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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

When a company contacts me to help them with their supply chain, the pain is usually a gap in customer service. Analyze Past Results in Customer Service. We draw a timeline on a conference room wall and using customer shipment and compliance data, we plot the issues with customer service and product outages.

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We Are In Trouble. Raise the Red Flag. Be Proactive.

Supply Chain Shaman

The issues result in late arrivals and customer service issues. Consumer goods manufacturers will pay 60-70% more in retail deductions, and the retail struggle to source for the holidays will worsen. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the Supply Chain of 2030. Impact of Global Shipping on On-time Deliveries.

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S&OP: Can You Make Decisions at the Speed of Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

Teams continuously balance cost, customer service, asset utilization and inventory. For most –hamstrung by silo-based strategies for source, make and deliver–there is no clear definition of supply chain strategy. The combination of cloud, cognitive computing and open source analytics is evolving.

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire for 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

The source data for the analysis comes from Ycharts.). It is not as simple as trading-off inventory, cost, and customer service. Long-term balance sheet improvement requires a focus on a balanced scorecard and the alignment of sell, deliver, make, and source to drive value. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Coming soon to a supply chain near you: 8 big digital disruptors

Kinaxis

Taking things beyond just smart shelves and cameras, robots are already roaming the aisles of select stores, doing their part in ensuring quality and great customer service. Key points: Create new opportunities to improve customer service with robots. In-store robotics. Automate manual processes.

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Maximize One of Your Greatest Assets: Yard Operations

BlueYonder

The end-to-end logistics network represents a big investment for companies — as well as a key source of competitive advantage. billion by 2030 , reflecting an annual growth rate of 11.26%. Yard optimization also pays off in terms of better customer service, which drives repeat business and future revenues. Valued at $3.1

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The Future of xP&A and Supply Chain Planning – Part 2

Supply Chain Trend

The common data layer should only use relevant planning data from appropriate sources – with minimum latency and maximum detail, security, and responsiveness. It must be able to read multiple data sources and dynamically update those sources if required. Do you maximise customer service or profit and minimise costs?