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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?”

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Looking Beyond Red Arrows

Supply Chain Shaman

However, the stories of success are largely project improvements or improvements in vertical supply chain efficiency in manufacturing or transportation. To illustrate the point, here we share snapshots from four different value chains: automotive, healthcare, consumer, and technology. Growth in car buying stimulated the value chain.

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Yes, I am a Zealot. I Still Believe. Do You?

Supply Chain Shaman

We have let buy- and sell-side transactional relationships erode value. We will never redesign healthcare for better outcomes if we do not redesign the buy/sell relationship and improve the understanding of the service providers on why supply chain matters. It was one of the issues of American automotive companies’ demise.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am a manufacturing gal by training. While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. What drives my passion? Bio-engineering?

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National Barcode Day 2022

Enterra Insights

Employees can always find the most current information when reviewing inventory positions or trends in demand, which facilitates better decisions around purchasing and discounting. It’s a small investment that provides a rapid return on investment through improved inventory control and accuracy and access to real-time data.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. | Main | Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices » The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities. Infosys Labs. Industries.

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Supply Chain Management:Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. This commentary is an interim follow-up to this authors previous Infosys Limited guest commentary: Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries.