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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. These sources while functional are difficult to connect. In my experience, usually only 1/3 of data needed for visibility is transactional data. The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics.

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. E2open last week announced the purchase of Serus.

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. Manufacturers that want to have eCommerce capabilities are scrambling to catch-up.

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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s take a look at the world of the chemical manufacturer. Orbit Chart of Dow Chemical and BASF for the Period of 2006-2016 and Performance Data for the Chemical Industry. Performance Data for the Chemical Industry for 2006-2016. So much so, I scratch my head. I find the discussion stimulating.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Who is Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)? What is the USMTO Data Report?

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

After a couple of quick questions about the product that she had purchased, it was obvious to me that the product itself had the right features. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/…. In the post, he correctly argues that the case for big data is sometimes exaggerated. 2006-2009 I did a Ph.D.

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Supply Chain Management:Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race?

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Cloud & Big Data. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Automotive. Communication Services.