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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

He was also unaware of how to measure Forecast Value-Added, the Bullwhip impact and the health of inventory. I quickly wrote a “how to guide” on a scrap piece of paper, suggested some consultants to help him with the analysis, and sent him home to define “what makes a good plan.” Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

My local Pennsylvania town’s recycling organization no longer accepts cardboard or glass. Most are clueless about driving a better-planned order flow from tactical planning to procurement or transportation planning or how to improve forecast-value-added (FVA) processes. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030.