Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Definition Anomaly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. Definition As I follow the evolution of supply chain technology, I am struck by what I see as a stream of paradox and anomaly, and the tendency of supply chain leaders to cling to convention. I constantly ask myself, why? Art of the Possible.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

He was proud of his work at the company, and made many strides to drive improvement, but was forced to leave. When I was a teenager, I spent afternoons after school with my dad. As he lost his vision to macular degeneration, he taught me to play chess. He loved chess, and I was a reluctant participant. Sometimes, this is a tough discussion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” What I see today, I find disappointing. Many of today’s solutions include Narrow AI. We are in the middle of a hype cycle. The acronym for artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere, but the value proposition is nowhere. Like any hype cycle, the market will overheat being over-hyped, then fall.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

What is supply chain resilience? In short, resilience is what keeps things running during a disruption — and what helps companies get back on track afterward. Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

That makes autumn the perfect time for many to partake in their local festivals. While many towns throughout the world host festivals filled with good food, hot pretzels and a cold brew, have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of all this activity? How do you keep food plenty and mugs full?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As so many of us were made aware since the pandemic lead times were stretched to extreme levels for many products globally. As so many of us were made aware since the pandemic lead times were stretched to extreme levels for many products globally. What is lead time? First, let’s define lead time.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many risks and uncertainties in supply chain networks. Materials shortages , demand fluctuations and plan t closures have led many organizations to revisit their supplier relationships, as well as distribution and production locations. Read on for common use cases. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

When it comes to driving supply chain agility there are several solutions that are important, but the key solution is a Multi-enterprise Supply Chain Network (MSCN). A multi-enterprise supply chain network platform provides network-based order fulfillment applications and/or advanced network-based supply chain risk analytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

What role can supply chain play in preventing stockouts? While most drug shortages impact generics in areas like oncology and anti-infectives, weight loss drugs are capturing headlines today for the challenges many patients have in filling these prescriptions. Drug shortages strike fear into people’s hearts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

For industry, the ability to better connect machines, objects, and devices is what is driving excitement for this technology. 5G” is the 5th generation mobile network. In the industrial realm, solutions are what drive the adoption of new technology,” Mr. Arnold explained. It is based on a new global wireless standard.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 4, 2024

This blog post on my take of the On March 29 th , Blue Yonder announced a binding agreement to acquire One Network for approximately $839 Million. I am surprised by the size of the acquisition based on the level of maturity of the One Network solution. What does this mean to the market? I take supply chain management seriously.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 13, 2023

What Is AI? Does it resemble hip-hop? No one knows, but in my discussions, business leaders agree that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here, and the projected impact on supply chain technology looms large sending the industry into very different gyrations. How fast will it transform work, no one knows, but excitement reigns. I think maybe.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

While many might clap their hands and exclaim the end of three-years of unprecedented supply chain disruption, I say, “Not so fast.” While many might clap their hands and exclaim the end of three-years of unprecedented supply chain disruption, I say, “Not so fast.” What is normalcy? Unrest in Sudan.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

The basic frame of supply chain planning–functional taxonomies for optimization on a relational database–must be redesigned before supply chain leaders can reap the benefit of deep learning, neural networks, and evolving forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI). ” I don’t think so. I term this our data jail.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. Given your expertise, I’d love to hear what alternatives you recommend for better demand forecasting and real-time visibility beyond what’s commonly adopted today.” In a recent blog post, I was challenged by Anna. Clear mission.)

