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Is a shelf-connected supply chain possible with traditional ERP?

The Network Effect

Over the past few years, the amount of available Point of Sale (POS) data has grown dramatically, increasing the urgency for all companies who sell through retail channels to leverage such data to drive decisions in their upstream supply networks. The post Is a shelf-connected supply chain possible with traditional ERP?

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Dealing With The Supply Chain Gloppy Mess

Supply Chain Shaman

For the first in seven years, I was not heads-down preparing for The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Traditional processes aren’t equal to the wild swings of the market. Supply is the challenge. The pending COVID vaccines need a cold chain to move the product to the market. Most are capacity constrained.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

Here I want to address the question, “Why is the focus on the basics of supply chain a barrier to adopting new forms of analytics and supply chain processes? Why have we not improved our use of channel data in supply chain processes?” Growth requires cash. The problem is that warehouses are full.

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Welcome Puff, The Magic Dragon, to Your Team

Supply Chain Shaman

Here, I postulate that the supply chain dragon is data. Supply chain leaders are drowning in data and low in insights. The focus is on growth, but supply chains are not fit for purpose. We don’t understand why the investments of ERP and advanced analytics are not yielding better results….

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Why a Demand Signal Repository is key to a shelf-connected supply chain

The Network Effect

Note: This is the next installment in an ongoing series that explores shelf-connected supply networks. In the first post, I asked whether a shelf-connected system was possible with traditional ERP systems. Then I explored how forecasting techniques will need to change. Which is best?

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Five Trends That Excite Me!

Supply Chain Shaman

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. At the session, together through education, sharing case studies, and reviewing research, we will explore the opportunities to build a Network of Networks to improve B2B supply chain connectivity. Definitional Image.

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Disruption in Supply Networks – How intelligent network platforms optimize for variability and uncertainty

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Logistics Supply Chain. We’re looking for business value, and that ultimately comes from solving endemic business problems in your supply network. And as we learned, this leaves supply chains extremely vulnerable to disruption. The Problem with Today’s Supply Chains. And that’s a huge problem.