Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Tight coupling of the supply chain forecast to the financial forecast will improve value. Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I If you want to know future sales ask sales. Measure it.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 195

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. Traditional forecasting approaches are not adequate in a time of market volatility. In the real world, companies operate with a Mean Absolute Forecast Error of 24-60%, and have a bias of 9-40%. I remember December 2007 like yesterday.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

My forecast? When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. At the end of the day, customers buy based on value not on the cool factor of the technology. The most commonly deployed supply chain planning module is forecasting. Our supply chains are weaker at planning.

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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 181

Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

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Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies 61

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

I will watch the comments on this new one closely to see how to improve the report. When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. Many companies over the last decade built Excel ghettos and implemented reward systems for spreadsheet jockey(s). What Is New? It is a rewrite.

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S&OP Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Without their contributions, it will be difficult to make forward movement due to breakdowns in communications along with the assumptions of how to achieve them.

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