The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

With a forward-thinking approach and a commitment to innovation, we’ve transformed traditional auditing and optimization methods into a streamlined, technology-driven solution. Their services include freight audit and payment, contract optimization, carrier management, and data analytics. The Greenscreens.ai

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

There will be little relief in 2022 unless the factors driving the increased import volumes—a strong economy and the fundamental shift in consumer behavior to purchase more goods and less services—change. Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

When it comes to Supply Chain Analytics, an “Apps approach” can have just as many benefits. But what exactly is a Supply Chain Analytics app? An “Apps approach” to Supply Chain Analytics is ideal for companies that recognize that one big solution is simply inadequate to solve every challenge they have.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

When it comes to Supply Chain Analytics, an “Apps approach” can have just as many benefits. But what exactly is a Supply Chain Analytics app? An “Apps approach” to Supply Chain Analytics is ideal for companies that recognize that one big solution is simply inadequate to solve every challenge they have.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Was it that Kraft was not clear in its definition of supply chain excellence (which was true) or not clear on how to best use the system (which was also true)? As for MEIO, I was excited to see some innovation in the space, but the creativity was short-lived. What has changed are brief innovation periods to create better engines.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. The Companies with the greatest success are smaller and usually drive product innovation into the market. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) Only 2% of companies are pushing forward in our Supply Chains to Admire analysis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain innovation is slowly simmering in the face of radical disruption. While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. A confluence of technology drives innovation. Let’s reflect.

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Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 18, 2018

Here are my predictions for 2018: Supply Chain Excellence as We Know It Is Redefined. Supply chain excellence definitions evolve as companies explore the Art of the Possible. New approaches –using the confluence of new technologies along with innovation in analytics– will drive a more agile supply chain response.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. The Supply chain leader wants Technology from Company C, and the demand planner intends to purchase a solution from Technology Solution D. Avoid Badly Written RFP Bake-offs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Dependency on Excel. Due to the shortfalls in the evolution of Advanced Planning, 68% of business users use Excel spreadsheets as the primary mechanism for planning. Excel–while widely used for planning–is not equal to the challenge of modeling complex supply chains. Don’t rush to buy. The result?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. Still, organizations are less willing to test and try technology innovation due to the restrictions and guide rails placed on software procurement and deployment. Using the new forms of analytics test and learn on market approaches.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I define supply chain excellence as year-over-year performance better than the peer group on this balanced scorecard. 06/2020 Kinaxis buys Rubikloud for 60M$. The supply chain planning vendor faces the innovators’ dilemma. Bring on new forms of analytics in a meaningful way… My Plea. They did it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. To do this companies need to use channel data to decrease demand latency, and then use pattern recognition and advanced analytics to define buffer strategies. Most planning happens in Excel Spreadsheets.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. Still, organizations are less willing to test and try technology innovation due to the restrictions and guide rails placed on software procurement and deployment. Using the new forms of analytics test and learn on market approaches.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Resist the temptation to place deeper analytics on top of existing data models. This means building a cognitive engine to sense, learn, and adapt using market data for innovators. Out of desperation, they turned to the use of descriptive analytics. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Let’s start with honesty and a focus on process innovation. In general the ERP technology providers underperformed, and the investment was an opportunity cost to the adoption of new forms of analytics and building effective business networks. If you want to drive change, start by defining supply chain excellence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Millions of shoppers, like my Dad, are not going back to their old habits because there are now faster and more convenient ways for buying daily household needs. It excels on a union of E-Commerce mobile apps and last-mile delivery innovations. It also provides an excellent part-time employment opportunity with flexible shifts.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He is very passionate about developments in the Supply Chain arena and is always seeking excellence in his drive for efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain operations” – a quality that is very relevant to face up to the many Supply Chain challenges in our path! The silo mentality of traditional organizations must be broken.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). The secondary problem is the lack of definition of process requirements and a buying team that cannot see past simple MRP/MRP II/DDMRP requirements. What Is Visibility? This is our goal. See You There?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

How do we harness the power of data with new forms of analytics? Today, technology providers are selling analytics. This week, I received this email from a financial institution questioning why business leaders are not harnessing more insights and redesigning processes based on analytics. S&OP Challenges. Reflection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. Were the plans feasible? Did the plans reflect all of the constraints?

