Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. The topic of the meeting was the logistics to launch of the AMR Research Top 25. When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The result?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. In this area of research, I find that companies are like dogs chasing cars. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. Business leaders are action-oriented and competitive. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Customers are buying less. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. Lora thinks that we are never too old to learn or to push for excellence. What does this mean? Disintermediation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

It took me six months to do the research and sixty hours to write the report. When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. In my research each and every day, I am constantly reminded that you cannot start and end with technology. For the Love of the Cloud.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. 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. I am on a mission.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. About the Supply Chains to Admire Research.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. About the Supply Chains to Admire Research. In my interview, Nick used the bumblebee to describe his journey. Operating Margin.

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