Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. We named it the Supply Chain Index. We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During Background on the Supply Chain Index.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 10, 2014

Since 2012 Supply Chain Movement, in collaboration with partners, creates mind maps with practical Thoughts, Tools, Tips and Ticks. The mind maps of Supply Chain Magazine have a fixed structure in the form of a simple matrix. Mind Map for medtech supply chains 2014. Mind Map Pharma Supply Chains 2.0.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

To be most effective, S&OP requires a positive, growth-oriented, mentally tough mindset as well as constructive behaviours. It is unlikely that a critical mass of effective behaviours is present in every company that implements S&OP. Why we need Behavioural Coaching for effective S&OP.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

The American Supply Chain and Logistics Summit, now in its 12th year, brings together senior executives from across the Supply Chain and Logistics fields to enjoy an unbeatable mix of networking, expert case studies, interactive debates and master classes over three exceptional days. December 8-10, 2014.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 17, 2014

October 28-30, 2014. We have a great speaker line up, but here are 4 supply chain minds you can’t miss! Benji Green, director of global sales, operations and inventory planning, Avaya. Guido Marivoet, manager, supply chain systems, EMEA, TE Connectivity.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

References to the wild west are being made more frequently as criminal activity increases supply chain woes. s shares tumbled after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain posted a decline in gross profit margin for the fiscal third quarter, citing organized theft and increased promotions.”[2]

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 1, 2015

I am speaking this morning at the Terra Technology conference and doing a book signing of my new book, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. The world of supply chain is active on my iPhone. In parallel, I have been hard at work on a report on multi-tier inventory optimization for the last two weeks. What do I see?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here’s the supply chain conferences we love and will be attending. Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Kinaxis is pleased to be a Premier Sponsor and participate in panel discussion of the 2014 EMEA Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 30, 2019

BOSTON (July 30, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in service-driven supply chain planning software, has promoted Mauro Adorno to managing director of Europe. Our strong heritage in probability-based forecasting and machine learning automation positions ToolsGroup to continue to be a strong influencer in supply chain planning.”.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JANUARY 7, 2015

Is this possible in your FMCG Supply Chain in 2014? Supply Chain Awareness – As a start you might like to remind colleagues especially Sales & Marketing what Supply Chain is all about. If there is no S&OP you should try it - it works ! Make a resolution and just do it!

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

In the presentation, I shared data on the evolution of supply chain planning and the results on user satisfaction. Neither technology vendor is an industry leader in delivering a solution that fits the needs of the supply chain planner. Summary Data of User Satisfaction with Supply Chain Planning Applications.

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Logility

APRIL 8, 2014

These were just a few of the themes discussed at this year’s Connections 2014, Logility’s customer conference. Held at the Loews Atlanta, the conference brought together several hundred of the industry’s brightest supply chain professionals to share their opinions, techniques and experiences.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Coincidentally, in November 2013 I chaired a conference panel discussion in Amsterdam and Lego’s supply chain director was on the panel. The company was definitely expecting the movie to affect Christmas’ orders in 2014 so either the forecast for 2015 was wrong, or they did not believe it, or they were not able to gear up in time.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. This blog examines how supply chain sustainability solutions reduce waste, conserve energy, and lower emissions.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Cloud technology puts powerful supply chain planning technology at your fingertips , with no major outlay for software licenses and extra hardware. And cloud technology removes the barriers to implementing sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business planning (IBP) across your extended supply chain.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Cloud technology puts powerful supply chain planning technology at your fingertips , with no major outlay for software licenses and extra hardware. And cloud technology removes the barriers to implementing sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business planning (IBP) across your extended supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A new Gartner 2014 Top US Supply Chain MBA Program Rankings report of top supply chain MBA programs within the United States came out yesterday – with the NC State Jenkins MBA and the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative making the list for the first time ever!

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The Network Effect

JULY 3, 2014

Today I want to show how with advances in platform as a service (PaaS) and cloud infrastructure, there has been significant progress in permission based access and data level security, which is causing supply chain leaders to re-eval­uate the deployment of a cloud-based planning layer over their core Enterprise Systems.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. This blog examines how supply chain sustainability solutions reduce waste, conserve energy, and lower emissions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For the past twenty-two years, I have had the luxury of watching supply chain stories unfold. Over time, I used this group as a research panel to better understand the choices made by supply chain leaders and what made a difference in balance sheet performance. I give thanks for this experience. What did work?

