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Do Digital Your Way. Sidestep the Supply Chain Conquistadors

Supply Chain Shaman

The race started in 2016 as a foggy definition of digital appeared in supply chain marketing from technology providers. The numerous definitions across the supply chain technology and consulting providers are very different and often confusing. Digital Supply Networks. The difference is the technology mix and the focus.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

When I joined the software company, I had just finished my MBA at Wharton School of Business. I attended the company kick-off of the software company with wide-eyed amazement. The bonus incentive programs of the sales teams in software sent my humble West Virginia country girl roots into overdrive. The project was a disaster.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

When I joined the software company, I had just finished my MBA at Wharton School of Business. I attended the company kick-off of the software company with wide-eyed amazement. The bonus incentive programs of the sales teams in software sent my humble West Virginia country girl roots into overdrive. He saw all inventory as “bad.”

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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. Historically, most supply chain investments were for engines–bright guys built fabulous optimization code and plonked the software onto a relational database. Let me explain. The problem? Labor Shortages.

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Further Details and Highlights- Logility’s Acquisition of Starboard Solutions

Supply Chain Matters

Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. Noted customers include Porsche , Deloitte , CBRE , Flexe, Geodis, Miele, One Network , and Topco , among others. Added Highlights.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. Capabilities for supply chain visibility remained largely unchanged despite the promise of value networks and streaming data. The reason?

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Provoking the Industry to Move Past Incrementalism

Supply Chain Shaman

Confluence of New Technologies. In contrast, the digital supply chain transformation solves problems and defines opportunities based on the confluence of technologies shown in Figure 1. When we study 600 public companies by peer group, at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin, only 5% drive improvement.