Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

Supply chain leaders are competitive. The field of supply chain management–combining source, make and deliver–into a common process started in 1982. Now in 2018, we are starting to see the evolution of “Gods” with new business models that are redefining supply chain processes.

Sourcing Strategies 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. As a goal, it is easier to say than to define.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Last week was the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. 110 supply chain leaders attended. In preparation for the summit, we readied the final report of the work on translating balance sheet results into a methodology to judge Supply Chain Excellence. Supply Chain Design. Outside-in Processes.

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RFgen

APRIL 16, 2013

Since 2006, Tesco has used big data analytics to improve its supply chain, primarily targeting its inventory management systems. According to Information Age, Tesco’s new supply chain optimization program helped the company save up to £16 million (approximately $24.5

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RFgen

APRIL 16, 2013

Since 2006, Tesco has used big data analytics to improve its supply chain, primarily targeting its inventory management systems. According to Information Age, Tesco’s new supply chain optimization program helped the company save up to £16 million (approximately $24.5

Supply Chain Software 40

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove founder of Supply Chain Trend, interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. For the next 6 weeks Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend: Can you describe your first involvement in S&OP?

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