2001 Innovation Sourcing 
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 15, 2017
While there is a lot of hype about digital transformation, and I feel that the confluence of the new technologies offers great promise, the testing of planning alternatives is only for innovators. As I talk through the market options, I find we have solutions for two groups of buyers now–innovators and late majority/laggards.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2022
The company transitioned from an innovator in the 1990s to a late adopter in the last decade. So, while companies can achieve economies of scale in administration, sales, and logistics, the economies of scale for make, source, and deliver only happen when companies aggressively manage complexity. The results are questionable.
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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 19, 2022
Seen optimistically, this challenging trade environment is a catalyst for a slew of innovative measures and creative tactics to mitigate tariff costs – although one could argue that supply chain optimization from a cost and performance perspective is something that firms should already be doing on an ongoing basis. This practice is illegal.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
The first presented in June 2001 outlined where we were in supply chain and what we needed to do. In 2001, we were in trouble, but in 2004, we had made a lot of progress. They were growing fast and were innovative; but, my intuition was that their approach was fundamentally flawed. In 2001, there were three of us in planning.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
It was earlier than even supply chain innovators. They would ask how social can impact their supply chain source, make and deliver processes. I quickly found that the two topics were worlds apart. I had to learn a new language, a new set of vendors and connect with a new group of users. They would take the steps to be market driven.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 14, 2013
The consolidation of this industry has served the technology providers well, but has largely stymied innovation. In table 1, I compare ten-year averages (2001-2011) for food manufacturing companies. These technologies are mature. We are in the evolution phase of user-based enhancements.
ToolsGroup
MARCH 25, 2020
Apple launched the iPod in 2001 during the dot.com bubble. Many people don’t shop around once they have found a reliable source. Cost: Implement a cost management discipline to allocate and execute resources while spurring innovation. Microsoft launched in 1975, a time of great stagnation, inflation and unemployment.
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