Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

An Answer I Got Wrong Let me start with a story. I was working on a report on the Multi-Enterprise Inventory Management (often termed MEIO) and I challenged Pete. I could never get a clear answer from Pete. Instead, it was a collection of deeper engines to improve safety stock calculations for the enterprise. I was clear.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? Analytics provide a deep understanding of threats and opportunities to improve customer experience and corporate performance. AI embedded into collaborative applications that reach beyond the enterprise boundaries can interpret and trigger action on the data.

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Logility

MARCH 8, 2022

They also improve long-term access to resources for the entire enterprise by helping you to avoid unplanned supply chain disruptions caused by legislation or climate change. But where do you start? As you prepare to launch your sustainability journey, use these ideas to get started. Start from the top.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

” In my earlier article, I discussed some recommendations for getting started (i.e., Yet, digital transformation has been at the top of corporate agendas for at least a decade and shows no sign of slowing down.”[1] Enterprise-wide transformation. taking the first steps on a digital transformation journey).

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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. Asay adds, “One big way enterprises are doing this is with AI/ML, but not with gee-whiz flying cars. These organizations are 1.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. Belcorp Corporation has actively worked to be a leader in ensuring that their people can effectively use a complex type of software known as supply chain design.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 30, 2023

Both consumers and enterprises in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector are taking notice. The 18th century economist Adam Smith called this ability to improve both business and social conditions the corporate world’s “invisible hand.” In the case of climate change, however, humans have done a lot more thinking than planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2022

But, let’s face it: since the pandemic started, home delivery performance has not been great. Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance. Source: Descartes & SAPIO Research.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Ben joined Ruan in 2007 and served in a number of corporate and operational roles, including COO and CIO, before assuming his current role in 2015. He was also a systems developer and architect at Deloitte Consulting, where his team developed and implemented enterprise software for multiple clients.

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Logility

MAY 5, 2020

Ampacet Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer of the pelletized pigments that add colors to plastics. Managing the supply chain of such a global enterprise is challenging. Finding a global solution was time-consuming. “We We looked at all the data warehouse and analytics solutions on the market,” Smith went on.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Those are three hot topics in the enterprise today. To do so, we need to get creative and curious.” Companies are realizing that because they can’t foist all the risk and blame of supply chain failure to distribution and retail outlets, they have to start to perform,” he said.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Those are three hot topics in the enterprise today. To do so, we need to get creative and curious.” Companies are realizing that because they can’t foist all the risk and blame of supply chain failure to distribution and retail outlets, they have to start to perform,” he said.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Climate change is now recognised as an existential crisis that is starting to affect everyone and it will only get worse unless people, business and governments truly work together to make positive change. Getting To The Core. Most Emissions Are Hidden Outside Of The Enterprise. degrees Celsius. degrees Celsius.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Tonight, as I return from a client, I thought that I would start with Seuss to lighten up a bad story. Let’s start with history. At the beginning of the last decade, the promise of the tightly-integrated enterprise was born. The focus is on the enterprise not the value network. We laughed at the illustrations.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Forty-two percent of consumers say they would start buying from competitors if brands don’t stay true to their word, according to a new survey from Sprout Social. ” Even people deeply involved in corporate social responsibility have their doubts about its efficacy. .” And it’s not just words that shoppers are looking at.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 6, 2013

One of the favorite parts of my job is teaching classes on how to take supply chain concepts to the next level to improve corporate performance. To ensure clarity in this post, let’s start with definitions. Here I share these insights and recommendations to the readers of this blog on how to get started.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Due to the lower cost of entry, there is more awareness and availability of high end solutions at all levels.”. This transformation opportunity is happening because publicly available "low touch" planning solutions have lowered the cost of entry, creating a convergence in opportunity between mid-size companies and large enterprises.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Climate change is becoming a hot topic (pun intended) in many corporate boardrooms. Most of those emissions are associated with corporate supply chains. The best place to start sustainability efforts, Pike writes, is “with understanding.” Compared to five years ago, we now get around 3.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

My thinking on outside-in processes started that evening as the black coffee turned cold in the cup in my hand. However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. Probably not.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Brands that want to get ahead in the post-pandemic global economy will need to cater to these factors.”[3] The starting point for better customer experiences is listening. Seth Page ( @sethrpage ), Chief Operations Officer and Head of Corporate Development for ThroughPut Inc., And CX is not getting easier.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. Leaders are starting to experiment with new technology approaches giving rise to new spending and interest by Venture Capitalists. The solution demos are weak, and the leadership vision is lacking. Challenges abound.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Confused on solution capabilities–the differences and commonalities of these solutions– she had no idea where to start to connect them together. Each technology solution operates within well-defined functional silos. While many think that blockchain offers a solution. Why Is It Important?

