Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

The Company was my client for many years at AMR Research, and when I look at Mark’s slides for the webinar, I see many of the elements that we heatedly debated in the period of 2009-2010. In Agrosciences is the customer the distributor of seed/additives, the farmer or the downstream purchaser of food products?

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

» The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. As we approach the latter stages of the 2011 holiday buying season, the uptick in online buying has indeed occurred. Guest Post by.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Head judge Jack van der Veen (Nyenrode Business University) explained that important selection criteria included authenticity, presentation skills, excellence in one’s own context and the ability to look beyond cultural borders. 2012 Erik Botter, Director Purchasing & Logistics, Pearle Benelux. Previous winners.

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DECEMBER 31, 2012

« Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying Period Point to Significant Change and Fulfillment Challenges | Main | Information Driven Innovation in Supply Chain » The Learning from the 2012 Holiday Buying Season: Balanced Investments in Online and Physical Supply Chain Fulfillment Capabilities. In the U.S.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010. The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. By Maha Muzumdar.

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JULY 26, 2013

In my current project about a year ago, North America region Supply Chain Planners were having major concerns related with flawed planning resulting from incorrect or no Source of Supply (SoS) for receipt elements such as Purchase requisitions &/or Planned orders. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010.

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Cloud Simple meaning of Cloud in context of SMAC is using software applications as a service without buying them. The point here is that user need not buy and install hardware, software, network and infrastructure and start using the software without any capital expenditure, and pay as per use. Supply Excellence. December 2010.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

« Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment | Main | Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options! » Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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MARCH 8, 2013

This could discourage the consumers to buy these products in previous seasons in the expectation of a price cut. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. December 2009.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Some enable a buy-online-in-store-pickup approach while a few expand their reach to include home deliveries and the usage of dark stores. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. August 2009.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

« The Learning from the 2012 Holiday Buying Season: Balanced Investments in Online and Physical Supply Chain Fulfillment Capabilities | Main | Green Supply Chain Management » Information Driven Innovation in Supply Chain. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

In his previous blog , my colleague Amit Ambekar had talked about various payment types such as Cash on Delivery, Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later. In Carrier billing form of mobile payment purchases are billed on the subscribers mobile phone bill. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010.

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JULY 3, 2012

A punch-out mechanism for buying medicines/equipments from a custom - catalogue which again is based on personal profile, can further do the value addition. An excellent article, really on the cutting edge of EAM scope innovation. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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JULY 1, 2013

There have been some cases, where a client buys licenses from product vendor and gives them to a third party hosting service provider for hosting. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010.

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JUNE 20, 2013

This will help in estimating the deployment efforts and the overall deployment approach.Deployment Cycle typically begins with Study phase workshops where the Core Team (Process Owners, Local representatives, Functional Consultants, Process Consultants) educates the Local team on the Global Template solution and get their buy-in. August 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Some of the reasons why an increasing number of consumers buy groceries online are convenience of shopping and / or Home delivery of purchased items. Growing interest by consumers to buy grocery online; has made retailers to launch internet based grocery selling channel. Supply Excellence. December 2010.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Moreover, since the SMEs are experts in their areas of expertise only (eg: SMEs for inventory, purchasing, shipping, financials etc.), Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010.

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Also, with increasingly shorter lifecycles for the components, it is getting increasingly important in the High-Tech industry to plan the components considering substitutes, before placing a buy signal to the Suppliers. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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MARCH 6, 2012

For example, imagine if it was possible to predict the percentage of customers that were interested in buying a black colored Reebok T-shirt against a brown colored one or to predict the percentage of customers interested in buying a sportz model of a car versus an another model. Supply Excellence. December 2010.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

« The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments | Main | Mobile Payment Options » Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race? Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010.

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MAY 24, 2012

Similarly a periodic query of t-lanes that will expire soon will help in preventing purchase requisitions without source of supply. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

One of the ways by which E-Retailers are attracting people to buy on the net is by offering Cash on Delivery (CoD) payment option. While CoD is an excellent option for the customer; it is the least attractive payment mode for E-Retailer. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

For example, an internal social media application can help the purchasing team collaborate more effectively with the payables team. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Mobile gift cards allow the purchaser to add things like their own text message, their own picture into the mobile gift cards. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010.

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MAY 25, 2012

When a colleague forwarded the news of SAP (finally) buying Ariba past midnight India time on Wednesday ( [link] ), my first response was roughly on the lines of "better late to the dance than allow Oracle to steal your partner". Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

« The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities | Main | Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment » Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

« Fulfillment Options - Recent Trends | Main | The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments » Scheduling Order Release Process Intelligently. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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DECEMBER 8, 2011

« Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options! Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009.

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JUNE 26, 2012

A growing core of what the Financial Times recently described as " belief system " companies have concurred that sustainability practices add to positive customer buying perceptions as well as bottom-line results. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

« Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices | Main | Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season » Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

« Use of Rapid Application Development methodologies for Supply Chain Execution package implementations | Main | The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities » Will "Profitable To Promise" be Viable In Retail Industry ?? Supply Excellence. December 2010.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

« Mapping Your Way To Faster Shopping | Main | Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying Period Point to Significant Change and Fulfillment Challenges » Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. Guest Post by. That has not settled well with store employees.

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MARCH 6, 2014

Low Entry Cost / Capital Cost Saving With cloud based offerings, companies opt for a pay-per-use model, where they need not buy licenses in bulk, but migrate to a subscription based model. Pay as you use / Streamlined Cash Flow Companies need not buy long term licenses, support and continuous upgrades. Supply Excellence.

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MARCH 20, 2012

A few months ago, I was looking to buy a laptop to replace my old desktop at home. I then walked into some of the stores near my house to compare prices in the stores for similar configuration, but more importantly, to "touch and feel" the product I was about to buy. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010.

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MARCH 27, 2012

The implications profoundly point to the reality that consumers prefer online tools and have shifted their shopping and buying preferences. Wal-Mart has enabled its shoppers the option to pick-up purchases from a nearby physical store or FedEx shipping location. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

One of the most important factors which tempt people to buy online - is good deal or discounts. For example, when Home appliances are purchased from leading e-commerce retailers, the price would be approximately 6%-7% less than the market price. Supply Excellence. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. The retailer’s plan was never normalized against inventory and as a result it did not reflect buying behavior.

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