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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

I wrote many reports on airport floors in those days–electrical plugs were just too scarce.) (I wrote many reports on airport floors in those days–electrical plugs were just too scarce.) At the time, I was fascinated how the most mature teams bucked the system. Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008.

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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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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. In times of uncertainty, cash is king. In times of growth, when companies are funding inventory builds, cash is needed. Here I share perspective on cash-to-cash abuse. Let me explain. I am troubled.

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Supply Chain Management:SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? With IBM acquiring Emptoris and folding it into the Smarter Commerce theme, all eyes in the procurement world was on Ariba.

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A Fireside Chat with John Sculley, Apple’s former CEO

NC State SCRC

” “So we go over to the other bulding and I see for the first time in my life – what looked like an Apple II personal computer. ” “So we go over to the other bulding and I see for the first time in my life – what looked like an Apple II personal computer. ” “What do you call it? .’

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #7

Supply Chain Trend

It sometimes seems like S&OP is stuck in a time warp, where the same old things as 30 years ago are being discussed. Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. Where to go from here for S&OP?

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Top 10 Successful Entrepreneurs in India that are Changing the eCommerce

Vinculum

Founded: October 2007. With time and hard work, they became successful in the business and were listed as one of the best entrepreneurs in India. E-commerce is growing in a gigantic way to flourish the market with brand products and attract customers to it in a specific way. 1) Sachin Bansal & Binny Bansal. Startup: Flipkart.

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