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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week as I spoke at an European event, and I struggled to gain clarity in a world of increased confusion. While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. on process excellence.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

The company was one of a handful of exchanges to survive the market hype of electronic exchanges in the 2000-2003 period. On March 26, 2015, I nsight Venture Partners (“Insight”) purchased E2open for $8.60 Taking the company private, the investment by Insights gives E2open capital to purchase companies.

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How do we Drive Invention to Innovation in Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

This week, I spoke at the Chicago CSCMP round table event. At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. Buying patterns are changing quickly, and the insights are multi-dimensional. I was a skeptic.