Automotive Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Forecasting Procurement 
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 2, 2023
A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The team was not calibrated on the role of forecasting and the basics around process excellence. What Is a Forecast Anyway? A forecast is not a forecast.
The Logistics of Logistics
OCTOBER 30, 2023
He is a board member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and a contributor to the Forbes Technology Council , Manufacturing Today, WardsAuto , Supply Chain Brain, Industry Today, Aerospace Manufacturing and Design, ASSEMBLY , and more. Richard previously founded and led Factory Logic, Inc. acquired by SAP).
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BlueYonder
OCTOBER 6, 2023
” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. Short-term visibility at the Purchase Order/ASN level is insufficient. “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 26, 2022
As a recent college graduate, he was chartered with running manufacturing discrete event simulation for an automotive company. He worked for the North American manufacturing team and struggled with the imposed standards by the centralized center of excellence. Few know how to test distortion, forecastability, and Forecast Value Added.
DELMIA Quintiq
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
From raw material procurement to final product sales, these supply chains’ ability to minimize inventory through product life cycle controls and facilitate prompt product supply is every bit as important as product differentiation strategies. The establishment of efficient global supply chains has become critical to competitiveness.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
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. Lockdowns and Disbelief.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 1, 2022
I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. The automotive industry is a complex ecosystem comprised of dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), multiple tiers of suppliers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). I look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference!
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