Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

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. ). In 2004, I worked with a Midwest North American meatpacker to help define its supply chain strategy. What do I mean? What do I mean? To illustrate, let me share a story.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

As a guest writer for Forbes, public relations firms constantly pepper me with requests to speak to technologists boasting of having answers to improve supply chain resilience. I strongly believe that historical supply chain practices are not the answer. They need to evolve to help today’s supply chain business leader.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Only the recent global pandemic reduced airline greenhouse gas emissions however this year, we will almost definitely see an increase in travel over 2019 levels – once again increasing overall emissions. The Green Air Target of 2030 I recently did some research on the state of Airlines.

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Proxima

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Textile 2030 is a ground-breaking initiative launched by UK sustainability leaders to drive the fashion industry towards systemic change and increased circularity. It will mean rethinking the product lifecycle and every aspect of the supply chain, and in particular raw material selection. A new definition of value is required.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. John and I held differing beliefs.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

This and much more, in your Monday supply chain briefing from Arkieva. Supply Chain News. Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. Targets for 2030 Include: Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

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? Why have we not improved our use of channel data in supply chain processes?” The problem is that warehouses are full.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2019

So are supply chain leaders. As an industry analyst in the supply chain planning market for fifteen years, this month, I will publish my tenth report on S&OP. Process definition? A supply chain team improved forecast accuracy by 22%, but did not improve inventory or customer service. The Preamble.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

We can leverage the usage of edge-sensors, using our expertise in installing and providing this type of “component” to extract data helping 3PL/supply chain owners to digitise and optimise to improve productivity and efficiency in supply chain workflows and operations. in the Logistics industry in the Asia Pacific region?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Excel–while widely used for planning–is not equal to the challenge of modeling complex supply chains. Clarity on Supply Chain Strategy. Driving supply chain excellence is a balancing act. Companies making progress are clear on the definition of supply chain strategy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. I frequently see groups of supply chain leaders arguing about the right for individual businesses to define their own systems/process. What needs to be the same : Common Definition of Time Horizons. Metrics Definition. To align S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. Starting With Definitions. Inside-Out Supply Chain Processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2019

Respectfully, he opened the dialogue asking, “ Lora why are you writing a book on supply chain management? ” He continued to share stories of implementations in marketing departments at consumer products companies, and asked, “Isn’t this far more interesting than supply chain? This is telling.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. In contrast, as a regional supply chain leader in the 1990’s, my company had one S&OP. The definition is different by company. What needs to be the same : Common Definition of Time Horizons. Metrics Definition. To align S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

Functional silos define today’s supply chain organization. I cut my teeth on early forms of supply chain planning. Like me, the traditio nal supply chain leader, grew-up believing in functional excellence and inside-out processes. This is also true of many of the organizations within supply chain.

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Supply Chain Trend

JUNE 29, 2023

In two articles, based on the webinar “XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning” , I will discuss the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. This is the definition of a “digital twin” for planning. The first article of this series is available here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Theme 1: Global supply chains will be busy, congested and chaotic. 2023 call: Global supply chains will be slightly less busy, congested and chaotic, but cheaper – at least the transportation part. Theme 4: Sustainability will become an opportunity, not a challenge for supply chains. Figure 1: U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. percent in the third quarter, down from 3.8

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

How is the logistics and supply chain management industry evolving – and what developments do you need to consider? Read more: Supply chain management explained: methods in modern business 1. Fact : The global autonomous warehouse robotics market is expected to nearly double in size by 2025 , reaching US$27.2

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2016

Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, announced a definitive agreement to purchase Elemica, a provider of Supply Chain Operating Networks for the chemical industry. In 2014 Thoma Bravo acquired GHX, a Supply Chain Operating Network for healthcare. Demand-driven lacks a consistent definition.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In today’s global economy, businesses face increasing pressure to ensure transparency and accountability in their supply chains. In this article, we will provide a comprehensive guide to supply chain traceability, including its importance, benefits, challenges, and how it works. This is where traceability comes in.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 19, 2016

Supply Chain Groundhog Day. Last night, the twitter feed was buzzing with pictures of the celebratory Supply Chain Top 25 dinner. The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 is now twelve years old. I believe that supply chain leaders need to drive value-based outcomes. A Different Approach.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. Typically, it is a lack of common definition on what defines supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

In my work with supply chain clients, teams change, business strategies shift and dramas unfold. All are haunted by the river that runs through the supply chain. On an ongoing basis I view supply chain strategy documents. Each supply chain is unique. What is it? Growth is a common theme.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputation and other challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. All rights reserved.

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SupplyShift

MAY 14, 2021

To achieve the Paris Agreement’s envisioned limitation, countries and leaders worldwide must strive towards reducing emissions by approximately 45% by 2030 from 2010 levels. However, as McKinsey points out, the typical company’s supply chain creates far greater social and environmental costs than its own operations.

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SupplyShift

MAY 14, 2021

To achieve the Paris Agreement’s envisioned limitation, countries and leaders worldwide must strive towards reducing emissions by approximately 45% by 2030 from 2010 levels. However, as McKinsey points out, the typical company’s supply chain creates far greater social and environmental costs than its own operations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over, but we hope the energy to define Supply Chain 2030 is just beginning. Today only 12% of supply chain teams are driving improvement, performing better than their competitors and driving value (as determined by Price to Tangible Book Value).

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

In this post my goal is to help companies build outside-in processes through a clearer definition. I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world. I also believe that supply chains need a revolution. Supply chains respond, but they do not sense. Reflection. What drives my passion?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

For many years (1992-2001), I worked at Manugistics, a supply chain planning technology provider. It was refreshing for me today to talk to Adexa and see their fresh approach to supply chain planning. Today I am deep into writing reports for the Supply Chain Insights newsletter. I experienced many layoffs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. At the session, together through education, sharing case studies, and reviewing research, we will explore the opportunities to build a Network of Networks to improve B2B supply chain connectivity. Definitional Image.

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Locus

MARCH 30, 2023

Your business needs data that reflects on-ground reality to build cost-effective plans for the final mile, and the need for advanced supply chain analytics arises here! If your businesses are struggling from one, a few, or all of the five problems below, it means your business needs advanced supply chain analytics.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 13, 2022

Preview – Most IBP cycles around the world are based on a 20-year-old process definition supported by 20-year-old planning concepts. How can we explain to smart new graduates, having worked with all new types of technologies in university, that this is going to be their job as supply chain planner? That will finally change.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Soon these newbies will exceed Millennials as the largest generation on earth, with more than a third of the world’s population already counted as Gen Z and by 2030. The way people approach work and office, post-pandemic, is definitely undergoing a fundamental change. Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change.

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Locus

JULY 25, 2023

A recent report predicts that by 2030 , the share of smartphone connections in the Middle East and North African (MENA) regions will reach 92 percent from 76 percent in 2022. Across the region, there is also a lack of supply chain visibility and real-time monitoring of on-ground operations, making logistics management even more complicated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

Supply Chain Operating Networks: The building of supply chain applications using many-to-many architectures to connect multiple parties to multiple trading partners to improve multi-tier supply chain visibility, planning and execution to improve relationships in extended value chains. .

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NC State SCRC

JULY 6, 2022

It has gotten particularly bad, but it was definitely occurring prior to COVID. It was 40% by 2020 and it’s likely to be 45% by 2030. And every supply chain student knows that bottlenecks cause disruptions to what was already an oversold supply chain. Why are we so short of semiconductor chips?

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