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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

The confusion starts when a supply chain leader states the need for improved visibility without a clear definition. Well-seasoned supply chain leaders understand that visibility is a capability not an IT taxonomy. The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. Supply chains are complex.

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Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 reported for March. reported for March. value, up from 53.1

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. The most significant for the supply chain market are assets from Baan, Formation Systems, Fygir, Intentia, Lawson, MAPICS, Mercia, and SSA Global. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$.

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7 Trending Business Practices Disrupting Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! Days and years went by, and eventually, the ’93 Ford Escort was living in the hybrid-dominated world of the year 2004. Time and technology had progressed, and there were a plethora of better alternatives on the market in 2004.

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

“We live in a world where supply chains, not companies, compete for market dominance. But companies often have diverging incentives and interests from their supply chain partners, so when they independently strive to optimize their individual objectives, the expected result can be compromised. ”. What Is Value?

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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

Source Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Or will companies stumble on the path by mistakenly implementing supply-centric processes and calling them demand-driven initiatives? As a writer of research on demand-driven supply chains for over eight years, I find many amusing. Supply chain leaders feel stuck.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives on reported July 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The July reported value of 48.7 The July reported value of 48.7