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16 ERP implementation risks that vendors WON’T tell you

Unleashed

Lack of buy-in ERP will fundamentally change how your business works – that is, of course, the point. Lack of buy-in – from management or staff – is a major risk in ERP implementations. Project planning Deploying ERP isn’t like buying a bit of software, installing it on some PCs and calling it a day.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

Your Italian company is negotiating the supply of aerospace products to a government in Asia. Your contacts in that government insist that your company also buys goods or services from another supplier in the country of that government. This would mean breaking the contract with the first supplier without just cause.

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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

In 2007 a Panamanian prosecutor announced that at least 94 people had died from taking cough medicine contaminated with toxic syrup. Also, significant resources go into consumer awareness programs to train medical staff and patients to spot fake medicines. The social and financial damage inflicted by these illicit medicines is immense.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

At the same time, communities struggle to survive through curfew periods and other restrictions to secure products affordably whilst complying with health and safety conditions. Consumption in the crisis was initially supported by panic-buying. These are likely to influence shoppers buying choices. Agility and visibility.

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Getting Inventory Right: Hope with Hype and Recycled Software?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the research for my inventory optimization report, the lowest level of satisfaction with multi-tier inventory optimization is with clients of the SAP inventory solution (previously purchased from SmartOps). The LogicTools product was purchased for $15 million in 2007 by ILOG. Why is this relevant?

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

This gives supply chain leaders a false sense of security. I remember December 2007 like yesterday. The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. They are not. Reflection. So why have companies not done this?

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Nine Myths of S&OP Technology Selection

Supply Chain Shaman

When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. In these larger organizations, as shown in Figure 1, the needs for integration, collaboration, and role-based security are high. The documentation is evolving and there are few trained consultants. For the Love of the Cloud.

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