Logility

AUGUST 25, 2020

A quick scan of the Internet will yield a long list of “the biggest-ever supply chain disasters”. Poorly implemented demand planning software mis-forecasts demand for branded sneakers. Never completed ERP/SCM implementation. Failed SCM implementation causes shipping errors. The common thread? Bankruptcy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Tomorrow, I present the Supply Chains To Admire 2015 Analysis at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. The theme is “Imagine the Supply Chain of 2025.” At the event, we will also announce the winners of the Supply Chains to Admire methodology for 2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

While there are many maturity models, most are not research based. While the majority of companies focus on balancing demand and supply ( an analysis based on volume), those rating their S&OP plans as effective, have a focus on balancing cost, volume and mix. Want to benchmark your S&OP maturity on these factors?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

The premise of the Christensen’s book is that when companies focus on current customer needs, they fail to adopt new technologies or business models that will meet the customer’s unstated or future needs. As I whirl past the factories in the car, it makes me think about the adoption of supply chain planning.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

When asking the question, “How does machine learning improve supply chain performance?” Our context here is supply chain planning and execution, but there is no reason to limit the scope of m achine l earning. . We identify the optimal way for an expert to interact with data to improve decisions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2015

A researcher of sorts… When I started the work that I do at Supply Chain Insights, I termed myself an analyst; and while everyone wants to put me in the consulting bucket, I resist. I, on the other hand, am trying to figure out what defines supply chain excellence. It is a new company with a new business model.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Demand redefined. Markets drive supply chains. As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Traditional supply chain processes do not sense. Demand processes are evolving. Volatility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Check out Brand Protection – The Definitive Role of the Supply Chain! The Supply Chain function within your company has many responsibilities. Yet often the Supply Chain is undervalued. Why is Supply Chain often undervalued? Pressures for Cost Reduction in Supply Chain. Promoting Supply Chain Value.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 20, 2025

specializes in dot‑peen and laser systems to serve demanding manufacturing environments. Meanwhile, BenchMark ® models are ideal for portable or bench‑top use. KEYENCE Corporation KEYENCE offers a polished portfolio of laser marking systems tailored to demanding industrial workflows. Telesis Technologies, Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 17, 2015

Then it is off to Dallas to speak on Supply Chain Metrics That Matter at the Dallas CSCMP roundtable and complete some more client work. Life is busy on the road, but I am deep in thought about the wild things, the beasts at work that are undermining supply chain progress. Figure 2: Supply Chain Effective Frontier.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Gartner recently announced their 2018 Top 25 Supply Chains List. But as I review the list, compare it to prior years, and consider the scoring methodology I do wonder whether the list in its current form continues to be relevant for identifying the best of the Supply Chain. The 2018 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain List.

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RFgen

JANUARY 18, 2024

Training and support strategies are discussed to ensure a smooth transition, followed by monitoring and evaluation methods post-implementation to optimize system performance and align with business goals. In contrast, cloud ERP operates on a subscription model, significantly reducing capital expenditure.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality. What is the Role of the Supply Chain Worker?

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all. Deere & Company.

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KEPLER Consulting

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

In few years only, Supply Chain Management became one of the trendiest topics for organizations facing globalized markets. Through this exercise, we clearly see how the essence of Supply Chain Management (systemic approach, vision sharing, animation principles…) is essential to face all challenges emerging. STATEMENTS. #1

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

In the supply chain sector, just like any industry, we have a multitude of terms that are commonly used.So, I decided to create this list to help you decipher any supply-chain-related terms that you come across for the first time. It is upon such systems that ABC models are generated and maintained.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 4, 2015

One of my recent students from last year, Guarav Chhabra, just graduated this semester, and landed a job in Apple’s supply chain organization. For example, we spend a lot of time initially discussing stakeholder engagement, and a big chunk of the class is also dedicated to supply market intelligence.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Gartner recently announced their Top 25 Supply Chains List. But as I review the list, compare it to prior years, and consider the scoring methodology I do wonder whether the list in its current form continues to be relevant for identifying the best of the Supply Chain. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The result was that over time we had added a lot of extra cost in customization, we were not running any single operation as productively and cost efficiently as possible, business controls were managed differently, there was no benchmarking, and customers who had business in multiple facilities had a different experience everywhere they went.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Check out The Supply Chain Detective! In Search of Broken Supply Chain Clues! This would be a case for a Supply Chain Detective! And as Suppliers continued to call back demanding payment the Buyers and site personnel started to ignore their calls and emails. The Buyers and Supply Chain folks were overwhelmed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

