Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear. I would build an expertise system in the Supply Chain Center of Excellence. After three years of research, I have just refined the methodology to start to pull the trends.

Supply Chain Design Software 319

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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.

Gartner 221

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers.

Forecasting 271

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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.” We are systemically evaluating each industry in the Supply Chain Insights Metrics That Matter series of reports. At Supply Chain Insights , this is our passion.

Inventory Reduction 150

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

When I was Materials Manager at Maricopa County, Arizona, the second largest county in the country, I introduced Vendor Managed Inventory. No Purchase Orders were used. However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant's supply chain excellence. We only paid for fasteners as we used them.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 120

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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.

Inventory Reduction 75

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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. As an ex-AMR Research analyst, this was my favorite venue.

Supply Chain Planning Software 279

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