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The Supply Chain Merry-Go-Around

Supply Chain Shaman

following the reporting of fourth-quarter results. This is despite the strengths of the recent purchase of Optimity. The evolution of the e-commerce market and the required transformation of warehouse management to support the shipment of the “each” fueled Manhattan’s rise as a global player.

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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006.

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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

Examples include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management (WMS_ or Advanced Planning (APS). The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Visibility Maturity Model.

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2016: The Start of the Third Act?

Supply Chain Shaman

I manage a team at Supply Chain Insights and actively publish using an Open Content research model. This Tuesday we will publish our 87th report, and our 167th podcast, in our 36th newsletter. We are also more advanced on transportation and warehouse planning than supply chain planning. We take content seriously.

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Is Your Supply Chain Recession Proof? A Guide for Building a Resilient Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

During the 2008 recession, Walmart strengthened its supply chain by investing in predictive analytics and real-time demand forecasting. Implementing lean methodologies and Just-in-Time (JIT) systems can help minimize holding costs and prevent the accumulation of surplus inventory.

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The secret to distance selling success

DELMIA Quintiq

In 2013, the German E-Commerce and Direct Selling Trade Association (BEVH) reports a growth of 22 percent, with a turnover of €48.4 But BEVH reports that only a meagre 1.6 But BEVH reports that only a meagre 1.6 The reluctance to purchase groceries online seems to be a German peculiarity. billion on groceries.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Descartes survived, however, and became one of the first software companies to embrace the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model. One of Descartes’ most high-profile acquisitions was its purchase of MacroPoint for $107 million in August 2017. Where is Descartes today? Keegan McCready, Sr.