Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Ironically, inventory levels today are higher than they were in 2007; yet customer service levels issues abound. Most can only measure functional costs—transportation, manufacturing, and procurement. The two primary buffers in the supply chain are manufacturing capacity and inventory. The reason why? The answer is simple.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

I am writing this post from a hotel room in Chicago. Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.) Bi-directional orchestration enables what-if optimization for commodity buy plans in procurement, S&OP execution, and transportation optimization.

Supply Chain Planning Software 417

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. For the CFO, end-to-end is a focus on transactional flows like order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. For example, demand planning does not flow to procurement or transportation. My forecast? Our supply chains are weaker at planning.

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