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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

My thinking on outside-in processes started that evening as the black coffee turned cold in the cup in my hand. 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? My assigned topic was demand visibility.

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Philip Morris Drives Manufacturing Insights Using A Digital Twin

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chains quickly move through fads and buzz words. Today, entangled in digital supply chain discussions is the concept of the digital twin. All struggled, during the initial supply chain COVID-19 response, to run effective “what-if analysis” in their supply processes. And how fast?

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The March of the Lemmings.

Supply Chain Shaman

So are supply chain leaders. In this blog post, I share quantitative research, mixed with stories, of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). As an industry analyst in the supply chain planning market for fifteen years, this month, I will publish my tenth report on S&OP. Lemmings are misunderstood.

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Supply Chain Lessons Learned during the Pandemic

Enterra Insights

Prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic, supply chain professionals labored in near-anonymity. When the outbreak hit the world like a wrecking ball, supply chain operations became front page news. The pandemic taught supply chain professionals a lot about the resiliency of their supply chains.

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Lead Time Definition – How to Calculate & Reduce it?

SCMDOJO

Knowing how crucial time is for keeping customers happy and influencing what they buy, it’s clear that handling lead time (which means the time it takes to get things ready) is not just needed for business, but it also gives an edge in today’s competitive and complex economy. Time is really important in business.

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The Data Needed to Transform Supply Chains

Talking Logistics

Again and again, digitization and data were at the heart of panel and networking conversations. Yet amongst this buzz, I was challenged to find success stories. There was optimism and excitement, but the stories of transformative success were few and far between. Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group).

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Supply Chain Predictive Analytics: Benefits, Use Cases and Growth Potentials

ThroughPut

Supply chains used to live in the past. Thanks to the more advanced forms of supply chain analytics like predictive analytics, supply chains are proactively looking into the future and prepping for “what is to come” rather than only ruminating over “what already happened.”