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Supply Chain Leaders Rearranging Deck Chairs? Yes, I Think So.

Supply Chain Shaman

Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change. What Is Supply Chain Excellence? My second observation is that for 96% of public companies supply chain excellence is slip-sliding away. Reflections on Excellence. Comparing 2010-2019. Tom Peters.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.

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Looking Beyond Red Arrows

Supply Chain Shaman

We are making a mistake of having companies tasked with a force march to implement the “tightly integrated supply chain” that is inflexible and cannot sense market trends. To understand these trends, let’s take a closer look at value chains. Growth in car buying stimulated the value chain. The opportunity?

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Value-Based Purchasing in Healthcare Explained

Precoro

Yet there’s a proactive approach that addresses the high cost of healthcare: value-based purchasing (VBP). In the past 15 or so years, the US, which is known for its complicated and expensive healthcare system, has taken some steps towards value-based purchasing.

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Predictive AI vs. Generative AI in Supply Chain Management

Resilinc

In our Q&A, Shahzaib discussed predictive AI, which is used for supply chain disruption monitoring, hurricane simulators, commodity predictions, supplier screening, and predictive purchase orders. Resilinc’s mission, since 2010, has been to build resilient, sustainable, and secure supply chains. What is Generative AI?

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. BASF’s goals included: Automating the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase requisition to invoice.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Main | Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices » The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities. Online retail sales reached an all-time high in 2010.