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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

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 question is, “Why?”

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Top Automotive Mobile Barcoding Software Success Stories

RFgen

One solution is to automate data collection with mobile barcoding software. They were looking to modernize their data collection for better inventory control and in-house self-sufficiency. Results were transformative: stock reliability increased from 70 to 96% just six months after implementation. 50% Less Processing Time.

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Getting Inventory Right: Hope with Hype and Recycled Software?

Supply Chain Shaman

It is morning in Orlando. The sun is rising. I am speaking this morning at the Terra Technology conference and doing a book signing of my new book, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. It is my seventh year of speaking at this small, and intimate event. The world of supply chain is active on my iPhone. This inbound news adds to the story.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

The digital supply chain transformation is just beginning. The world is no longer just about rows and columns and transactional data. And that takes time, a long time.” Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. The driver is growth.

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16 ERP implementation risks that vendors WON’T tell you

Unleashed

It can cost a considerable amount of money , take a considerable amount of time, and demand considerable people power. But, to effect such serious change you need everyone to be on board, and that’s one of the big challenges of an ERP implementation. For starters, you’ll have to find all of that old data.

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Mapping Product Genomes: The Life Blood of Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

By 2007 it was $10M, and it has now dropped to $1000, and is expected to drop to a penny by 2020! The importance of tracking and measuring all goods, including the possibility of counterfeit goods, must be estimated using data tracking. 1] In most living things, the genome is made of a chemical called DNA.

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What € 30M funding really means to us: Accelerating sustainable procurement

EcoVadis

In December EcoVadis announced some big news that — we hope — will change the trajectory of sustainable supply chain progress. When EcoVadis started in 2007, our customers were pioneers: Sustainable procurement was an esoteric niche. You can read the full press release here . 9 years of organic growth to get here.