QAD

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We’re moving full speed ahead with our Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast – Quistem’s Cathy Fisher and I are so delighted to continue the momentum. Thanks for listening and following along, as we delve deep into the supply chain issues most relevant to tier suppliers and OEMs. Here’s a wrap-up of the latest episodes.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 25, 2022

Resilience and Adaptation to Outsmart Supply Chain Challenges. In his opening keynote address, Target CEO Brian Cornell said the supply chain crisis necessitates greater data transparency and analytics to win in the short term. Upstream supply visibility is crucial. Target will provide alternatives.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 27, 2022

Perhaps Tina Fey put it best in her wonderfully witty way, saying “I was a little excited but mostly blorft. For example, as of March 2022, 81% of Americans say the supply chain is a significant source of stress. ’ I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.”. And plenty of us are feeling that stress at work.

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Logility

MARCH 19, 2021

When a crisis hits, having the right advanced analytics to react to supply chain disruptions in food and beverage is your best defense. It will never be easier to convince company leaders that a resilient supply chain is critical. Quickly Changing Tack. Where would you start? 5 Ways to Focus Your Analysis.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2% of managers apply best practice decision methods. Hardly a recipe for improving planning & decision making. Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles. These principles are a first guide around the WHAT not necessarily the HOW of Intelligent IBP. And we sometimes already do.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

…And Why Good Data Paves the Path to AI for Supply Chain The importance of good data for business operations of all kinds has become a kind of truism in our technology-enabled world. Our short and sweet thesis is that data quality for supply chain is “even more important than you think it is.”

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

…And Why Good Data Paves the Path to AI for Supply Chain. Our short and sweet thesis is that data quality for supply chain is “even more important than you think it is.” It’s not just that the supply chain teams aren’t in the same building — often as not, they’re not even on the same continent.

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QAD

AUGUST 17, 2023

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. Our Delivering on the Promise of Delivery white paper that discusses our vision, “The 24 Essential Supply Chain Processes,” is just as good poolside as it is at your desk!

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At ToolsGroup, we spend a lot of time working and partnering with our customers to overcome their top supply chain challenges. That’s why we eat, sleep, and breathe innovation and never stop looking for ways to help our customers get the most out of their partnership with us and make their supply chains a force for good in the world.

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QAD

JULY 28, 2022

Quistem’s Cathy Fisher and I are having the best time co-hosting the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. It encourages us to continue meeting with automotive industry experts about supply chain issues that resonate with so many listeners. Episode #6: Electrifying the Automotive Supply Chain.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 22, 2023

The realm of business today is incredibly competitive, with marketing standing as a critical determinant of a company’s triumph, particularly in the sector of supply chain. Search engine optimization (SEO), social media, email campaigns, and content marketing are your new best friends. What makes you better?

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Most, if not all, business leaders understand that the corporate landscape changed dramatically when the world entered the Digital Age and data became the lifeblood of most enterprises. The Economist notes, however, that the type of AI making the greatest impact in the business world doesn’t pose a threat to mankind.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The dynamic landscape of modern business comes with increasing product variety and volatile prices, making it more important than ever to stay competitive on the market. In this blog post, we explore what constitutes the strategic sourcing process, how to design and execute such a process, and how it can help your organization thrive.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

North Carolina State Poole College of Management recently produced this 28 page report entitled “ 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study ”. The report contains some great illustrations of the current state of Data governance across the organizations that were surveyed, with a specific focus on the supply chain.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt. Procurement Teams Step-up.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We’ve read a lot about how fragile supply chains proved to be when the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading. When you think about it, however, today’s global supply chains are a true marvel. “The current pandemic,” he notes, “has also shown how vulnerable our global supply chains are.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 18, 2018

Companies asked for integrated supply chain planning. As a leader of a global supply chain organization, her goal was simple. She was trying to define and drive supply chain excellence. We got what we asked for. Consequently, we are making our systems more efficient, but less effective.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 15, 2024

Over the past few years, the relentless disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic, natural calamities, geopolitical tensions and economic instability have exposed glaring vulnerabilities in supply chains across the globe. That said, implementing AI in your supply chain can be a daunting task.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

You’re on your own and know what you know. In this blog we are going to focus on the word part. By definition it is one of the pieces, sections, qualities, etc., that make or form something. Leaders tell me the real story of monies spent and pennies saved. ” These leaders are well-equipped.

