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XX and XY: A Different World in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

The deserts of the southwest sprawl below me as the plane ascends from San Diego. I now have a working manuscript for the entire book of Metrics That Matter. A way to benchmark supply chain planning implementation times and planning productivity. It appears SO barren from my window in seat 4D. It has been a good week.

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

This week, as the east coast of the United States was deluged with rain, I basked in beautiful San Diego sun while attending the Logimed USA event. In this survey we find out some benchmark metrics on the number of demand planners per item, and the rate of adoption of demand and supply chain planning systems.

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Omni-channel Emerging as Top Retail Logistics Issue

Supply Chain Network

December is now upon us and before we know it we’ll be starting off 2014 right, which means it won’t be long until we’re all gathering in San Diego Feb 23 rd to 26 th for RILA Supply Chain 2014. She has also authored The State Of Retailing Online a leading industry benchmark publication. Room 25, Tuesday Feb 25 th , 1:30 pm.