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Provoking the Industry to Move Past Incrementalism

Supply Chain Shaman

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supply chain is not clear. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. Instead of pushing innovation forward, I see companies using the term “digital” as a path for IT spending. Why is this an issue?

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Looking Beyond Red Arrows

Supply Chain Shaman

It is hard work to maintain the status quo in metrics performance. A balanced portfolio of metrics delivers the greatest value. The supply chain is a complex, non-linear system. The belief of “best practices” as defined by historic supply chain processes is not supported by the balance sheet analysis.

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How Automotive Companies Are Transforming Their Supply Chains, Part 2

BlueYonder

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions.

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” At Supply Chain Insights , this is our passion.

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AGCO: Driving a Digital Manufacturing Transformation

Supply Chain Shaman

AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. When her employees kept breaking their tablets on the production floor, Peggy used lean-production thought processes to innovate for new answers. AGCO’s culture of innovation policy deployment enabled employees to pioneer a technology solution for manufacturing.

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Can Your Supply Chain Afford to “Wait and See” Before Becoming Digital?

Enterra Insights

Many analysts believe, however, that time for caution has passed when it comes to digital supply chain transformation. Nevertheless, “wait and see” seems to be the position of many supply chain professionals. ” Those are excellent questions to consider before making investments in any technology.

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Improve Operational Efficiency and Eliminate Internal Complexity Through Digital Procurement

Synovos

It is critical for procurement to adopt the latest technology that enables the team to visualize purchasing spend,” said one. The combination of accurate data and a digital procurement system enables the leveraging of that data for purchasing indirect materials,” Hilton continued. He is not alone.