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Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Belief in efficient procurement.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2020
When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Total cost analysis is more difficult than it sounds and most technology implementations automated functional measurement systems (manufacturing or procurement), but leave the organization blind on the management of total costs.
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Arena Solutions
APRIL 4, 2023
Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. alone, colleges and universities awarded 83,263 bachelor’s degrees in engineering in 2012, a 37% increase over the 60,605 degrees conferred in 2002. Breaking it down In the U.S.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 8, 2016
As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. E2open sells a cloud-based solution for network collaboration. History of Terra Technology.
Logility
JANUARY 16, 2018
I was guilty of this from time to time when I led a demand-planning group because we were evaluated on forecast accuracy as one of our key metrics. “ Gartner reports that the predominant inputs to demand-sensing solutions are daily point-of-sale (POS), customer inventory, transactional data, and order and shipment history.
3PL Insights
OCTOBER 24, 2017
Amazon is on the forefront of automation in the warehouse , currently using 45,000 Kiva Robots, after purchasing the company Kiva Systems in 2012 (they’re now renamed “Amazon robots”). The information received can be checked for accuracy with the company’s inventory software.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 29, 2013
We have been taught, as supply chain leaders, that over the last decade supply chain processes have improved costs, shortened cycle times, improved customer service and decreased inventory. ” Or run the statement by any software provider, and they will share that their solutions delivered these “best practices.”
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