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Kinaxis

MAY 9, 2016

by CJ Wehlage Two years ago, I made some very bold predictions on the 2014 Top 25 Supply Chains, and about 80% of them were true. Last year, I made the not-so bold predictions, as the Gartner 2015 Top 25 Supply Chain rankings were pretty much unchanged. Inventory turns, mostly, will follow Revenue.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 5, 2014

Not surprisingly, many participants found they had faced similar challenges and were familiar with the long-term effects on a supply chain. Meller, currently VP of Supply Chain at Outokumpu, has contributed to the company’s success over 35 years and has worked with Quintiq to implement several improvement projects.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

We will decide and response faster in our supply chain and make higher quality operational and strategic decisions. I believe that soon enough it will become a must to provide new roles to young graduates for them to be interested in working in supply chain. These new operating models can create significant benefits.

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Arkieva

APRIL 19, 2016

This blog is a follow-up on 2 earlier blogs ‘ Balancing Cash Cost and Service: The Supply Chain Triangle ’ and ‘ The Best Practice Frontier in the Supply Chain Triangle.’ Using so called orbit charts, we have benchmarked companies on EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. Benchmarking EBITDA% versus Inventory Turns.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

As Vice President Supply and Inventory Planning Europe and Asia, Jeroen van Weesep is helping to safeguard and sustain that transition in the supply chain. In June of this year, he was voted Supply Chain Professional 2014. Read the full article in Supply Chain Movement 15.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 29, 2015

The 3PL Summit & Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum is Europe’s largest meeting of 3PL Providers and customers featuring the biggest industry thought leaders and hard-hitting sessions exploring new opportunities, technologies and markets in logistics. Danny Hendrikse, VP Supply Chain, Pfizer.

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Arkieva

APRIL 7, 2016

In a previous blog “ Balancing Cash Cost and Service: The Supply Chain Triangle ” we have introduced the idea that supply chain management is all about balancing three corners of a triangle: cash, cost and service. Ensure continued alignment by sharing inventory turns as a KPI. the red arrow in Figure 4.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

Chuck Intrieri is a Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection Consultant and you can visit his website at [link] or give him a call at 714-788-0744 or shoot him an email at cmiconsulting93@gmail.com. The Purchasing Department evolved to the Materials Management Department to Supply Chain Management.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2014

In Part I of this series Supply Chain Nation asked Baumann to provide a brief summary of the learnings from those webcasts. Baumann: First and foremost I think there would be far less expediting and fire-fighting driven by supply chain surprises. Here we ask Baumann what a Flowcasting-powered world might look like.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 22, 2014

As you take time over the holidays to sit back and reflect, here are the top ten excerpts from the best of the best posts on the Kinaxis supply chain blog. FROM SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change. #2 FROM “Storage Wars” Rescues Supply Chain Ignominy. #4 by Melissa Clow. Guess what?

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ToolsGroup

JULY 30, 2019

BOSTON (July 30, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in service-driven supply chain planning software, has promoted Mauro Adorno to managing director of Europe. Our strong heritage in probability-based forecasting and machine learning automation positions ToolsGroup to continue to be a strong influencer in supply chain planning.”.

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Logility

JULY 28, 2015

Recently I had the pleasure to sit down with Kevin O’Marah, Chief Content Officer at SCM World , to discuss one of the hottest topics in supply chain—sales and operations planning ( S&OP ). Part 1: Finding a Balance – Cadence and Event Driven S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. The tension I felt reading the brochure on the plane is what I believe every supply chain leader feels every day. The impact of complexity on inventory is not quick.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

by CJ Wehlage The Supply Chain Insights annual conference was held on September 10-11, 2014 at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. Great memories here, as so much has changed in the supply chain research world these past 5+ years. There has been so much discussion on the “top” supply chain lists.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2016

In 2013 Nokia took full ownership of Nokia Siemens Networks, buying the other half of the venture from Siemens, and 2014 sold its handset business to Microsoft. This will have a massive impact on the supply chain,” says Johannes Giloth, senior vice president operations, Nokia Networks. We have to be lean.

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Tompkins Blog

MAY 5, 2014

The April 2014 edition of Men’s Health magazine featured an interesting column called “Pull Your Own Upset.” I thought it would be interesting to see how these lessons learned translate to our world of supply chain. I thought it would be interesting to see how these lessons learned translate to our world of supply chain.

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