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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. The discipline, first defined in 1982, includes source, make, deliver, and planning functions. In this blog, I share my thoughts on recent announcements. Talent Demand. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

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?

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Fueling Success: Career in Supply Chain Guide

SCMDOJO

In this blog, explore vital tips paving the way for a prosperous career in supply chain management. We enable them by providing high-quality supply chain on-demand courses, guides, best practices, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. Eight core competencies stand out, encompassing crucial aspects of SCM.

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Is Your Manufacturing Business Ready for ERP Solutions?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Orders are up, business is booming, and your manufacturing operation is expanding. You lack visibility into your finances Inventory management is challenging and you either find yourself running out of material or overstocking your supplies, tying up cash. Software scales up better than people do.

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How AI-Powered Capacity Planning is Changing The Manufacturing Landscape – a ThroughPut Perspective

ThroughPut

How AI-Powered Capacity Planning is Changing The Manufacturing Landscape – a ThroughPut Perspective. The consumer demand scene is constantly changing and when you suddenly land in a situation where your product is in great demand, it can turn into a missed opportunity if you’re not prepared.

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Surviving an Economic Downturn in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

The good news, however, is they have plenty of options in their product assortments, store footprints, customer behavior and even virtual worlds as they face these economic headwinds, using tools including basket analysis, which shows what customers are buying, and assortment planning, which helps retailers decide what to sell.”

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

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 initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. The product naming convention changed to Demand Sensing (DS) in 2005. History of Terra Technology.