Arizona Company Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Metrics 
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2020
When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. So, I sucked it up and consented. The result?
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
MARCH 27, 2023
When it comes to running a company, when things break down executives have traditionally said “we need to improve our forecasting!” Unfortunately, most companies cannot, and will never be able to, consistently rely on highly accurate forecasts. It turns out the Super Bowl happened on February 12 th in Glendale, Arizona.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 3, 2015
Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Few companies manage their supply chains end-to-end; and as a result, cannot manage inventory holistically. Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions.
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
by CJ Wehlage The Supply Chain Insights annual conference was held on September 10-11, 2014 at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. While there was always passionate discussions on companies and metrics, the end goal was to raise awareness of supply chain as a practice. Their S&OP is great across these business units.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 16, 2014
Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear.
6 River Systems
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Create an adaptive unified buying process. “If you look at the typical buying process, it is bifurcated based on geography. If I am going to buy goods from this geography, then I use this process. Logistics personnel and supplier management pointers. Tips for improving customer experience.
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