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Provoking the Industry to Move Past Incrementalism

Supply Chain Shaman

Despite good intentions, the programs get engulfed in waves of change management. When we study 600 public companies by peer group, at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin, only 5% drive improvement. However, as I talk, and question if traditional practices can break the chains that bind us, most go, “huh?”

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

In the middle of busy travel, I made time for the annual physical. While most consultants and technologists want to sell technology, and are eager to slap in a new piece of software, my caution is to slow down and better understand root issues before having a technology discussion. inventory turns. July is my birthday month.

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Three Reasons Why SAP Supply Chain Planning Is a Risk to Your Business

Supply Chain Shaman

After a busy week with high-tech and electronics clients, my fingers are itching to help others solve a different type of puzzle. The goal of this blog is to help business users maximize their current SAP Investments in a time of change. Business leaders need to support a new way of doing business. Reflections.

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Three Reasons Why I Love Hadoop, and You Should Too!

Supply Chain Shaman

In contrast, when you go to your favorite search engine–Google, Bing, Yahoo–software quickly indexes web pages for your specific search. Doug named the software after his son’s favorite pet elephant shown here.) ” The first step is to get educated and learn the terms to have a new discussion. They index.

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Three Reasons Why SAP Supply Chain Planning Is a Risk to Your Business

Supply Chain Shaman

After a busy week with high-tech and electronics clients, my fingers are itching to help others solve a different type of puzzle. The goal of this blog is to help business users maximize their current SAP Investments in a time of change. Business leaders need to support a new way of doing business. Reflections.

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26 warehouse pros reveal the most important factors to consider when moving to an automated warehouse

6 River Systems

Alexandra Zelenko is a Marketing and Technical Writer at DDI Development company that delivers web and mobile digital solutions for a wide range of business expertise, such as recruitment, fintech, CRM, e-learning, logistics, etc. Robert DeStefano is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for Ivanti. Alexandra Zelenko. DevGuildDDI.

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Everything You Need to Know About Mobile Barcoding and Data Collection for ERP

RFgen

Too many companies still rely on manual data collection processes for handling inventory. Tracking inventory in the warehouse, shop floor or out in the field using paper checklists, spreadsheets, data entry into the ERP, or using no system at all, is not effective. Mobile inventory software with additional functionality.