Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

of revenue on information technology (IT), only six percent of manufacturers drove performance at the intersection of growth and margin. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Despite spending 1.1% Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Performance Manufacturing Procurement 362

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The solution was too black box.

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Optimal Sourcing Analytics Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software 219

Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

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Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies 61

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. Market-Driven Processes. Demand Sensing.

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Material Savings Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 185

Arkieva

MARCH 2, 2016

Dale Davidson, famed economist who predicted the economy collapse of 1999 and 2007 warns, “Don’t imply that a 50% collapse is looming – it’s already at our doorstep.” If you are a retailer, manufacturer, or distributor, the day-to-day moves in the Dow neither drive nor necessarily reflect the day-to-day operations of your business.

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Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Strategy 60

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am a manufacturing gal by training. 2) Market-Driven Forecasting. Inside-out, traditional processes forecasting processes use statistical methods to predict the future based on order and shipment patterns. So, what are the market signals to model to forecast demand at the cadence of the market? What drives my passion?

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 150

synchrono

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The global economic recession that started in 2007/2008 hit the manufacturing sector hard. In February of 2009, The Economist even published a piece called The Collapse of Manufacturing. The auto industry, like many other manufacturing sectors, was awash in excess capacity. Demand-Driven Manufacturing can help.

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