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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

Low volume inconsistent demand. Use this data to understand demand predictability. If demand error is extremely high, traditional demand management techniques are of limited value. To tie the demand analysis to customer service, map products into categories and plot the long tail of the supply chain.

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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

Learn to navigate the river of demand. Realize that, within the organization, the concept of demand as a flow is not well understood. There are many misconceptions that must be challenged: 1) Demand Management Is Forecasting. Client Example of Demand Management Across Time Horizons. Supply Chain 2030.

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Building Outside-in Processes: Answering A Question From the Audience

Supply Chain Shaman

During the presentation, I spoke about the future of supply chain management, and the building of outside-in processes. Shifts in Traditional Supply Chain Processes in the Building of Capabilities for Supply Chain 2030. ” His question was, “Is there a maturity model for the use of market data to improve demand management?”

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2023 Manufacturing Trends: How to Get Ready Now

OptiProERP

PwC research indicates that using AR and VR in developing products and services can deliver a GDP boost of US$360 billion by 2030. Manufacturers have had to learn to adjust to sudden fluctuations in demand, managing costs closely, handling business operations remotely, and much more. Post-Pandemic Recovery.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

Stuck with inputs from the traditional processes of collaborative forecasting, and traditional definitions of demand planning, demand error and bias are high. First- and second-generation supply chain applications defined demand management based on order and shipment data. The cost of the event is $1750.

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For Every Tom, Dick, and Harry

Supply Chain Shaman

In my research of over sixty organizations in consumer manufacturing, no company connects the VMI signal to the demand planning processes. Instead, demand, managed in isolation, is only a signal to order management. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. I was wrong.

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How ERP can make renewable energy companies more efficient

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy will account for 47% of the world’s electricity generation by 2030 — up from 30% in 2022. With demand management, procurement can ensure the maintenance of sufficient inventory levels.