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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. SAS’s acquisition of MarketMax in 2003 is an exception. Take our survey , and join a virtual roundtable to discuss the results with others. Sitting at my desk, I made a list. My list was short.

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Fourth of July Spectacular

Logistics Viewpoints

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has been conducting its annual Independence Day survey with Prosper Insights & Analytics since 2003. The survey looks at the spending habits of consumers for holiday by different categories. According to the latest survey, 86 percent of Americans plan to celebrate Independence […].

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Ooh, Scary Stuff, Kids. Tales from the Supply Chain Crypt.

Kinaxis

In fact, National Retail Federation’s annual survey estimates that enthusiastic celebrators will spend an estimated 8.4 billion on Halloween – an all-time high in the survey’s 11-year history. In fact, I should include a PG-13 rating on it. Just kidding, although, for those involved, the scare factor must’ve been pretty high at times.

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Intelligent IBP: A Need for Decision Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process. According to a McKinsey survey, we spend on average 37 percent of our time making decisions , and more than half of this time is thought to be spent ineffectively.

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Intelligent IBP: A Need for Decision Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process. “ According to a McKinsey survey, we spend on average 37 percent of our time making decisions , and more than half of this time is thought to be spent ineffectively.

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Intelligent IBP – a new role for supply chain planners

Supply Chain Trend

Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process. “ According to a McKinsey survey, we spend on average 37 percent of our time making decisions , and more than half of this time is thought to be spent ineffectively.

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How Do We Heal the Healthcare Value Network?

Supply Chain Shaman

I would also like to encourage supply chain professionals in the healthcare value chain to share their opinions by filling out our survey on the current state of the healthcare value chain. Figure 2 contrasts the state of cash-to-cash cycles between 2000-2003 and 2008-2011. I think both factors are at play.