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Invata Intralogistics

APRIL 5, 2024

Today’s most ground-breaking innovations lie in state-of-the-art warehouses and the algorithms and automated systems that drive them. AI makes predictive analytics far more accurate and responsive to real-time demand, reducing the likelihood of stockouts or overstock situations.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 20, 2023

As a procurement Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in overseeing the purchasing and procurement process for a company or organization, making sure they get the best bang for their buck. Additionally, procurement managers must stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in order to make informed purchasing decisions.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Not surprisingly, companies that employ advanced analytics to improve decision making and execution have the results to show for it.” That’s why Enterra ® is focusing on the advancement of Autonomous Decision Science ( ADS ) and the Enterra Autonomous Decision Science platform that leverages embedded advanced analytics. 2] Michael C.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 2, 2020

The supply chain response will need to be a local-focused program using analytics to sense shifts market-by-market based on consumption data. The answer is advanced analytics. All rapidly descend into the world of gray (the attempt to drive insights through the use of analytics to understand market drivers.) The answer?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Keeping up with and making sense of all this data is far beyond the capabilities of traditional analytic methods. He explains, “Machine learning excels at rapidly organizing, analyzing, and making intelligent decisions and recommendations based on large quantities of data. Tech journalist Christian Rigg agrees with Wang.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order. I kept pressuring this client to use their channel data locked into the Excel files in their sales account teams. The industry considers the company a leader, but I know the dark side that internally, the IT processes squash innovation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. As you implement supply chain analytics and use control theory with well-defined reference data with clear bands for control, process improvement ensues. The team was seeking analytics to monitor process compliance. Advancement in analytics improves outcomes.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

To get ahead in today’s competitive marketplace, distributors must remain on the cutting edge of innovation and stay up-to-date on new developments. This involves understanding customer buying behaviour trends, seasonal variations, production schedules, and more. Logistics KPI Dashboard Excel Template 4.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

ThroughPut AI: For Making Intelligent Decisions Across the Supply Chain Watch On-demand Demo ThroughPut AI has been recognized as a Leading Vendor in the prestigious 2023 Gartner Market Guide for Analytics and Decision Intelligence Platforms in Supply Chain. It helps address disruptions and promotes innovation.

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Logility

APRIL 26, 2022

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced the addition of Next Level Apparel® (NLA) to its customer community. Before implementing the Logility platform in January, Next Level Apparel used a mix of Excel spreadsheets and a legacy proprietary ERP system to manage its supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 2, 2016

With the evolution of cognitive learning, cloud-based analytics, non-relational technologies, and streaming architectures, the ERP vendors are no longer the center-piece of supply chain visionaries’ discussions. In parallel, the traditional software vendors are struggling with the Innovators Dilemma. They are very different.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

And What is Purchasing? From the starting point of the traditional buy-sell, transaction-based purchasing, the practice has moved through stages of change that redefines most aspect of the business. This can be achieved through reduction in prices of purchased products & services and reduction in their specific consumption.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

In 2021, procurement organizations will require inspirational, innovative, and pragmatic leaders to ensure procurement excellence. Classification and segmentation of the supplier base is a necessary activity in order to know who you buy from, and why you buy from them. 9 tsp | Spend Analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Over the decades, EDI standards emerged that cover a variety of supply chain artifacts and activities , from Purchase Orders & Acknowledgements (EDI 850 & 855) to Invoices (EDI 810) to Shipping Manifests (EDI 856). In summary, using EDI or building APIs has limitations for performing advanced analytics and data science for SCRM.

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