Blog Demand Management Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Manufacturing 
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Reflection.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 8, 2016
As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The Terra Technology investment is one of what we believe will be a series of purchases to build inter-enterprise cloud-based software platforms to redefine supply chain planning.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2023
As you read this blog, I hope that you will see me as a positive contrarian versus an old curmudgeon. One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers. As I listen, I struggle. Is this success?
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 9, 2020
As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. I find three: organizational design, executive understanding of supply chain, and the lack of a clear definition of an optimization function for supply chain excellence. Clarity of Supply Chain Excellence.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2017
I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. At that time, the demand processes were largely regional. I also worked in manufacturing during the period of 1978-1992 trying to plan demand. Let me be transparent on mine.
Arkieva
JUNE 28, 2016
To learn more, please read my previous blog ‘ A Guide to Supply Chain Management: Making Intuition More Valuable ’. We might use “availability in Excel directly or with Add-ons” as an “age metric’.). One pattern is a succession of short purchases in a location away from home. The coffee purchase was rejected.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 22, 2016
Learn to navigate the river of demand. Realize that, within the organization, the concept of demand as a flow is not well understood. There are many misconceptions that must be challenged: 1) Demand Management Is Forecasting. Client Example of Demand Management Across Time Horizons. It was an ugly color.
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