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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.” Which leads me to a big SIGH.

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Asking the Right Questions Is The First Step To Drive Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Instead of asking what makes a good forecast and how to measure the impact of forecast performance, companies pass forecasting responsibilities around the organization like kids with a hot potato at summer camp. The focus is not on who but on how to improve outcomes. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the Supply Chain of 2030.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. Since COP26, a series of deep dive webinars have been conducted on how to design policies for ZE-MHDVs.

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Happy Labor Day! Insights on Building Supply Chain Talent

Supply Chain Shaman

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. Customer-centric, demand-driven, network of networks and outside-in processes become the reality in 2030… The supply chain of the future is no longer about cost containment. Analytics Techniques for Supply Chain 2030. I was wrong.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

Eerily the case studies sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. As a result, after three months of research, writing the sequel on S&OP technologies is a challenge. As a researcher, I validate observations through quantitative research. The question central to the research?

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Lately, as I reflected on my conversations with John (fictitious name) when I was at AMR Research, I yearn to go back in time. AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. I would argue to John: no one knows how to drive a step-change in process improvement. Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Reflection.

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Trends 2022: Quantum Computing

Enterra Insights

Sharma reports, “Governments worldwide have resourced more than US$25 Billion to quantum research and development. Most quantum computing companies are aiming to produce fault-tolerant devices by 2030, which many see as the inflection point that will usher in the era of practical quantum computing. Beyond Qubits. chine perform?nce.”[8].

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