2030 Internet of things Metrics Supply Chain Software 
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
So, with labor day approaching, I am penning a blog on supply chain talent. Labor day also signals the end of summer, and for many supply chain leaders the beginning of 2017 strategy discussions and intense S&OP debates to finalize Q3 and Q4 planning. Figure 1: Supply Chain Talent Shortage. I was wrong.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 20, 2016
The new world of supply chain analytics is my current research project. The possibilities of data variety and velocity to improve supply chain management excite me. There is a great need for improved supply chain analytics. There are new capabilities, but how do they fit into supply chain architectures?
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Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 2, 2017
A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. The proliferation of S&OP might sound like a good thing; and it could be, but only if the processes are built with the goal in mind. I frequently see groups of supply chain leaders arguing about the right for individual businesses to define their own systems/process.
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. A successful S&OP process is 60% change management/organizational design, 30% process and 10% technology. Most want to sell technology. Technologies.
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. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics. The reason?
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. The metrics reward functional thinking. The silos compete.
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. The technology market for B2B supply chain is consolidating.
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