Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

I had never had a vendor thank me for giving a company a negative review. (I The company is now owned by JDA. During the period of 1996-2001, the company struggled. ” I used to say that companies in the household products sector–Colgate, P&G, and Unilever–built the best supply chains. Reflections.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. How are companies using SCONs in the real world? Dr. Herzog underscored the rapid pace of change companies are experiencing. “To

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Process gaps are larger in companies greater than 5B$ in annual revenues. This team was working on quality improvements and found that the flows crossed 117 disconnected documents in access, excel, and google analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

When I hear companies discussing the implementation of a customer segmentation strategy, I ask a series of questions: Who is your customer? How do they buy from you? I find that most of the time, companies cannot answer the first question of “ Who is your customer? How do they buy from you?”

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

The Internet was still in its infancy (it had about 100K hosts connecting roughly a million people), the Macintosh Portable was released (weighing 16 pounds and costing $6500), and Microsoft Excel (a mainstay of S&OP) was just four years old. She suggests five specific reasons companies haven’t adopted the latest technologies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 29, 2015

In studies from the periods of 2006-2008, there was slow adoption of 15-20%, and today, the supply chain leader prefers a cloud-based solution. The company is now profitably operating at a run rate of 70M in annual revenues. The company secured $22.5 In 2002, there was no interest. The reason? Not a place for consultants.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

Last week, one of the last survivors from the software inventory optimization software market ceased to exist as a stand-alone software company. SmartOps was purchased by SAP. Like its predecessors, LogicTools and Optiant, the company stopped functioning as a stand-alone software provider due to acquisition.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“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 can we learn?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. Executive teams strive to drive improvement in supply chain results; yet, sadly, only four percent of public companies succeed. In this area of research, I find that companies are like dogs chasing cars. The grass is always greener at another company. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

” Today, I know of less than twenty-five companies that actively sense demand, and while we talk about the use of channel data and the building of demand sensing processes to use channel data, it is still an elite group of supply chain leaders that are perfecting the techniques. Demand processes are evolving. Denial reigns.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

16 | Profile Ivanka Janssen, Director Global Sales Operational Excellence, Diageo. The Route to Consumer programme brings together the product flow from plant to retailer to consumer activities at point of purchase, all to service the consumer experience Diageo is trying to create. In 2006, with an export value of EUR1.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Check out the full analysis, for over 600 public companies by peer group in Supply Chains to Admire report.) The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006. Meet Ernest.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

According to IDC, most companies lose 20-30% in revenue every year due to bottlenecks and inefficiencies. If companies can’t dynamically analyze and create executable insights from the existing data systems and teams they already have in house, then they simply aren’t ready for any sort of so-called Digital Transformation or Industry 4.0

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

According to IDC, most companies lose 20-30% in revenue every year due to bottlenecks and inefficiencies. If companies can’t dynamically analyze and create executable insights from the existing data systems and teams they already have in house, then they simply aren’t ready for any sort of so-called Digital Transformation or Industry 4.0

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Since 2006, Abe Eshkenazi has served as CEO of APICS, a trade association focused on offering research, education and certification programs in supply chain management. MH&L: What are the most pressing issues that APICS member companies are dealing with right now? And do they have the people who can implement them?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. Not many companies have cracked this code. also known as the William Carter Company, is the leading brand of children’s clothing, gifts and accessories in America. Managing complexity is key. Here we share the story.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Zug Campus - Source: ISZL website Initial purchasing process at ISZL Before last year, when faculty and staff at the International School of Zug and Luzern wanted to buy something, they could briefly discuss it with the principal or other budget holders and then order what was needed instead of going through a formal process.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

This week, my former student Vel Dhinagaravel, and founder/CEO of supply market intelligence company Beroe , came to my class to speak. Listening to him reminded me of the fun we had starting up the first ever company to produce supply market intelligence focused on the procurement space.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

« The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments | Main | Mobile Payment Options » Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race? Supply Excellence. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Follow us on.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

The premise of the Christensen’s book is that when companies focus on current customer needs, they fail to adopt new technologies or business models that will meet the customer’s unstated or future needs. I was recruited to join Manugistics (now a JDA company) in 1990. This is especially true in large companies.”

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2022

company’s peanut plant in New Mexico. This action occurred after the company sold salmonella-tainted organic peanut butter that was used in hundreds of food products for perhaps as long as two years. Perhaps that is because these companies were using either paper-based or only partially automated systems.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

When a colleague forwarded the news of SAP (finally) buying Ariba past midnight India time on Wednesday ( [link] ), my first response was roughly on the lines of "better late to the dance than allow Oracle to steal your partner". Supply Excellence. Other possible acquisitions may include Endeca and Bravosolutions. Follow us on.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Slowly, more and more companies are waking up to the cold, and hard facts. I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. This analysis determines which companies are driving the greatest value.

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Governments and companies have also been observed to direct new foreign invest streams specifically to mines outside of China. This has continued to be a problem in the industry, with companies finding that the cost required to track and recuperate materials for recycling outweighs the benefits.

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