Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Building the Effective Global Supply Chain. We speak about the need to move from a functional understanding to a global, holistic capabilities, but the traditional supply chain leader defines bonus incentives and process performance goals based on functional metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

In contrast, Dow Chemical, with thirty-two divisions with interconnected envelope interdependencies, needs global orchestration. Each division with global oversight drives the decision process. Preparing for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. This study closes this week so that we can finish it for the Global Summit.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

This was before the split of Kraft into Mondelēz and Heinz, at the beginning of the implementation of Kraft’s global supply chain strategy. (He His position was that the research that I was writing was not being aggressive enough in the definition of global supply chain planning requirements. He is now retired, and I should be.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The building of the global supply chain over the last seven decades evolved based on three assumptions: Number 1. These three assumptions for building global supply chains are no longer valid. The gaps in current technology approaches built based on historical assumptions of the global supply chain are inadequate. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

As supply chains moved from regional to global, intransit and cycle inventories increased. Functional excellence drove regional supply chain performance in the 1990s, but a focus on functional metrics in large, global and complex supply chains over the last two decades threw the supply chain out of balance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The building of the global supply chain over the last seven decades evolved based on three assumptions: Number 1. These three assumptions for building global supply chains are no longer valid. The gaps in current technology approaches built based on historical assumptions of the global supply chain are inadequate. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This behavior is especially acute when global companies delegate S&OP to the regions without clarity on the management of political bias. Over the last decade, as companies became more global, more and more meetings were added to the calendar to manage the S&OP process. Political sandbagging. The result?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The building of the global supply chain over the last seven decades evolved based on three assumptions: Number 1. These three assumptions for building global supply chains are no longer valid. The gaps in current technology approaches built based on historical assumptions of the global supply chain are inadequate. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, Based in Paris, L’Oréal is a global personal care manufacturing company. L’Oréal’s global strategy embraces globalization with a keen focus on the customer. Supply Chains to Admire Methodology. Growing Pains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Based on research with scientists and looking at the Global Vaccination data, I think that we are about 40-50% through the Pandemic response. Teeth are 3-D printed while most goods will struggle to get through the ports amid the disruptions of global trade.).

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2022

I also print a small print run and sign them at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. (I We have a week left to get enough respondents to unveil the new results at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Access the prior journals on the Supply Chain Insights Global website. I welcome your feedback. Will we see you there?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

Over the last decade, in the building of global supply chains, organizations grew more political with gaming on metrics. Preparing for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is happening on September 7th-9th in Franklin, TN. Mistake #3. A stubbed toe hurts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

The strategy day owner was a global process center of excellence leader. We will display the images of the different rivers at the Supply Chain I nsights Global Summit and Blaze 2022.) We have a week left to get enough respondents to unveil the new results at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. I find them fascinating.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As organizations became more global, the need for clear governance and supply chain excellence definitions grew, and few companies filled this gap. The focus on lower costs shifted supply into global trade lanes as demand and supply variability increased. Standard technology alignment did not enable this analysis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The week following the move, I facilitated the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. The coordination of the Global Summit is taxing both mentally and physically. My Thoughts Before the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. I handpick the case studies for the Global Summit. It takes a toll. I look forward to your thoughts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

Today, the average company has seven S&OP processes, but a global chemical company averages over 30. In my work, I have not found a company that can easily roll up a global material balance or gain a common view of demand. In some companies, the regions have strong control while in others the global teams drive the process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

The average company has seven S&OP processes, but a global chemical company averages over 30. Each is different, and I have not found a company that can easily roll up a global material balance. Analytic Layers of a Global S&OP. On a side note, don’t forget to register for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. According to figures published last November by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), the global semiconductor market growth rose from 6.8% increase in 2010, eleven years ago.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

For the past six years, I have spent my labor day weekend preparing for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Some would say that there are too many to count, but I believe that it includes complexity, compliance, commodity volatility, increase in demand volatility, globalization, and alignment. Can Data Scientists Help?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Shifts from regional to global supply chains? Governance clarity is paramount in the definition of a global supply chain. And what is the role of the global teams? In the evolution of the global supply chain, I have seen many, many mistakes in this area. How should companies make decisions? Impact of IBP?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

