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How Supply Chain Lost Its Mojo

Supply Chain Shaman

Improvement on the key metrics of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is elusive. Then as a software executive (1991-2001 and then 2003-2005) and finally as an analyst (2001-2003 and 2005-present). I have worn many hats and attended more conference than I can count.

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Four Strategies What Worked

Supply Chain Shaman

I am unsure how many business teams I had the good fortune of working with, but a casual count nears 3,000 over 20 years with over 500 conference speaking opportunities. Business leaders came and went as an analyst, technology shifted, and markets ebbed and flowed.

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Do Supply Chain Planning systems generate any value?

Kinaxis

The issue is that none of their IT investments in the last 10 years have moved the needle on operational metrics such as inventory levels, case fill rates, and other operational metrics. The best planning systems are implemented carefully based on conference room pilots and focus on modeling the business. Their words.

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How do we Drive Invention to Innovation in Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

In my role as an industry analyst, I have been lucky to attend many great conferences and hear wonderful speakers. One of my favorite speeches, over this fifteen year tenure, was listening to Alan Greenspan at the AMR Research IT conference in November 2006. It requires the early adopter and visionary. Reflections.

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Integrated Business Planning: A New Narrative for an Old Process

Supply Chain Trend

This traditional IBP is not set up for a fast-changing world, where speed of decision making confers a competitive advantage. Many IBP cycles around the world are based on a 20-year-old process definition supported by 20-year-old planning concepts. New Wave 3 Technology can empower a more efficient and responsive planning process.