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Logility

MAY 7, 2020

Companies across all industries and sizes struggle to make sense of and value from the available mountains of data. This article will discuss the opportunity generated from the explosion of supply chain planning data and the necessity for digital supply chain transformation. Exponential Growth in Supply Chain Data.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains around the world and the dust has never settled. Positive cases have been on a downward trend but supply chain disruption shows no sign of slowing down. How Have Global Supply Chains Changed Since the Pandemic?

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Modeling 93

QAD

MAY 30, 2023

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. Season 2 of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets is underway and I can’t even begin to tell you how good that feels. It takes a village; an industry.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

According to a recent IndustryWeek article, middle-market manufacturing companies face many of the same issues their larger peers do, such as growing inflation, supply chain issues, talent attraction and retention, high asset replacement costs, and difficulty hiring and retaining top talent. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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o9 Solutions

AUGUST 12, 2021

And the reality is that supply chains are a major contributor to the greenhouse gases (GHG) causing this crisis. And the reality is that supply chains are a major contributor to the greenhouse gases (GHG) causing this crisis. The world is on fire. And drowning. And drying out. All at the same time.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 17, 2024

While the overall trend is toward more integrated and flexible systems that can process voluminous amounts of data, yielding analytics and metrics for improved decision-making, a majority of manufacturers still have yet to commit to the newer, “smarter” technologies.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

It is not as easy to accurately predict growth and forecast when working with these new auto tech companies, let alone smaller start-ups like Canoo if they will even make it far enough to put the product on the market. So, is it worth diversifying your supply chain to adapt to their future needs? The Potential Rewards.

Automotive 92

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crisp

DECEMBER 15, 2021

At last week’s Supply Chain Summit, Crisp’s Head of Supply Chain Barry Bradley gave brands a step-by-step guide to running a data-driven operations team. It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in the supply chain. Why is data so critical in supply chain management? Step 1: Set the strategy.

Procurement Analytics 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Benchmarking is a measurement of the quality of an organization’s policies, products, programs or strategies against standard measurements. Writing a Shaman blog post is now a Sunday night ritual. For me, it is a good time to reflect, think and share what I am learning. Business Dictionary.com. This is my goal.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Peggy was a speaker at the Supply Chain Global Summit. The company makes highly complex machines at a low-volume. As shown in Table A, the Company ranked 3 out of 12 companies in their peer group on driving supply chain improvement as measured by the Supply Chain Index. She had some exciting news.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. This blog post formed in my head as I worked with clients this month. It is all consuming. The Preamble.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 24, 2022

”[2] When people, including me, talk about a “new normal,” they are trying to imagine what the business landscape will look like in a post-pandemic world. What Might the New Normal Look Like? ” Difficult as it may be, supply chain professionals need to plan for the future. Or is it normality?”[3]

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. We named it the Supply Chain Index. We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During Background on the Supply Chain Index.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our first step was to define the leaders.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2020

This article was originally posted on the SIG blog. Business today isn’t business as usual, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts organizations and supply chains across the globe. And in uncertain times such as these, leaders in every industry and business function must step up. It’s changed dramatically.

Modeling Software 130

Modeling Software Waste Reduction Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies 130

QAD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. Season 1 of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast is a wrap and Cathy Fisher of Quistem , Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I couldn’t be more proud.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2013

We asked the IT, finance and supply chain teams to self-assess their views of organizational alignment. The supply chain view is listed in figure 1. As we tabulated the data for the report , what fascinated me was how differently each of these organizations view functional alignment. What Do We Do About It?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2015

What IBM is not good at is bringing the concepts to life in their solutions. It makes sense. The sun is shining brightly through the conference room windows as I listen to the consultants talk. It is buzzword bingo at its finest. The air is thick. It is comical. The term Big Data is all the range. …a disruption of sorts.

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