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Turn Off the Fog Machine: Move Past Groupthink to Drive A Positive, Data-Driven Narrative

Supply Chain Shaman

Why can’t we put the same energy that we put into inventing new words, tossing around acronyms, and parading on a stage to advocate for maturity models to improve supply chains? Supply chain concepts follow hype cycles. They both exist in supply chain circles. Do we have the right narrative?

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Reflection: The Journey to be Market Driven

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2002, I had the opportunity to work with General Mills. ” At that time, the sales organization used more point-of-sale data than their competitors, they had an impressive and innovative IT team, and their supply chain processes were what I considered best-in-class. It does not fit into traditional supply chain models.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. Executive teams strive to drive improvement in supply chain results; yet, sadly, only four percent of public companies succeed. The supply chain is a complex non-linear system. Now, I view the company as a supply chain laggard.

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

This was WBR’s first event in the United States targeted for the Medical Device Supply Chain Leader. Today, managing a medical device supply chain is tougher. This is why I think that the industry needs to get serious about supply chain management. This value chain needs a supply chain leader.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. His reasoning? We want to help.

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The End of a Fairy Tale

Supply Chain Shaman

” Or, a casual comment of, “We cannot run our supply chains like we used to.” In fact, I am surprised how few companies are knowledgeable on their own performance on supply chain ratios. Traditional supply chains in process-based industries operate on this assumption. ” I smiled.

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Clouds: A Beautiful Thing for Sure!

Supply Chain Shaman

Two years at Gartner Group , six years at AMR Research (now Gartner), two years at Altimeter Group and three years as the founder of Supply Chain Insights. Over this period, I have watched the acceptance of cloud-based supply chain solutions evolve. In 2002, there was no interest. The reason? What can we Learn?