Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2019

The first report was published when I working at AMR Research (now Gartner) in 2004. Manufacturing companies are statistically less satisfied with their S&OP processes in 2019 than they were in 2016 at a 90% confidence level. A large food manufacturing company has fourteen poorly implemented JDA instances. The Research. .

S&OP 171

S&OP Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling 171

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

Approximately 60 percent of today's unfilled manufacturing jobs are due to a shortage of applicants with sufficient proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math ( STEM ) skills. IMPO Executive Editor, Anna Wells provides insights into the complicated issue in her article “Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Serious”.

Buyer Training 120

Buyer Training Manufacturing Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 120

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In manufacturing-based companies, 70-80% of costs are in the processes of source, make and deliver. We analyzed the impact of 150 factors on 493 financial metrics for the period of 2004-2016. With the flurry of M&A, industry consolidation, outsourcing, and downsizing, the gaps for North American manufacturers are increasing.

Cost Reduction Strategies 201

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Manufacturing Procurement 201