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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The build varies from native Cloud, HANA, or Salesforce, but the pitches are similar. The article introduced the concept of self-service planning and challenged companies to rethink the concepts of supply chain planning. For me, the concepts of outside-in and self-service planning are intertwined. Guess what? How to get started?

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What Georgia-Pacific Is Doing With Causal AI Is Remarkable

Logistics Viewpoints

Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries manufacture and distribute a wide range of consumer products, including bath tissue, paper towels, napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, and building products. Executing a Perfect Order is Difficult! Achieving a perfect order is a struggle for almost every business.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

Order cycles–the requested time from order to delivery–decreased while supply cycles –the time to procure materials– increased. E-commerce models exacerbated this trend while supply variability challenged order reliability. The order is a poor proxy for demand. Tougher than most understand.

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Are You Caught in Word Salad Dribble?

Supply Chain Shaman

I try to post weekly on this blog. As I do, there is a guy on LinkedIn– let’s call him John– that replies to most of my posts. His comments are the same–he feels that I identify problems but do not adequately define the solutions. He wants answers. Fair enough I say… I do as well. However, getting there is not easy.

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Driving Effective Collaboration With Your Supply Chain Partners

In order to build an agile and responsive supply chain network that can withstand the conditions of today’s marketplace, supply chains need digitally enabled, intelligence-driven solutions for effective multi-enterprise collaboration.

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Here I share some insights from my research. Key elements include a focus is the use of the defense production act to improve accessibility of medicines to prevent drug shortages.

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Blue Yonder Shakes Up the Supply Chain Software Market

Logistics Viewpoints

But more commonly, there are downside surprises—customers lower the volume they want on an order, delay their order, or ask to rush the order; there are manufacturing problems, logistics problems, and staffing issues, to name the most obvious downside risks. Blue Yonder had revenues of $1.28 billion in their last fiscal year.

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Disruption Reimagined: How to Conquer, Not Crumble, During Supply Chain Instability

Speaker: Robyn O’Brien - Founder of Sirona Ventures, Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Business School, Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics Expert

Today’s supply chain leaders are required to stay strong in the face of disruption and not only accept it, but embrace it – after all, progress is made outside of your comfort zone. While it’s easier said than done, conquering the fear of instability in your supply chain is within your reach. The question is… how do you get started?

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Discover 4 Use Cases for Applying AI to Your Recruiting Processes

Recruitment AI technology uncovers the most qualified candidates. This technology automates recruiting routines and facilitates natural conversations, resulting in higher productivity and a better candidate experience. Download the eBook to learn more!