Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

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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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

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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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

For example, Friday, I spent an hour on the phone with Bonvoy (the new Marriott branding) to get disconnected three times. New bots are a waste of everyone’s time, and the voice automated Bonvoy service ineffective a holiday weekend. My forecast? The news from these events? Sadly, the news is no new news. I watch in amusement.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 16, 2021

The smartphone in your pocket is 29 times faster than the world’s fastest computer in 1995. At times, pouring energy into developing technology for our customers has been a way to help fight the pandemic and proving that we could use this tragedy to make us and our customers stronger. Amplified by a 2.9

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Stellantis indicated to CNBC in a statement that it questions “ whether the union’s leadership has ever had an interest in reaching an agreement in a timely manner.” In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S.

Negotiating Skills 59

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

As a newcomer to this world, I have learned just how complex, dynamic and complicated a supply chain can be. A poor procurement choice based on stale data can lead to a decline in profits. Many times I have seen file names such as 2015Q4Budgetv3.xlsx Many times I have seen file names such as 2015Q4Budgetv3.xlsx

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KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In the absence of good product data quality, non-compliant supplier orders systematically result in poor product availability, one solution to this problem is to set up an efficient communication system with the purchasing and supply divisions that can reduce data update times up to 90 %. Some examples of worst practices.

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