We needed to enable profitable growth on the back of an enhanced Operating model, capacity and capabilities. They had generally never travelled to other facilities to benchmark how things were done elsewhere. Research what the Industry Best in Class process/benchmark is along with the requirements (eg. All Rights Reserved.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global supply chain disruptions, impacting the flow of parts and finished goods around the world. The disruption caused by COVID-19 is unique in that it impacted supply chains across all industries.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Supply chain management is not an easy subject. Background Supply chain management is a relatively new discipline. Access public data from Data.gov Supply chain management is part of complex economic activities. Commodity Flow Survey is one way to understand supply chain of every industry in the United States.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

The most significant for the supply chain market are assets from Baan, Formation Systems, Fygir, Intentia, Lawson, MAPICS, Mercia, and SSA Global. In the supply chain management technology market, historically, Infor is a market consolidator buying and integrating disparate software assets and assembling them into industry solutions.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 23, 2025

Criteria for Selecting a Cost-Effective Graphic Overlay Partner When you review suppliers, apply these benchmarks: Pricing transparency: Clear quoting and tooling breakdowns flag hidden fees. Asia model balances price & logistics 1. headquarters with Asia-based volume production — giving buyers a dual-sourcing model.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I had an opportunity to work on a number of exciting projects this past year, and in the process, spent a lot of time talking about digital supply chains with a lot of really informed people. Amazon also optimizes for speed. “…Flex’s philosophy emphasizes speed whereas EMS competitors emphasize control or resiliency.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Or, we could look at the Gartner top 25 supply chains list. That famous ranking used to be released at a dinner the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in May (now called the Supply Chain Symposium), but this year it was again released in a webinar a few weeks after the conference. Gilmore Says.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

The on-going conflict creates risks to critical raw materials and the continued flow of finished goods, Garter says, requiring supply chains to conduct cost-benefit analyses of mitigation actions in partnership with finance leaders. Supply Chain Digest Says. Prepare CFOs for continued supply chain cost volatility 3.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. If there are applications that demand the scanning of a wide variety of narrow elements, non-contact scanners may be required. Ian Jansen Mr, NHLS Posted on: Sep, 14 2016 SCM is all about getting the order delivered to the Customer on date/ time requested because happy Customers = Revenue.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

Ian Jansen Mr, NHLS Posted on: Sep, 14 2016 SCM is all about getting the order delivered to the Customer on date/ time requested because happy Customers = Revenue. Using the right tools to do the right job is important and SCM is heavily dependent on sophisticated ERP systems to get right real data info ASP.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Drewry notes that transpacific rates from Asia to the US West Coast have been especially volatile in the last six months, in the context of tariff announcements and sudden changes in both capacity and demand. I am sending this to my colleagues who work with me. We have to keep this in mind.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

What I failed to do in any of those three columns was mention what in some ways may have been the biggest to news items: the retirements of sorts of Gartner analyst Dwight Klappich and groundbreaking, inaugural Gartner analyst, and famous inventor of the Three V’s of Supply Chain, Art Mesher.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Supplier Deliveries is the only ISM index that is inversed, with a reading of above 50 indicating slower deliveries, which is typical as the economy improves and customer demand increases - or the reverse. This has resulted in further reductions in customer demand and softening sales for the balance of 2025."

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

of GDP The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and partners Kearney and Penske Logistics are out last week with the 2025 State of Logistics Report, looking primarily at 2024 data. It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Supply Chain Digest Says. Ian Jansen Mr, NHLS Posted on: Sep, 14 2016 SCM is all about getting the order delivered to the Customer on date/ time requested because happy Customers = Revenue. Using the right tools to do the right job is important and SCM is heavily dependent on sophisticated ERP systems to get right real data info ASP.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Ian Jansen Mr, NHLS Posted on: Sep, 14 2016 SCM is all about getting the order delivered to the Customer on date/ time requested because happy Customers = Revenue. Using the right tools to do the right job is important and SCM is heavily dependent on sophisticated ERP systems to get right real data info ASP.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Any F eedback on our Supply Chain Graphic of the Week? Ian Jansen Mr, NHLS Posted on: Sep, 14 2016 SCM is all about getting the order delivered to the Customer on date/ time requested because happy Customers = Revenue. As can be seen, the index has soared in 2025 now exceeding levels at the start of the pandemic in early 2020.

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