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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?”

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Report That Mexico is Becoming a Preferred Nearshoring Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

Background Within our research arm’s January 2023 published advisory, 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , we included a prediction that manufacturers would seek more direct control and added resiliency of their component or outsourced production supply networks in 2023. percent on a year-over-year basis to $52.9

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AI This. Not So Fast.

Supply Chain Shaman

I write for this blog, craft reports from research for our newsletters, create blogs for Linkedin, and build articles for Forbes. Each company ranks in the 4% of companies beating their peer groups. No technology company is attacking supply chain planning at the center. I am also developing a framework for my new book.

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AmCham Survey Indicates China Strategic Investment is a Lesser Priority

Supply Chain Matters

based companies doing business within, or sourcing supply chain materials and production within China. Specially related to China , Apple alone experienced multiple days of production shortfalls involving Foxconn’s Zhengzhou “ iPhone City ” manufacturing complex resulting in a revenue shortfall for iPhone14 holiday orders.

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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Supply Chain Shaman

” Here is an excerpt from the article: “…it isn’t by becoming more efficient that the supply chains of Wal-Mart, Dell, and Amazon have given those companies an edge over their competitors. Only supply chains that are agile, adaptable, and aligned provide companies with sustainable competitive advantage.”

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2019 | September Newsletter

Herlitz Inventory Management

Place items accurately without service interruptions during a manufacturer disruption to your facility. HIMPACT offers various calendar functions which help buyers order items without service interruptions due to manufacturer’s being closed. Calendar Function at the Company Level. Calendar Function at the Source Level.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. While companies want to improve supply chain performance and drive value, it is easier said than done. For many companies, improving results is elusive. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics.