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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

Focus on the form and function of inventory based on demand and supply variability and business plans. Definition of push/pull decoupling points and the role of postponement to improve inventory as a supply chain buffer to improve agility. Tomorrow, I board my long flight from South Africa. ” So, help me out here.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

The thing I think that differentiates us from other folks is that our definition of supply chain is probably more broad. I’ve had the good fortune of living in a tiny village in West Africa, medium-sized and large cities in West Africa, and also medium and large cities in the United States. Data and analytics.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Agile Project Management, Lean Implementation in Warehouse, Supply Chain Simulation & Modelling, Warehouse Management Systems, Inventory Management, Business Intelligence (Power BI, Tableau, Google Data Studio), Advanced Excel Skills, warehouse management. Contact him now!

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Supply Chain Management in a VUCA World

Enterra Insights

Back in 2011, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) noted there is a similar sounding word supply chain managers should associate with VUCA. He explains, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ Supply chain management. Footnotes. [1]