Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

I feel that topic of supply chain management is analogous to the downward cycle of the news channels. What Drives Supply Chain Excellence? I analyze supply chain management. The research is independent and data-driven. They want to know, “What drives supply chain improvement?

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

It was a pleasure to attend this month’s Supply Chain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. The conference, organized by Supply Chain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supply chain of 2030.” Other major topics: S&OP and Demand Driven.

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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.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

It was a pleasure to attend this month’s Supply Chain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. The conference, organized by Supply Chain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supply chain of 2030.” Other major topics: S&OP and Demand Driven.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2019

He was my client for over seven years in my prior role as a Research Analyst at AMR Research (now Gartner.) Respectfully, he opened the dialogue asking, “ Lora why are you writing a book on supply chain management? Isn’t it a well-researched topic that is passé? I wonder if this is a waste of your time?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 8, 2019

I help business leaders transform supply chains. While companies like research, they love stories. In my annual Supply Chain Academy class, I offer office hours. His first call was on Sales & Operations Planning, and his new inquiry was on S&OP. The struggle for Tom’s team is real.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

Functional silos define today’s supply chain organization. My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. 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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supply chain that I need to experience it. A Personal Reflection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

” Steve’s response was fascinating and enlightening. For many years (1992-2001), I worked at Manugistics, a supply chain planning technology provider. I related to Steve’s story of death by a thousand cuts. Today I am deep into writing reports for the Supply Chain Insights newsletter.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Most of those emissions are associated with corporate supply chains. Clearly, companies need to begin to more fully consider their supply chains, working to make them more resilient, sustainable and ethical.” He writes, “Promoting sustainability throughout a complex supply chain is incredibly challenging.”[2]

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

…for 8:00 AM strategy meeting(s) with clients.) Most of the Integrated Supply Chain Planning Projects Generate Rubbish. At each location, the team wrung their hands as they told me their stories of “ Integrated Supply Chain Planning.” Let’s start with a definition.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 23, 2017

At this time of year, we find many companies planning workshops to stimulate thinking on building a digital supply chain and igniting next-generation supply chain thinking. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Research. Following a research study, we will be glad to educate your team on the results.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

In my work with supply chain clients, teams change, business strategies shift and dramas unfold. All are haunted by the river that runs through the supply chain. On an ongoing basis I view supply chain strategy documents. Each supply chain is unique. What is it? Growth is a common theme.

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Arkieva

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In a recent Gartner research study titled “ Get Ready for IoT Order Buttons in Supply Chain Planning and S&OP” early findings and recommendations for supply chain executives included: . Uncertainty: The Impact of IoT buttons on Supply Chain Processes is unclear.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 7, 2016

Or, as Anne Robinson, a past president of INFORMS, a society for analytics and operations research professionals tells us; “ Prescriptive tells you the best way to get to where you want to be ”. The first commercial GPS systems were launched in the 80’s. Integrated Business Planning as GPS. Prescriptive execution. Photo: [link].

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