Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. A shift from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. Drives Value. S&OP is a business process.

S&OP 390

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

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Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

This is because most classical planning solutions lack the modeling capability and computing power to accommodate different data sources, large SKU count, and detailed constraints and contingencies to build an immediately executable plan. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 283

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 11, 2014

On 12 May 2014 IMD organized a one-day open event in Lausanne that analyzed big data and its impact on value chains. Several experts with different backgrounds shared their views on the latest trends at the intersection of big data and value chains. When did big data start being part of our life?

Big Data 84

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

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Canada 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 9, 2013

We started with mining the data on supply chain financial ratios within industry groups. This research was the backbone of the Supply Chain Metrics that Matter series of reports. Instead, they have measured functional metrics or focused on projects. The Building of the Index. As we did this analysis, I was amazed.

Supply Chain Software 210

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear. I have also learned that you need a large data pool to derive the type of analysis that I want to publish. These tools allow us to look at sell, source, make, and deliver together.

Supply Chain Design Software 319

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. As an in-memory solution, Nexus allows for Big Data to be accessed very quickly. COVID of course taught companies the need for agility.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 293

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

CPG companies that invest in transparent, data-driven strategies will not only stay ahead of regulations, they’ll position themselves as partners of choice for global retailers and consumers alike. Yee Chow is global head of strategy and implementation at Zevero.

Rail Software 91

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 5, 2018

Shippers, carriers, freight forwarders and third party logistic firms are currently spending millions of dollars in resources on ‘estimating’ important metrics such as container Estimated Time of Arrival (ETAs). And relative to emerging data sources of relevant Big Data on global supply chains, one very interesting new player is Spire Global.

Predictive Analytics 79

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Logility

MAY 7, 2020

Companies across all industries and sizes struggle to make sense of and value from the available mountains of data. Structured and unstructured data including that from social media, Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain sources continue to stream in but much is left untouched. Figure 1: Demystifying Data Units.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. Demand forecasts are improved with access to downstream data (point of sale, Nielsen retail data, and access to competitor promotion schedules). Doing this, increases the benefits. forecasting product sales at 10,000 stores.

Forecasting 271

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Supply chain planning involves interaction with different types of information based on internal and external data sources. This includes internal and external data sources.

Supply Chain Planning Software 284

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

The regulation is designed to provide European consumers with extensive data about the provenance of the items they purchase, all the way back to the sourcing of raw materials. Beyond the promotion of ethical sourcing, it’s also about “how we can extend the life of products,” Balaam says.

Manufacturing Procurement 59

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

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Negotiating Skills 91

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 20, 2016

Cloud and open source analytics are fueling new markets giving rise of new software providers in analytics with names like Board, Cloudera, EveryAngle, Enterra Solutions, FusionOps, Halo, Qlik, Spotfire, Transvoyant, Trifecta, and Trufa. The automation of processes with these new data forms intrigues me. New names abound.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

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ToolsGroup

JULY 10, 2018

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. Data sources for the forecast can include planned sales orders, customer contracts and intercompany standing orders.

Supply and Demand 192

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Logility

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

There is a growing awareness within senior executives that transforming supply chain capabilities to take advantage of the emerging areas of “Big Data,” “Artificial Intelligence,” “Advanced Analytics” and “Cloud Computing” provides a competitive advantage and reduces risk due to disruptions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 179

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

For smaller fashion brands, as highlighted by Glossy , the financial burden of tariffs can be especially acute, often forcing them to absorb higher costs or shift their sourcing strategies entirely. To keep them moving, we can’t afford to ignore what the data is telling us. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

Cost Reduction Strategies 59

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 27, 2022

One solution is to turn to big shipping data. Far from a buzzword, big data analytics in logistics and supply chain management are helping companies gain insight into their current performance while optimizing future operations. That’s why it’s critical to have an audit partner who can ingest data across all systems.

Big Data 52

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

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Fort Worth 52

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Big data is a term used to describe a massive volume of both structured and unstructured data that’s too large to be processed using traditional database and software techniques. In most enterprise scenarios, the volume of data is too big, moves too fast and exceeds processing capacity of existing applications.

Inventory Management Software 45

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2015

The term Big Data is all the range. For me, buzzword bingo on Big Data is bad. They are a big marketing machine. This includes ominchannel and big data. Do not use the big data lexicon. People like to touch data. It is well-proven that touching data adds little value.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Kinaxis

JULY 13, 2016

That’s the question many supply chain practitioners are asking themselves in this world of big data, where a flood of new information is rapidly becoming readily available. But there’s this concept of data paralysis—where you have so much data you don’t know what to do with it all—and it could actually be crippling your supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

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Price Reduction 59

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Thanks to the power of the cloud and advanced analytics, manufacturers can put data to work, gathering information from multiple data sources and taking advantage of machine learning models and visualization platforms to uncover new ways to streamline processes from sourcing to sales. The term of art is data warehousing.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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Logility

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Gartner, for example, places demand forecasts at the top of their Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics to highlight the impact of forecasts throughout the supply chain. Without clean, consistent data, demand planners will struggle to create accurate forecasts. The Rise of AI and Automation.

Forecasting 162

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 7, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories Lawyer for 737 Crash Victim Families Slams DOJ Deal with Boeing Quality & Metrics Podcast | The Clock’s Ticking: Time to Get Serious About Radio Equipment Cybersecurity Regulation & Compliance Watch: Why Choose FTZs to Mitigate Tariffs? Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

Vietnam 52

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

We do strategic carrier sourcing and contract negotiation, but it isn’t always time to renegotiate your contracts. Data-driven Optimization. Big data drives everything,” Michael says. “The most common request we get is to help companies figure out why their costs are rising so rapidly,” says Michael.

Negotiating Skills 145

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Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Thanks to the power of the cloud and advanced analytics, manufacturers can put data to work, gathering information from multiple data sources and taking advantage of machine learning models and visualization platforms to uncover new ways to streamline processes from sourcing to sales. The term of art is data warehousing.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As Performance on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

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Inventory Reduction 64

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

If a major customer leaves, an AS/RS investment could become a stranded asset that sits on the balance sheet and drags down financial metrics such as return on asset (RoA) or other profitability measures. Risk Mitigation and Financial Stability The same flexibility helps mitigate longer-term financial risk.

Warehousing 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2015

In our research for the book Supply Chain Metrics That Matter , we find that this is the case for 90% of companies. Over the last decade the average company has dramatically improved employee productivity, and driven reductions in cash-to-cash metrics. Figure 6: Big Data Infographic. Supply chain capabilities disappoint.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 4, 2018

Technology maturity strongly impacts overall supply chain maturity - Gartner looks at five elements to determine overall supply chain maturity including: business outcome focus, use of metrics, business process focus, decision-making process and use of technology. Multichannel is also a big focus.

Gartner 168

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A SCCN allows a company to get data useful for planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, returns, supply chain risks, and supply chain finance. Basically, a SCCN that can get data feeds from across the plan, source, make, deliver, risk, and finance categories allows companies to have an end-to-end view of their supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 154

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

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Optimal Sourcing 59

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