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Welcome Puff, The Magic Dragon, to Your Team

Supply Chain Shaman

How do we harness the power of data with new forms of analytics? Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name oh. Today, technology providers are selling analytics. We don’t understand why the investments of ERP and advanced analytics are not yielding better results…. S&OP Challenges. Reflection.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The budget is for a fiscal year with quarter reporting and updates. The direct connection between the two processes increases costs and increases error. Instead, it should be mapped as an input to track supply chain forecasting to financial budgets for reporting and insights. Time horizon. Bias and error.

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5 ECommerce Store Improvements!

Supply Chain Game Changer

If you look back on the last time you visited an eCommerce store and made a purchase, it was likely sometime this week or during the holiday peak rush. from 2010 to 2020, reaching $861.12 ECommerce stat roundup from Red Stag | Source. More than half of shoppers say they’ll abandon a purchase because of an unexpected cost.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. Walmart has held a place among Gartner’s top 20 supply chains since 2010.

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Supply Chain Management:Rapid Innovation will Differentiate the.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. cities with these lockers in-place are located in states that already collect sales taxes for online purchases. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

The manufacturers sourced the peanut butter primarily on cost. There is no focus on payment based on outcomes or purchase at the point of consumption. Instead, it take active sensing, tracking and pattern recognition of shipping, chain of custody and quality information. It was not adequate. Should the story stop there?

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Homeward Bound: Reshoring's Shaky Momentum

Elementum

In addition to labor costs, cheaper energy sources have become available with the recent boom in shale gas and oil. With the cost of labor increasing in China, transportation costs begin to bear heavier on these companies. The cost of reshoring may also be offset by consumer choices. Sweet Home Alabama.