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? It is not an easy answer.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

The company won the ISM 2012 Award for Excellence in Supply Management (category:process). 2009: H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico. However, the logic Cisco uses to manage the disruption is very robust and details are summarized into the infographic below, Note: metrics data is for illustrative purpose. And according to the U.S.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. This commentary is an interim follow-up to this authors previous Infosys Limited guest commentary: Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. First, consumers have clearly stepped-up their preferences towards online channels as the preferred buying option.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

The analysis is too complex to use one of those sexy and over-marketed magic four-box charts. When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. Data visualization is quickly advancing in the tools. It is about more than magic. The technology choices are not black and white.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services. Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation. For related commentary, see: Notable Quote: C.H.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. We conducted a thorough analysis of these concerns & compared results in different geographies. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. hmm.gadgets, graphs, analysis etc. Strategy, an engineering framework, failure mode analysis maybe.phew! There are heaps of operational data in the raw format and in some cases even well processed data such as vibration analysis, chemical analysis etc. Supply Excellence.

Expense Reduction 39

Expense Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Strategy 39

NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Stuart William was in one of my former MBA classes at NC State in 2008, and graduated into one of the worst economies ever in May of 2009. He then went into global imports for the central purchasing group in Raleigh. In 2009 it lost two-thirds of their sales – and lost money for four years in a row. Today, we are at 5.5M

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. Analytics Analytics means scientific and systematic analysis of data. In todays digitally connected world, there is data everywhere resulting into an information overload, which is not readily usable for productive purposes like decision making. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

Analytics Software 35

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? 2006-2009 I did a Ph.D.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. There are concerns on data security, privacy, business continuity and control. and also carry sensitive and confidential data like financials and sales, hence companies have been maintaining them with utmost planning, precision, control and security. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. By exchanging information such as inventory levels, forecasting data, and sales trends, companies can reduce cycle times, fulfill orders more quickly, cut out millions of dollars in excess inventory, and improve forecast accuracy and customer service. Supply Excellence. Business Process Outsourcing.

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