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QAD

JULY 20, 2023

They needed a cloud-based solution so that they could easily track and measure quality information at 12 sites across the globe. They wanted to make sure they weren’t storing it in some file on a plant or corporate computer. They know there are more customers to come and so they are getting ahead of the future customer requests.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Having started my retail career at the age of 17, I speak from experience when I say…retail is a hard business! I’ve held many roles in retail from a stock person behind the scenes, to a frontline employee selling direct to customers to management at several different levels in the field and at the corporate office.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 18, 2019

As a result, techs would get to the customer and, once they determined the exact problem and required parts, realize that they often didn’t have what was needed, which forced the planning of a second visit. How is your company using advanced logistics optimization solutions to transform your customer’s experience? What a win-win.

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ThroughPut

MAY 14, 2024

Perhaps there is no bigger pushback that AI and data analytics companies get from industrial companies than “we don’t have data”. While that is 21st-century data, corporations have been generating operational data for centuries. To begin with, corporations must select the right “DNA” of data that is worth the effort to clean.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 19, 2021

” One reason some organizations are digital laggards is because they have yet to adopt the right corporate culture. ” He explains, “The digital transformation journey starts with adapting a mindset that the digitization of supply chain networks has become inevitable, at the top but also throughout the company.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 27, 2021

” For many organizations, risk management and resilience starts with the supply chain. But, in practice, assessments should always start at the value chain level. ” The Resilient Corporation suggests there are ten major categories of Resilient Performance Indicators (RPIs) that every company needs to address.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

From the Suez Canal blockage costing traders more than five billion euros in lost revenue and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that resulted in massive spikes in oil prices, to the desperate rush by retailers to get shelves adequately stocked ahead of Christmas. ”[1] Risk managers have a term for these conditions: VUCA. .”

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2021

Today, we are just starting the recovery from our war with the coronavirus. areas were finally getting electricity. These new age companies are often referred to as digital enterprises. Many business analysts believe the only way for companies to survive in the Digital Age is for them to transform into digital enterprises.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2014

Daily, I get notices from Linkedin of job changes. Many times it is slow, and I get frustrated. Let me start with some history to provide context. This was followed by a short stint at Altimeter Group which led to starting-up my new company Supply Chain Insights. Many of my friends are retiring. The industry is in flux.

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Proxima

MAY 15, 2020

The emerging truth was that sustainability was finding its way into corporate purpose. Although the signs point towards aggressive cost reduction campaigns, but they also lead to a need for greater innovation, automation, and sustainable long term solutions that differentiate. Sustainable sentiment is strong.

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Locus

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Piyush started preparing for an MBA in his second year of college. He knew what he wanted, and that to get a jump start in his career, higher education was the best route. You get to meet people with varied interests and from varied backgrounds. You get to meet people with varied interests and from varied backgrounds.

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Taulia

APRIL 6, 2021

And yet, the steps businesses need to take to get cash from customers can be such a cumbersome process – often dulling the shine of success. We started with a focus on allowing businesses to get paid earlier and quickly learned the importance of complementary solutions. Imagine a new world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

Let’s start by taking a look at history. The Terra solution complimented the functionality of the traditional APS vendors, i.e. Adexa, JDA, Logility, Kinaxis, SAP APO and Steelwedge. E2open sells a cloud-based solution for network collaboration. The closest solution in the market is ModelN. History of E2open.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 3, 2020

Many companies were contemplating how to become more sustainable before the outbreak and, hopefully, they will continue to pursue sustainability when things get normalized. I started writing about the circular economy half-a-dozen years ago. ”[3] A big part of the solution is implementing a circular economy.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2016

While technology capabilities are plentiful, for many, it’s not immediately obvious where one should start. Source: PINC Solutions. Managed – The first place to start is to implement a software package that is capable of managing repeatable processes consistently across your organization. Take a holistic enterprise perspective.

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