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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

Here I want to address the question, “Why is the focus on the basics of supply chain a barrier to adopting new forms of analytics and supply chain processes? ” (The use of the term “basics” is usually code for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.).

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Mars, AB InBev, and the Art of Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

The SDGs developed by the UN are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all” The SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030 and are included in a UN Resolution called the 2030 Agenda.

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Value-Based Purchasing in Healthcare Explained

Precoro

Yet there’s a proactive approach that addresses the high cost of healthcare: value-based purchasing (VBP). VBP also improves patient satisfaction by fostering greater collaboration among healthcare providers and making the patient experience one of the key evaluation metrics for hospitals.

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A Story of Throwing the Baby Out With The Bathwater in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Idiomatic expressions are a type of informal language rooted in meaning that is different from the literal definitions of the words used in the expression. ). The focus was on margin and quality. The team understood the importance of margin management, focusing only on cost as an input to margin. What do I mean?

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Five Trends That Excite Me!

Supply Chain Shaman

Buyers beware of the use of the name without meeting the definition. The SAP acquisition of Ariba slowed innovation and the purchase, and then the failed promise of investment in Crossgate was disappointing to SAP supply chain business users. In Figure 1, we share a conceptual and definitional image. Definitional Image.

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

Supply Chain Trend

It requires planning highly integrated with other business functions, a transformation of analytics , and a business partner culture, which combined lead to the requirement for modern FP&A skills in the workforce. This is the definition of a “digital twin” for planning.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.