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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

September 26, 2019) A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, and Spinnaker, a supply chain services company, has found that only 7% of companies are reaping the benefits of digital transformation of supply chain planning. BOSTON, Mass. and HOUSTON, Tex. About Spinnaker.

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Tackling Item Complexity

Supply Chain Shaman

In Figure 1, I share a case study from a client engagement. One of the most read case studies written for my first book, Bricks Matter, is a case study on managing item complexity. It is frequently requested, so I wanted to reshare this case study with my readers. Appliances within the kitchen are a fashion statement.

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Building Value Networks. Stopping the Backward Slide.

Supply Chain Shaman

I was a Gartner analyst in the period of 2000-2002 when trading exchanges were cool. As a new analyst, I was part of a team studying the evolution of value networks. A portal is an information dead-end street. Like a rocket ship traveling to Mars, a new press release popped into my email each day.

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Laboratory Experiments in Supply Chain Research

SCM Research

In their article, Deck and Smith highlight “several examples where experiments have been used to study issues relevant to logistics and supply chain management” and identify “several additional areas where laboratory experiments could be informative” Deck, C. & & Smith, V.

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Clouds: A Beautiful Thing for Sure!

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2002, there was no interest. In studies from the periods of 2006-2008, there was slow adoption of 15-20%, and today, the supply chain leader prefers a cloud-based solution. Each year, we do a study–we term it the Voice of Supply Chain User – on user satisfaction with today’s systems. The reason?

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USDA Announced Release of BioBased Economy Study Completed by NC State and Duke University

Supply Chain View from the Field

We’re sending this email to you as a courtesy because your organization is featured or referenced in the report, or members of our study team interviewed you in its development. In summary: The full study (including an executive summary) may be found on the BioPreferred web site here.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 23-27, 2014)

Talking Logistics

This study confirms what the others have revealed too: that a growing number of companies are recognizing the importance of supply chain risk management. Unlike the other studies, however, this one suggests that companies are actually starting to take action to improve their risk management capabilities, which is a positive development.