Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 9, 2013

This month, the Supply Chain Insights team will announce the Supply Chain Index. The Supply Chain Index is a formulaic representation of supply chain excellence based on market valuations. Based on inquiry, we do this analysis free of charge for members of our Supply Chain Insights Community.

Gartner 137

Gartner Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 137

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. The reasons are numerous.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software SAP Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 150

Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. Three stages of building a sustainable supply chain.

Negotiating Skills 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. The reasons are numerous. The gap has grown.

Supply Chain Planning Software 135

Supply Chain Planning Software SAP Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning 135

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

We believe that supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. We also believe that it helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks. What does the future of supply chain excellence look like?”

Supply Chain Design Software 256

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design 256

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 17, 2015

Then it is off to Dallas to speak on Supply Chain Metrics That Matter at the Dallas CSCMP roundtable and complete some more client work. Life is busy on the road, but I am deep in thought about the wild things, the beasts at work that are undermining supply chain progress. Figure 2: Supply Chain Effective Frontier.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Supply chain leaders are competitive. They want to drive supply chain excellence; but today, the definition is not clear. At the time, I was a new analyst at AMR Research and the concept of scoring supply chains was new. Leaders need to balance a portfolio of metrics. Reflection.

Gartner 150

Gartner Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software Modeling Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

I have worked for Gartner Group, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and now my own company, Supply Chain Insights. I have now been an industry analyst in the supply chain management space for ten years. This month, I am proud that the Supply Chain Insights team will announce the Supply Chain Index.

Gartner 268

Gartner S&OP Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software 268

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

We are watching the redefinition of the principles of safe and secure supply chains and corporate liability. PCA was a small player in a complex supply chain of big brands. I think that we should pray today for all of the leaders of food supply chains in food and pharmaceutical companies. Next steps?

Pharmaceutical 150

Pharmaceutical Supply and Demand Food Manufacturing Procurement 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Retail was slow to adopt supply chain processes to drive new business models; and as a result, traditional retail redefinition of supply chain processes got caught in the omni-channel hype while Amazon worked its magic to become a market leader. A Closer Look at Consumer Value Chains and the Value of the EACH.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement 150

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity. Few companies manage their supply chains end-to-end; and as a result, cannot manage inventory holistically. The supply chain leader manages performance at the intersection of inventory turns, operating margin and customer service.

Inventory Reduction 150

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Management Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2014

” A Demand Planner for a Large Multinational Pharmaceutical Company. I also continued to work on the manuscript for the book Metrics That Matter to publish in the fall of 2014. The book is now a very worn manuscript. ” A Question from my Training Class this Week. Especially demand sensing and shaping?”

Supply and Demand 286

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

This morning, we announced the Supply Chains to Admire Winners and Finalists for 2016. Selfishly, we need standard for our research, but we also want to help supply chain leaders gain new insights from a deep data-driven analysis. There is no agreed standard for supply chain excellence. Why do we do it?

Pharmaceutical 210

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning 210

NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I had the privilege of facilitating and witnessing first hand a great example of what a true strategic partnership looks like recently, when a large pharmaceutical brand met with a large global Contract Drug Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) at their site. Not a forum for open book cost sharing. Rely on data, not opinions.

Pharmaceutical 40

Pharmaceutical Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software 40

Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Financial Services.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement Innovation 28

Supply Chain Insights

JULY 26, 2016

This morning we announced the Supply Chains to Admire Winners and Finalists for 2016. Selfishly, we need a standard for our research, but we also want to help supply chain leaders gain new insights from a deep data-driven analysis. There is no agreed-upon standard for supply chain excellence. The answer?

Pharmaceutical 110

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning 110

Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove founder of Supply Chain Trend, interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. These leaders all have 20+ years S&OP experience and published books, whitepapers and articles in renowned magazines. Where to go from here for S&OP? I’ll talk more about this later.

S&OP 60

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Resource Reduction 60

Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Most companies are moving backward on the Supply Chain Matrix That Matter (growth, operating marging, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital). That shows The Supply Chains to Admire 2016 analysis of Supply Chain Insights. Which companies have a supply chain to admire in 2016?

Pharmaceutical 60

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Design 60

Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

This article was first published in the July / August 2018 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. Reverse logistics, while not being the opposite of forward logistics, is still about products moving backwards in the supply chain. It makes sense to run reverse logistics as a profit centre with corresponding KPI and metrics.

Reverse Logistics 40

Reverse Logistics Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Vendor Strategies 40

Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains.

Gartner 81

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 81

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. The tension I felt reading the brochure on the plane is what I believe every supply chain leader feels every day. Supply chain processes are now over 30-years old.

Inventory Reduction 150

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains. the digitisation of manufacturing. What is 3PL?

Logistics Network Optimization Software 97

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Supply Chain Action Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

If you travel for your company, you likely face restrictions on the amount and/or cost of travel which you can book without very senior level approval. A manufacturer with 40% gross margin is doing very well in most industries, although there are notable exceptions in pharmaceuticals and a few other manufacturing industries.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

How do we streamline our supply operation?”. The answer almost always requires close scrutiny of a companies supply chain infrastructure and the status of its Transportation Management System (TMS). The TMS Investment. GT Nexus Transportation Management System.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Modeling Software Optimization Software 100

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. I was sitting at my kitchen table attempting to write a celebratory book on the 30th anniversary of supply chain management. This work will culminate in the launch of the Supply Chain Index in April.

Metrics 289

Metrics Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Reduction 289

QAD

APRIL 8, 2021

Similarly, data has been around for ages, starting with early Sumerian and Chinese writing systems, throughout centuries of data in printed books and since the 20 th century in digital form on our computer systems. That is why libraries were built to store books, allowing scholars to easily access the information they needed.

Data 81

Data Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 81