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What Does Good Look Like S&OP?

Supply Chain Shaman

The journey for S&OP is a road with many ruts and potholes. In my twenty years of following the progression of S&OP as an analyst, I am amazed at the number of “experts” with so little expertise. For most companies, building a great S&OP process is a missed opportunity. Drives Value.

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

Given your expertise, I’d love to hear what alternatives you recommend for better demand forecasting and real-time visibility beyond what’s commonly adopted today.” Over the last two years, I actively engaged technologists and business leaders to redefine demand planning. Go to the source. I think so.

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Shouldn’t GenAI Mean New Gen?

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s Start With Clear Definitions My inbox is full. Let’s have fun! Let’s start with the definitions: Graph AI uses Machine Learning on graph-based technology to understand the relationships between variables to drive insights. Graph technology leverages graph structures to represent and store data.

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A Treatise on Dogs That Do Not Hunt

Supply Chain Shaman

As an old gal attending multiple conferences (more than I would like at times), I have listened to speakers waft eloquently about the value of concepts like networks, big data, industry 4.0, I could write a blog about each story, but let’s save that for coffee.) and digital supply chains. I don’t think so.

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Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain management as a discipline—a set of flows combining the processes of source, make and deliver together to drive value– is relatively new. When compared to the S&OP plan, how did the mix change? How is the baseline for demand shifting with the spread of the virus? Plan for disruption.

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Dealing With The Supply Chain Gloppy Mess

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s look at some of the market trends to understand the severity: Lumber prices skyrocketed 60% in the last six months. For years Campbells strove to grow the soup category only to lose share in the soup category due to limited manufacturing capacity for the Swanson’s brand. Let’s call her Mary. The impact?

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Decoding the Language of Demand

ToolsGroup

It often employs statistical metrics like MAPE (mean average percentage error), which has hit a wall in recent years due to increased demand volatility and this approach's mostly backward-facing nature. Demand Planning. A multi-step operational supply chain planning process used to create reliable forecasts.