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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

On this tour, I heard Jeff Ma, a former member of the MIT blackjack team, speak on the use of analytics to make better decisions in “beating the house.” The outcomes are less predictable or clear. Inventories increased by 44% due to supply chain volatility. Inventories grew year-over-year by 43%. See the pattern?

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What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecast Planning? Guest Post from Osgood Vogler

Kinaxis

The author, Osgood Vogler, Director, Analytics, Celestica Supply Chain Managed Services, describes an insight-based demand management process: So, how do you take the guesswork out of forecast planning? Persistent planning biases can tie up cash by driving excess inventory. How predictable is the demand? Let’s find out.

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The Digital Supply Chain: Making The Leap With A Ball and Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

The audience stayed for the presentation and following the event, there were many spirited debates at the restaurant bar on the content. I had touched some nerves with my five predictions for 2020: Digital, Outside-in Value Networks. However, it turned out OK. Figure 1: Supply Chain 2020. My take away? Barrier #3.

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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

Over the past month, we’ve been posting supply chain predictions, brought to you by some of the most creative thinkers in the industry, including Joel Clum of CarrierDirect , Martijn Graat of LogisticsMatter.com and Steve Brady of Supply Chain Innovations Today. of the total population. What roles will this play in supply chain?

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. This work is important to me. I am not quite sure.

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Join BVL International at the North American chapter kickoff on August 12, 2013

Supply Chain View from the Field

In sum, globalization clearly amplifies other trends and leads to an increase in complexity, particularly in regions of growth such as Russia, Eastern Europe, India, and Africa. Solutions focused on improving transparency of tier two suppliers, inventory and demand impede mitigation and force companies into reactive strategies.

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Andreas Gärtner of Nestlé on Forecasting: “Track the Mad Bulls!”

Supply Chain Movement

Nestlé is revitalising its Demand Forecasting process in Europe, relying on analytics to predict the demand for low-volatile products. The global organisation needed a local component, which gave rise to the Nestlé GLOBE Centres, one each to cover Europe, the Americas and the Asia, Oceania and Africa. It was time for change.