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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

It started with simple money transfers in 2007 and now includes a range of services. Internet of Things As an Enabler. Instead, I think that the answer for Africa is about mobility, new forms of analytics, and The Internet of Things. What do I mean by The Internet of Things? SAPICS, be a leader.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

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. Customer-Centric Benchmarking. Interested in benchmarking your supply chain on customer-centric strategies? Market-Driven Processes.

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6 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management in the Current Economy

Oracle SCM

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. By Maha Muzumdar. Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010.

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Sparking a New Conversation: Let’s Build a Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

When I was an analyst at AMR Research in 2007, I tracked thirty. If companies open-up and externalize data in a meaningful way we could pave the way for on-line benchmarking, demand sensing and event management in new ways. Looking back at history… When I was a Gartner analyst in 2001, I tracked over 400 trading exchanges.