Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

Ironically, analytics capabilities increased greatly, while organizational capabilities precipitously declined. I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. The Need for Collaboration. Is this leadership?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

These teams are also more advanced in the use of planning and more advanced analytics concepts. Supply Chain Performance over the Period of March 2020 to July 2022. Supply chain leaders self-assessment of performance during the pandemic period of March 2020-through July 2022. Today, inventory fire sales abound. My take away?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 23, 2022

The dark cloud is the venture capital exploitation of manufacturers. It is the buying of software companies to profit from maintenance or service revenues paid by manufacturers and retailers to their established software partners. On March 20, Anaplan announced a definitive agreement with Thoma Bravo for $66.00 NYSE: PLAN).

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2024

Burton and Vreeswijk clearly opt for the second definition of reset — future supply chains must be different than past supply chains. Sourcing decisions will be based more upon resilience, rather than merely minimizing costs. Bazerman, “ Leading with Confidence in Uncertain Times ,” Harvard Business Review, 31 August 2022. [4]

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

ATLANTA (June 28, 2022) – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Starboard Solutions Corp., a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” For this definition see my last post, Companies Chained to Traditional Processes Will Experience the Whip.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

We’ve read the market reports, trawled the internet and identified key areas of change, and here we break these down for you with 10 of the major trends we expect to see in this industry in 2022 and beyond. Any B2B business that still relies on sales reps, in-person meetings and phone calls may see itself fall behind as we move past 2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Digital transformation is now the overriding priority for most manufacturers and retailers, with the adoption of digital technologies aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in the shorter term while providing the opportunity to grow a leaner operational protocol in the future. Digital Supply Chain Predictions.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

… This is the next wave of analytic innovation.” ” The Importance of Cognitive Analytics. And that is precisely what transpired when we saw the advent of cognitive analytics. … The beauty of cognitive analytics is that it takes into consideration all types of data with its full context.”[4]

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlighted reported candid remarks from the CEO of aerospace manufacturer Airbus regarding the challenges of revised production and aircraft delivery plans on the company’s global supply network partners. What To Expect In The New Normal- Fostering More Connected Manufacturing And Supply Network Synchronization.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

At the back of your supply chain, you’ve got your raw materials being procured. In the middle, you’ve got your manufacturers that take those raw materials and turn them into finished goods. Scoops is a manufacturer that makes batch ice cream and pre-packaged ice cream bars and pints. Types of Vertical Integration.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 14, 2022

” To answer that question, they accept the Hubspot definition: “Customer experience is the impression your customers have of your brand as a whole throughout all aspects of the buyer’s journey. ” Frankly, that definition may be too limited. ”[3]. .” How was their shopping experience?

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Introducing Intelligent IBP Let’s start with a definition. This definition should become clear once you go through the principles. In February 2022, I wrote the first of a five blog series using the name Intelligent IBP. Many which I’ve highlighted over the years in blogs and articles.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

ShipBob can only fulfill orders for CBD products from our US fulfillment centers that meet the following criteria: Products are manufactured by a US-based company. billion USD in 2022. Your best bet is to simply sell the industrial hemp-sourced CBD, as it won’t have high THC levels and is accepted across the nation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions. 2022 was, undoubtedly, another tough year with many disruptions happening outside the four walls of enterprise – extreme weather, natural disasters blocking access to resources, port or border congestion delaying transit, panic buying artificially inflating demand, suppliers going out of business.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. By definition, this requires a global supply chain. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2017

A 2016 Strategy Analytics report found that the global mobile workforce is likely to increase from 1.45 billion in 2022. Andrew Brown, Executive Director of Enterprise Research at Strategy Analytics, said that when it comes to mobile technology North America and Western Europe are leading the way. billion in 2016 to 1.87

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2017

A 2016 Strategy Analytics report found that the global mobile workforce is likely to increase from 1.45 billion in 2022. Andrew Brown, Executive Director of Enterprise Research at Strategy Analytics, said that when it comes to mobile technology North America and Western Europe are leading the way. billion in 2016 to 1.87

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Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2022

Andrew Kinder ( @Kinder_ai ), a Senior Vice President of industry and solution strategy with Infor, insists, “COVID-19 has taught manufacturers a bitter lesson. Purchasing agents should have a complete picture of where and how resources originate, and routes associated with each step in the progression.”

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to the 2022 Deloitte Global Treasury Survey , CFOs consider improving liquidity risk management to be a top priority for their treasury departments. In order to make it as realistic as possible, it’s a good idea for treasury and finance departments to communicate closely with sales, procurement, and accounting teams.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 2, 2024

Not surprisingly, companies that employ advanced analytics to improve decision making and execution have the results to show for it.” “To address these issues manufacturers are looking to continue to digitize their supply chains.” billion [in 2022].” Supply chain professionals understand that. Happy New Year!

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

ATLANTA (August 24, 2022) American Software, Inc. million for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, a 23% increase compared to $9.8 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, a 23% increase compared to $9.8 Total revenues for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 increased 7% to $31.3 million compared to $0.5 million or $0.06

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

The devices are surprisingly inexpensive, costing $350-500 per vehicle per year depending upon the volume of devices purchased. In September 2020, the company announced what they claim is the world’s first autonomous truck purchase order from Wilson Logistics. The first units are to be delivered in early 2022. million miles.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets. The source of data for this blog comes from market triangulation. Sadly, only 7% of companies test before purchase. Frustration abounds.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

According to Analysts such as IDC, “by 2024 over 60% of manufacturers will rely on AI (Artificial Intelligence) to drive digital transformation across the supply chain, leading to productivity gains of 20%” and according to Gartner “by 2023 at least 50% of large companies will be using AI, advanced analytics and IoT in their supply chain operation”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2022

Supply chain procurement and transportation teams along with long-time industry consultants point to the shipping industry’s three global alliances as having undue influence in metering capacity for high volume transit routes, with the ability to leverage blank sailings as a means to do so. Senator Warren herself tied very high U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2021

My goal in redefining electrons focuses on planning/insights, networks and the use of analytics. The world of analytics offers many possibilities. How do we drive bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver? Over the past year, I attempted to rectify and clarify the definition of an outside-in process.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2015

At Cerasis, a core value of ours is continuous improvement for not only our company, our clients, and employees, but through our blog and content to those who are related to what we do (transportation management) in the fields of manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, distribution, and transportation. Industry 4.0: Industry 4.0:

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

Handfield and Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo’s Dr. Marcos Paulo Valadares de Oliveira showed that an open analytics culture (OAC) strongly correlates with improved supply chain performance metrics. What is an “Open Analytics Culture” (OAC)? For some readers, it might be easier to first define a “‘closed’ analytics culture”.

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