Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

I spent time this week completing reference calls on the use of S&OP technologies. Eerily the case studies sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. Eerily the case studies sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. Dependency on Excel.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

” Steve’s response was fascinating and enlightening. I related to Steve’s story of death by a thousand cuts. Even though the supply chain today is not dead, it is definitely stuck in neutral and going backwards. 21 versus P&G’s.19 Let’s take the case of Cisco Systems.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

It starts with the needs of the customer’s customer and flows through the extended supply network. Demand is seen as a fixed set of numbers, and as a result, the team’s focus is on numbers without understanding the drivers of the markets. As companies and teams mature, the definition of the word “flow” changes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

…for 8:00 AM strategy meeting(s) with clients.) To use the Barnes example, in this blog post, let’s focus on simplicity. Let’s start with a definition. I find five common definitions: Tight Integration of Transactional and Planning Data. Get Clear on the Definition. Get Started.

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