Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

In part one of this blog series, I started the saga of the supply chain fairy tale. It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. I strongly feel that a blind focus on functional excellence will cause the supply chain to become out of balance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Financial balance sheet improvements cannot be driven by traditional supply chain processes. In the words of a supply chain leader yesterday, “Lora, please give me stories of success. When I first met Nick, he was driving a supply chain transformation at VTech Communications. Price to Tangible Book Value.

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Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

Consultants and technology leaders are rebranding under a “digital umbrella” without clear definition. The untethered exuberance reminds me of the race for Y2K, the futile experimentation with trading exchanges in 2001, or the race for e-commerce. Confluence of Technologies. Confluence of Technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Supply chain management is hot. Investment is flowing into supply chain companies. In 2021, more than $25 billion was invested in supply chain companies in just the first three quarters of the year. Mr. Welty understands both private equity and supply chain management. Fail Until You Win.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Warehouse automation stats show that automation is making a big impact on warehouses and distribution centers. There are many driving forces behind the automation trend, from rising labor costs to rapid growth in ecommerce sales and a growing demand for rapid order fulfillment , such as two-day and even same-day delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I know of few areas in supply chains discussion that raise as much dialogue or ire. ” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” Many companies implemented demand management processes as a technology project. Everyone has a bias.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2016

Today’s supply chain is inside-out. At this session, we wanted to brainstorm together–supply chain leaders with technology visionaries. How to drive interoperability between solutions that automate the extended supply chain. “It is hard for me stay current on technology.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 1, 2015

Now imagine you’re a $4B a year revenue company with 13,000 employees and over 15 corporate acquisitions since 2001. But they managed to not just change, but actually transform their supply chain organization in just four years. A lot of supply chain organizations find themselves in this type of situation.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

While technology offers immense potential, its practical application and impact on fuel savings require further research. Consequently, investing in packaging optimization can yield substantial returns for businesses in the supply chain. Logistics KPI Dashboard is an essential tool for Logistics & Supply Chain Managers.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. Every single link in that chain must be made more secure against the terrorist threat.”. They also lack process controls and metrics.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. Every single link in that chain must be made more secure against the terrorist threat.”. They also lack process controls and metrics.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2016

Since 2001, eWorld Procurement & Supply has provided a unique insight into the latest innovations and technologies for senior procurement, supply chain and finance executives. Procurement Automation. Procurement Metrics. Organization: Revolution Events. URL: www.eworld-procurement.com/.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2017

Rather, it’s about winning the ongoing competition between shippers and third party logistics (3PLs) providers to secure those assets in order to maintain supply chain velocity. Minimize utilization disruptions by integrating your logistics management team with the supply chain and S&OP team. Benjamin Franklin.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Since 2001, eWorld Procurement & Supply, in association with Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, has provided a unique insight into the latest innovations and technologies for senior procurement, supply chain and finance executives. Procurement Automation. Procurement Metrics.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2016

Launched in 2014 and brought to you by the eWorld Procurement & Supply team, The Procurement Summit will provide senior purchasing, sourcing and supply chain executives across the North of England with an unmissable opportunity to keep up-to-date with the latest industry innovations, best practice and new technology solutions.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

The staff at Logistics Management notes, “E-commerce has changed the way the logistics and supply chain game is played. The world of digital commerce has introduced more risk and complexity than logistics and supply chain professionals have ever faced. ”[2]. The evolution of e-commerce. ” 3. .

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Vanguard Software

JULY 20, 2021

And before that, in 2001, Nike also had a demand planning blunder that led to a $100 million loss in sales. These examples show how imperative a proper process for demand planning and supply planning is to an organization’s overall health and profitability. Connections Between Demand Planning and Supply Planning.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove from Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Supply Chain Trend interviewed a group of S&OP leaders.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Our fundamental objective at Supply Chain Game Changer is to share experiences and expertise and lessons learned. John Heffernan, Chief Supply Chain Officer at ModusLink. Steve Radewych, Director Supply Chain at Precision Global. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 10, 2018

“someone must have their mojo working over at the record company” In the 1990s supply chain had MOJO. Improvement on the key metrics of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is elusive. The Death Spiral of Supply Chain Management. Then it was sexy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

With 65% of supply chain professionals members of the Millenials and Gen X generations, inflation is new. The members of the supply chain organization have never managed through a period of growth, inflation, and unprecedented supply variability. Current technologies and processes focus on volume trade-offs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

With 65% of supply chain professionals members of the Millenials and Gen X generations, inflation is new. The members of the supply chain organization have never managed through a period of growth, inflation, and unprecedented supply variability. Current technologies and processes focus on volume trade-offs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

As an analyst, when technology providers acquire and divest companies, I get invited to pre-announcement conferences. In these sessions, the technology providers share their rational for the investment and invite questions. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

During the conversation, he thanked me as an ex-Gartner analyst for putting Ariba on problem-watch in May 2001. The market shift was dramatic, and if we had made a series of small cuts in staff or direction, we would have had the same fate as i2 Technologies or Manugistics. During the period of 1996-2001, the company struggled.

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