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 solution was too black box.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. While the investment landscape and what VCs look for is quite different since then, this is a trend that will only evolve. It was the world’s largest VC firm in 2007 with over $20 million in assets during the year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

When you think about the product lifecycle from cradle-to-cradle through the moments of truth of purchase, usage, and disposal, what are the opportunities to improve corporate social responsibility? 2) Market-Driven Forecasting. So, what are the market signals to model to forecast demand at the cadence of the market?

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KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Non-updated product sheets in ERP (purchase price, MOQ, Incoterm,…) resulting in non-compliant supplier orders . This approach impairs flexibility to cope with the hazards of the various downstream systems (production tool, customer demand, etc.). – 10 key trends to understand Supply Chain Management Garnier A.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Walmart uses its mammoth purchasing power to shape suppliers’ behavior which also drives down costs, Gartner said.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2016

Prescriptive analytics envision many different scenarios using intelligence gathered in real-time, and presents an optimal solution. It seeks to find the optimal solution given a variety of choices, alternatives and influences that might affect the outcome. Increased forecast accuracy of about 25%.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Three Steps to a Better Statistical Forecast Setup. Understandably, she was pretty low on the value proposition of statistical forecasting. Happy new year! Read More ».

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