Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In my lifetime, I watched business leaders invest in Y2k, eBusiness, Big Data, Social Commerce, and Digital Supply Chains. Mainly under the guidance of consultants, supply chain leaders try these new concepts in hype cycles. As shown in Figure 1, less than 5% of manufacturing companies are innovators.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 18, 2021

With vaccines being rolled out, infection rates coming down, and an end of the pandemic within sight, it’s time to talk seriously about the new normal and how it will affect supply chains. Digital Supply Chains and the New Normal. Stephen DeAngelis. March 18, 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, and L’Oréal’s approach to business that has allowed the company to continuously rank as a Supply Chains to Admire winner for four consecutive years. Supply Chains to Admire Methodology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The integration of Evo’s responsive AI solutions with ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) and JustEnough® solutions will offer customers the most efficient, real-time supply chain and price optimization solution available.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

(Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. About twice a month, companies ask me to review their strategy documents. I am on a mission.

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ThroughPut

MAY 14, 2024

Organizational supply chains are evolving into sophisticated data hubs. Modern supply chains demand extensive coordination and tracking, generating vast amounts of data—several petabytes, in fact. That said, data is not a new element in supply chains. The era of merely transporting products is over.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. During the pandemic, the supply chain discussions take new importance. While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. The supply chain career is new. Reflection.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2017

Automation sales declined throughout 2016, but industry experts believe a major shift toward third-party companies is coming, reports Patrick Burnson of Supply Chain Management Review Manufacturers need to increase production without increasing overhead costs, and outsourcing technology to 3Pls is the perfect solution.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. Bhattacharjee, 2015). The purpose of going green is shown in the table.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

by Melissa Clow A quick post to let our readers know that we’ll be at the 2015 Pharmaceutical Innovation in Manufacturing Summit (PIMS). This year’s event will be held at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, London, February 10-11, 2015. What can a lifelong Semiconductor Supply Chain expert have to say about Pharmaceuticals?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Each year at Supply Chain Insights we study performance and improvement of companies in each industry. The level of performance in 2015 is the same as 2006. Orbit Chart for Novo Nordisk at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the period of 2006-2015. A Closer Look at Results.

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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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Enterra Insights

APRIL 21, 2021

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. They write, “Industrial production was transformed by steam power in the nineteenth century, electricity in the early twentieth century, and automation in the 1970s.”[1] revolution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

As supply chain clichés take flight, clients struggle with execution. One of these concepts that I hear a lot; but see few tangible examples, is the idea of “customer-segmented supply chain.” The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. How do they buy from you?

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

My last year there was as Global Chief Information Officer—I was responsible for enabling the operations of the 50,000-student organization via digital technology. Sustainable operations refers to the orchestration of value: capture, retention, and creation through manufacturing products and their associated supply chain management.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Since joining the company in 2011, he’s focused on developing and growing its Coyote Transportation Management offerings, driving synergy efforts with UPS, and leading the Supply Chain Consulting team. Coyote became a UPS Company in 2015, adding new services and capabilities to their expanding solutions portfolio.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 23, 2017

Fresh out of Supply Chain Talent. There’s no time like the present to talk about the future of supply chain management. That was the perfect lead-in for a great Supply Chain Insights webinar I attended recently – Journey to Supply Chain 2030. What does this mean for the supply chain?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Recent reports indicate Internet of Things (IoT) technology adoption is slowing down due to security concerns. Technological fads come and go, but the IoT idea is here to stay.”[3]. IoT Benefits for the Supply Chain. IoT technology embeds pallets, parts, packages, equipment, etc. ”[3]. Asset tracking.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 14, 2020

The information compiled via IoT provides manufacturers and other stakeholders with abundant information for updated business insights.”[1]. Many economic sectors will eventually be affected by IoT implementation, including supply chains. The IoT will significantly impact how supply chains function.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As a result, cognitive technologies (aka artificial intelligence systems) have come into their own. The most important of these technologies is machine learning (ML). Many companies are looking for ways to leverage the technology to boost productivity, improve customer relations and more.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2023

Last week’s announced recall of in-service Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines is likely to have yet another impact for commercial aircraft industry supply chain efforts to ramp-up monthly production. That will be followed by inspections of the remaining 1,063 engines which are expected to take months to complete.

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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. Today I am writing my take on the acquisition of Terra Technology by E2open. It is a story of supply chain innovation. History of Terra Technology.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Contents Supply Chain Movement 26 – 2017 Q3. 10 | Supply Chain Journey of Ivanka Janssen: The internet of supply chain: where to start? For some reason it’s easier to understand how the internet of supply chain (IOSC) can give a competitive edge in a retail environment than in large-scale FMCG companies.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 10, 2016

What’s wrong with aftermarket supply chain planning really has nothing to do with planning, but with management expectations. New technologies have enabled far better approaches to planning aftermarket and service parts and far better results. For more details on their story, see my 2015 blog. In a word, technology.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2021

Like other economic sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the manufacturing sector has had to reevaluate past business strategies to ensure they remain on track to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic environment. “Talk of Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing,” he writes, “has been around for years.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters draws reader attention to a published report profiling luxury auto maker BMW ’s strides in electrical vehicle production. The approach is one of flexible manufacturing, practiced by other global manufacturers including Toyota Motor. automaker’s that are losing money on each EV being sold.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It really bothers some people that the term “supply chain” remains in wide use. For example, Kevin O’Marah ( @komarah ) writes, “‘Supply chain’ is a label with baggage. The term “supply chain” is a good example of that. The supply chain economy.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 7, 2016

The MAPI Foundation recently released predictions for how the supply chain will grow and evolve from 2016 to 2018. While the supply chain fell short of previous expectations for growth in 2015, it continued to have a strong fourth quarter in 2015. Today’s Supply Chain Is Experiencing Problems.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2015

Nokia Networks has won the Supply Chain Management Award 2015. This was announced at Exchainge, the Supply Chainers’ Conference in Frankfurt (Germany) on June 25, 2015. The supply chain plays a fundamental role in the success story of this company.”. “The solutions.”. On-site deliberations.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense. Consequently, companies?—?and

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. Most manufacturing processes heavily rely on the use of machinery. The IoT Supply Chain and Shipping Processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Benchmarking is a measurement of the quality of an organization’s policies, products, programs or strategies against standard measurements. In my work with Supply Chain Insights , I immerse myself in learning. I continually question my long-held beliefs on supply chain excellence. . Business Dictionary.com.

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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. Business leaders came and went as an analyst, technology shifted, and markets ebbed and flowed. I also am very grateful for the following and the support of the global supply chain. I give thanks for this experience.

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