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16 ERP implementation risks that vendors WON’T tell you

Unleashed

For your benefit, the common ERP implementation phases are: Discovery Planning Implementation design Development Data migration & testing Deployment Support and training Controlling for scope creep is important in any ERP project. Think about the difference between Microsoft Word 2007 and Google Docs. It happens!

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Machine learning and big data analytics augments critical roles in supply chain efficiency, problem solving and cost saving. Data acquisition and filtering and scenario analysis are time consuming practices in supply chain. Efficiency and cost management. This calls for an analytical thinking and decision-making mindset.

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Getting Inventory Right: Hope with Hype and Recycled Software?

Supply Chain Shaman

The LogicTools product was purchased for $15 million in 2007 by ILOG. When not writing or running her company, Lora is training for a triathlon, taking classes for her DBA degree in research, quilting for her new granddaughter, and actively taking ballet. These assets have gone through several acquisitions.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am a manufacturing gal by training. For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market. It is clear to me that an evolution is not sufficient. In my opinion, we need a jump-start of sorts…. What drives my passion? I am not quite sure. It evolved over time. Supply chains respond, but they do not sense.

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

Arkieva

View the full post or view the snippet below: I got the idea for this blog post after reading Shaun Snapp’s LinkedIn post on the topic of big data. In the post, he correctly argues that the case for big data is sometimes exaggerated. Will Big Data change the world? Read More ». Read More ».

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

A guy by the name of Gary trained me. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. The only thing clear to me is investing in the current state will not help us build better. Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory.

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

A guy by the name of Gary trained me. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. The only thing clear to me is investing in the current state will not help us build better. Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory.