologies are helping them adapt to these changes. Today, change is the only constant, and success depends on the ability to adapt quickly and efficiently.

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What Is Transportation Optimization and What Does It Have to Do With Managed Transportation

GlobalTranz

An optimized supply chain is one that is as efficient as possible; it is more likely to reduce costs, increase customer satisfaction rates, and add value for stakeholders. Orchestrated outsourcing is more common in logistics, where businesses require close coordination with a supplier who has a core competency in a particular discipline.

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Key Takeaways from Forrester’s CSR Study (Plus Checklist!)

ivalua

More than ever, customers are looking to associate themselves with brands whose values align with social responsibility, sustainability, and social justice issues. During a recent webinar, Forrester’s Principal Analyst Duncan Jones and Ivalua’s CMO Alex Saric discussed research findings from Forrester’s recent study, “??

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Courage to Paint Outside the Lines

Supply Chain Shaman

I find most accept planning as a technology–and delve in with an implementation focus–few question if they are getting better decisions. In this blog, I start with a background on the definition of supply chain taxonomies–those that are the basis of reporting in something like the Gartner Magic Quandrant.