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

She also is an advocate for women, and, as discussed below, has initiated the ToolGroup Women’s Network to support the advancement of women in supply chain and across industries. What key challenges and trends will affect supply chains going into 2024? How will the role of supply chain within the global economy change?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2024

Infor Nexus is a supply chain network that connects businesses to their key partners and makes coordinating the flow of materials and information much more seamless. A good example is saying “What are my demurrage issues at the Port of Long Beach?” A good example is saying “What are my demurrage issues at the Port of Long Beach?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Due to travel restrictions, I cannot attend many industry events, so I observe from home, watching webinars and remote broadcasts. Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. They are not active in the Gartner network. Surgery is over.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

Here I write about what I hope that he learns. What Is An Inside-Out Planning Process? An inside-out model, based on testing, is weeks, and often months, out of step with what is happening in the market. An inside-out model, based on testing, is weeks, and often months, out of step with what is happening in the market.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

A supply chain digital twin is a complete model of your supply chain that allows you to run what-if scenarios and determine the most efficient use of resources for fulfilling demand. Think of it like a digital puzzle in which all the different pieces of your network and operations click into place. Get the insights you need.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For industry, the ability to better connect machines, objects, and devices is what is driving excitement for this technology. 5G” is the 5th generation mobile network. In the industrial realm, solutions are what drive the adoption of new technology,” Mr. Arnold explained. It is based on a new global wireless standard.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

My primary insight is that many of the technology initiatives that were underway at the start of the disruption did not serve us well. The use of descriptive analytics along with agile planning techniques (what-if analysis, discrete event simulation, and network design) helped. It will publish next week. Responsive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

ARC has done research and writing on supply chain collaboration networks. A supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) is a key technology for improved collaboration across an extended supply chain. Networked applications have distinctive advantages that other types of solutions lack.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. What accounts for FourKites Growth? The network has grown in size. FourKites CEO, Matt Elenjickal One of the two leaders in the real-time transportation visibility market is FourKites. That is fast growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Here is a quote from the time: On Tuesday, the network-equipment giant provided the grisly details behind its astonishing $2.25 Here is a quote from the time: On Tuesday, the network-equipment giant provided the grisly details behind its astonishing $2.25 This November is a layoff season. Demand levels still exceed pre-pandemic levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For many tech providers, the message often becomes a religious argument. What is a digital brain? What is supply chain 4.0? Digital Supply Networks. At Deloitte, the focus is on digital supply networks for a digital thread that connects the physical to digital, digital to digital, and digital to physical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

A multi-enterprise supply chain networks (MSCN) is a key technology for improved collaboration across an extended supply chain. A MSCN is a collaborative solution for supply chain processes built on a public cloud – many-to-many architecture – which supports a community of trading partners and third-party data feeds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged. A great deal already has been written about the impact of the pandemic, fully socializing jargon such as “new normal,” “next normal,” “unprecedented disruption,” etc.

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Logility

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Why Network Optimization Is the Key to Consumer Packaged Goods Supply Chain Resiliency It has been a few years since the onset of the pandemic exposed the tragic consequences of supply chain fragility within the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. They simply cannot keep pace with business dynamics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This user conference focused on SAP’s spend management and business network solutions. His goal was to get the cost of each engine to a tenth of what it then cost. To lower costs Musk employs what he calls an “idiot index.” To lower costs Musk employs what he calls an “idiot index.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

So we are actually at 40 percent of the throughput we need to be at so there is no backup…ok, so sounds like we have an infrastructure and shipping network problem. So we are actually at 40 percent of the throughput we need to be at so there is no backup…ok, so sounds like we have an infrastructure and shipping network problem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

What follows are some key things a newcomer to the supply chain profession, or an interested reader of news headlines, needs to know about SCP technologies, processes, and roles. A network design model figures out where factories and warehouses should be located. S upply chain planning requires constraints to be mapped.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 15, 2020

The market shifts will be many and local. As a result, much of what we have learned as a supply chain best practice is no longer applicable. Part of the work for a business leader is defining what teams can stop doing. I think that this is important now because work teams are stressed, and many companies are downsizing.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2023

An effective fulfillment process can make or break a retailer’s bottom line, but with expanding channels, heightened customer expectations, and the inherently fast pace of the retail industry, many companies are under-equipped in terms of technology. Solving for Multiple Objectives: What are your top goals? Let’s dive in!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

A WMS tells workers what to do. Automatic identification (AutoID) solutions – like scan guns or Voice Systems – is what allows a WMS to ensure the right product is picked from the right location. While a worker is doing their tasks, the WMS might tell them to go to slot FD229 and count how many items are in that location.

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