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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. In 2019, the combination of machine learning, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), cognitive computing and cloud-based deployments will coalesce to create a new software category for sense and respond rules management.

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The Digital Supply Chain: Making The Leap With A Ball and Chain

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Used from the 17th century until the late mid-20th century, a ball and chain found in 2009 in the United Kingdom from the 17th century was an 18 pound ball six inches in diameter. Let’s start with a definition. A ball and chain is a restraint placed on a prisoner’s leg to prevent flight. 2020 is four years away. Barrier #3.

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Nine Myths of S&OP Technology Selection

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Technologies natively written as Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions are entering the market. When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. This year, I added Anaplan, Exceedra, o9, and Orchestr8 to the report. For the Love of the Cloud. This is a major turnaround.

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Supply Chain Digest Presents the Best in Supply Chain Content.

Supply Chain Digest

Consumer Goods and Retail Supp. JDA Software. The electronic version of the 16-page Supply Chain Digest Letter on Supply Chain Performance Management 2009. or Search by TOPIC. Select Topic. Bar Coding/Label Printing. Compliance Networks. Demand Planning/Forecasting. Distribution/Centers. ERP Systems. Global Logistics.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

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 big name in software at the time was i2 Technologies. About the Supply Chains to Admire Research.