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

Supply Chain Shaman

An enlightened leadership team wanted to be sure that the organization knew how to make money through bi-directional orchestration of the bill of materials. To rectify the situation, the head of the Supply Chain hired a demand planning leader. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the Supply Chain of 2030.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, in many of my clients a well-implemented demand planning solution two decades ago is now degrading the forecast 10-15%. Terms like “connected planning” and “DDMRP” add to confusion. Get Clear on How to Make Decisions. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Governance. What is different?

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

Here I share insights on how to get started using a four-step process. The goal of this analysis is to understand the value of the current demand planning process by demand stream. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. Time For A Supply Chain Check-Up? The reasons are many.

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What You Need To Know About The State Of The Retail Worker Shortage

ToolsGroup

How to Hire in a Labor Shortage and Meet Customer Expectations. Forecasts by Korn Ferry cited that by 2030, more than 85 million jobs might go unfilled as there won’t be enough skilled people to fill them. How to Make Data-Driven Retail Decisions–Without Hiring Data Scientists. Hiring Halts and Reductions. at approximately $15.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

The harmonization and synchronization of channel data to be used in forecasting, replenishment, and inventory planning. Demand Sensing. The use of pattern recognition and advanced analytics to analyze order patterns to translate tactical demand planning (forecast) into a short-term, and more accurate demand signal for replenishment.

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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

Client Example of Demand Management Across Time Horizons. At almost every client that I speak to, they ask how to have “one-number forecasting.” ” This is a myth perpetuated by large consultants who do not understand demand. 4) Accuracy versus Demand Probability. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030.

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Forget the Supply Chain of 2020. Here are 3 Things That Supply Chains Need Today.

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While it is nice to envision supply chains in 2020 or 2030 the truth is; for many manufacturing businesses, discussions about future supply chain innovations, often leads to a “yeah.right,” smirk by supply chain executives – this with good reason. Related: How to Perform a Supply Chain Management Assessment for 2017.