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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. They are impatient that they know more about pizza’s status for lunch before their zoom meeting than the inbound shipment status for their critical manufacturing run. Reflection. The supply chain career is new.

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Logility Buys Halo BI

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2016, total revenues for American Software were $113.9M. The American Software company in 2016 invested 9.9% Prior acquisitions include: Demand Management, (often termed Demand Solutions) supply chain planning for mid-market, 2004 for $9.5M Adapachain, 2016, integration, price undisclosed.

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7 types of manufacturing wastes and how to reduce them

Unleashed

Manufacturing waste is something business owners often overlook, yet left unchecked, it can cost a business a significant amount of money. This article explores the different types of manufacturing waste, and how to reduce them. This article explores the different types of manufacturing waste, and how to reduce them.

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JDA’s Project with SanDisk, a Western Digital Brand, Recognized for Its Impressive Supply Chain Transformation

BlueYonder

— land a spot on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for 2016. It doesn’t include the details of the supply chain transformation that occurred at SanDisk , now a Western Digital Brand, which was the project that secured JDA’s position on the 2016 list. However, the list alone, only tells a part of the story.

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Nowadays I view “Supply Chain Management” as involving most every aspect of any business. It is an umbrella term which encompasses the end-to-end aspects of Finance, Operations, Development, Sales, Manufacturing, Distribution, Customer Management, Supplier Management, Technology and I/T. Source: [link] ).

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Trust, But Verify

Supply Chain Shaman

When I joined the world of software as a business analyst from manufacturing, I was naive. The highest satisfaction rate for business users is in the area of warehouse management. Satisfaction with Sales and Operations Planning and Demand Management Processes. Forecasting/Demand Planning. This is sad but true.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. His goal was to lean-out accounting, marketing, and manufacturing. Manufacturing assets were 95% utilized, and the company’s Modus operandi was reactive behavior.