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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. The discipline, first defined in 1982, includes source, make, deliver, and planning functions. The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market. The supply chain career is new. Let me explain.

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Editor’s Choice: The TikTok Effect on Demand Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Reports of demand spikes and shortages followed each of these instances, and it’s not just affecting food and beverage supply chains. After slime-making became an Instagram fad in 2016, Elmer’s Glue sales doubled.

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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% A significant source of revenue for the company is maintenance renewals. Prior acquisitions include: Demand Management, (often termed Demand Solutions) supply chain planning for mid-market, 2004 for $9.5M

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ). SCM is the management of a network of all business processes and activities involving procurement of raw materials, manufacturing and distribution management of Finished Goods. Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ).

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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

A car is necessary for the suburbs, so I plopped 5K on the used car lot desk and rode off in a 2016 Lincoln Mercury. There is no true end-to-end solution that enables bi-directional orchestration across deliver, make, and source processes. Evaluate network design options to simplify sourcing and reduce the number of platforms.