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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

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. The transformational wave is slowly transforming the automotive industry from a focus on selling “rides” versus the purchase of an automobile.

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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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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I had the opportunity to work with several excellent organisations, most notably, nearly 20 years with Ceva (including EGL or Eagle Global Logistcis) and now TVS SCS. We organically manage TVS “Centres of Excellence” where we centralise processes and work that does not need to happen in our branch offices. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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How do we Drive Invention to Innovation in Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

I was an avid student of supply chain excellence; and in this role, I watched as best-of-breed solution after best-of-breed solution replaced with more complicated technology. In 2003, short-term forecasting approach using pattern recognition was invented by Terra Technology to replace rules-based consumption. I was a skeptic.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling & Logistics

Jim Shephard, president, Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems. ? The allocation of the right SKUs and volumes to different fulfillment centers has proven to be an excellent opportunity to apply AI. SHEPHARD: It has been a while since I last offered comments concerning something so important as people, training and workplace safety.