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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the Memorial Day weekend, I stumbled on an old article that I wrote in 2001. In the Gartner article, I cautioned companies to invest only if three conditions were met: A well-defined scope. the company is owned today by 20 organizations representing manufacturers, distributors, hospitals and group purchasing organizations (GPOs).

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Putting the WoW! Into Service Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Since a modern business is shifting from manufacturing to service, this article will provide a review of literature and a case study of the company at a forefront of the service supply chain frontier. When vendors fly to visit our offices in Las Vegas, they are greeted at the airport by one of our Zappos shuttles.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #7

Supply Chain Trend

These leaders all have 20+ years S&OP experience and published books, whitepapers and articles in renowned magazines. My first one was for the 2015 annual APICS conference in Las Vegas where a board member of SAPICS attending my presentation inquired if I would be interested in presenting at their conference in Sun City, South Africa.

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