The current taxonomy (or frame/models) for the engines does not address the issues of the global multinational manufacturing company. In the Global Supply Chain, there are More Constraints To Address Than Just Manufacturing. The global supply chain is very political and lacks a unified data model at the planning level.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 16, 2021

To gain insights, we interviewed Alexandros Skandalakis, Director of Manufacturing Capacity, reporting to operations/manufacturing globally within Philip Morris. A member of my team is a member of global sourcing. Preparing for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. This case study is written in a Q&A format.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supply chain that I need to experience it. Connectivity enabled the growth of the global supply chain opening up markets driving opportunity. However, globalization comes with responsibility. ” Entertainment and fast food globalized fast. .”

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2023

In the evolution of the global organization, the issue grew worse. Inventory should be owned by the entire organization; however, in most, it is an afterthought. I find that the process of inventory management is not owned by any function or business leader. Today’s organization is less aligned than in 2004. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. Check out some of the work that Blume Global is doing in this area.). See You At the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit? While prior risk management disruptions occurred and quickly established a new normal, in the COVID-19 pandemic, the only normal is constant change.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The third story is a very profitable global brand with regional supply chain structures. Ending 2019 with a deduction bill for poor customer service to retailers in the United States of 10 million, the global team asked me to help the team improve customer service. Help Me Improve Customer Service.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 2, 2020

The thought of a pandemic killing over 350,000 people globally and over 100,000 in the United States in just three months is mind-numbing. The Global Risk Report published in January 2020 highlights the issue. Global Risk Management Report Study of Risks Published in January 2020. A vaccine, focus, and hygiene eradicated polio.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 11, 2014

The largest gap in risk management expected over the next five years will be the management of global operations. With a decade of building global supply chains behind us, companies are feeling the impact. We are better at managing regional supply chains than tangled/knotty global ones. It is not just one factor. Check them out.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2020

In the review of my first book, Bricks Matter , Keith Harrison, former Global Director of Product Supply at P&G asked me, “You mention the need for supply chains to shift from a focus on cost to value. After finishing the Supply Chains to Admire report and the Youtube series (to be released this week), this is my feeling.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you ask companies if they would like better inventory and global supply chain visibility, you will get an overwhelming answer of, “Yes!” ” However, if you ask companies how they define and deliver global business visibility, you will get stares like, “Doesn’t everyone know what global visibility means?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The recent Supply Chain Insights Global Summit gave me new perspective and insights. Growth from M&A, and globalization is slowing. Global Trade is Here to Stay. In the Post World War II Economy, we experienced sixty years of global trade. This includes: Sensors coupled with data from the Internet of Things (IOT).

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 24, 2020

GXS purchased Inovis, OpenText purchased GXS, Descartes Systems Group purchased numerous assets to form the GLN (Global Logistics Network), and TrueCommerce purchased Datalliance. (If As a new analyst, I was part of a team studying the evolution of value networks. Also, Value-Added Networks (VANS) morphed. IBM purchased Sterling Commerce.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2014

Carefully Design Regional/Global Governance. A major trap is the lack of definition of regional/global governance. Each discussion will usually start with the statement, “ You know Lora, that we are global. ” However, when I ask how they have defined Regional/Global governance, I get blank stares. .”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For the first in seven years, I was not heads-down preparing for The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Demand for electricity and natural gas is down 20-25% globally as remote workers shelter in place and operate offices in their homes. (Deck stain is not designed to be rolled onto a ceiling.). I welcome your thoughts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

It was not the supply chain that they have today, but the supply chain that could be… And, thus we ended the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. To see the presentations from the summit, check out our links on the Supply Chain Insights GLobal Summit website and on slideshare. But, it is not THE END. And, mark your calendars.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In Founded in 1988 in Milpitas, California, SanDisk is publicly traded on NASDAQ with 8,600 employees globally, and market capitalization in 2015 over $13B. in Net Cash on Hand. What do you think?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

Today, 56% of global multinational companies greater than 5B in revenue have a supply chain center of excellence. So, creating a Supply Chain Center of Excellence might sound like a good idea to start. I used to think so, but now, I say, ” Be careful. One in two fail, and the failure rate is increasing.” They take different forms.

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