Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I wrote my first report on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) while sitting on the floor in the Atlanta airport in 2005 when I was an AMR Research analyst. I wrote many reports on airport floors in those days–electrical plugs were just too scarce.) Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. My challenge?

S&OP 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. While touted as a digital procurement provider, it took the Company nine days to onboard me as a vendor, and two weeks to process a Purchase Order. We do not know how to walk the talk.

Optimal Sourcing 247

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The initiative was officially put on hold in 2007 as a result. Additionally, the industry better understands RFID, reducing its cost of adoption. There are still variables, but experts in the industry are aware of them and know how to bypass them. However, Walmart would later drop the mandate.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Forecasting Software 52

AB&R

APRIL 12, 2022

The initiative was officially put on hold in 2007 as a result [2]. Additionally, the industry better understands RFID, reducing its cost of adoption. There are still variables, but experts in the industry are aware of them and know how to bypass them. However, Walmart would later drop the mandate. Opportunities for distributing.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Forecasting Software 52

KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Non-updated product sheets in ERP (purchase price, MOQ, Incoterm,…) resulting in non-compliant supplier orders . However, it is essential to react quickly in order to prevent harmful effects due to the overload of the operational system (Véronneau and Cimon, 2007) and also to preserve a certain agility in for the Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Material Savings Inventory Reduction 52

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Many organizations will play the shell game of reporting forecast error so that the numbers look better: either calculating the forecast at a higher level in the forecast hierarchy (not at the item level) or reporting the data as a Weighted Mean Absolute Error. I remember December 2007 like yesterday. They are not. Reflection.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

NC State SCRC

JULY 29, 2017

Examples include the multiple layers of approvals for purchase orders, delays in decisions when a forecast deviation occurs, or the lack of response when a major disruption shuts down shipments to customers. Examples of visibility include demand visibility, market visibility, and supply visibility. Much of the data is “integrated” (e.g.,

Real-time Visibility 40

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Software 40