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I laugh when business leaders tell me that they are going to replace their current supplychain planning technologies with “AI.” Each supplychain planning technology at the end of 2024, went through disruption–change in CEO, business model shift, layoffs, re-platforming and acquisitions. You are right.
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We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and SupplyChain ). Our last post covered the Top 5 Manufacturingblogs of 2016. Today's post will cover the top 5 supplychainblogs from 2016 so far. Get The Full List Here.
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This week, Gartner is hosting their annual supplychain conference. It is now the Gartner SupplyChain Top 25. The research tries to establish “ who did supplychain best ” by looking at a weighted formula of Year-over-Year Growth, Return on Assets (ROA), and Inventory Turns for the Fortune 500 companies.
Procurement and supplychain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. In this blog, we cover the key differences between procurement and supplychain management, and explain where the biggest disconnects typically occur.
We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and SupplyChain ). Our first post covered the Top 5 Freight Management blogs of 2016. Today's post will cover the top 5 logistics blogs from 2016 so far. What are your top logistics blogs to read?
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April 23, 2025 Blog Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of Freightos Enterprise our comprehensive solution designed specifically for large enterprises that import and export, who need to bring control, visibility, and efficiency to their global logistics operations.
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The formula for OTIF is: Measuring a supplychain against OTIF metrics is a key strategy that helps decision makers attach a tangible value to the success of their fulfillment and allows them to determine key strategies. Timely information is critical, as data older than a few days can lead to costly supplychain disruptions.
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Yes, a time when well-meaning supplychain leaders share their strategy decks for the upcoming year and ask me for an opinion. Supplychain leaders love shiny objects. I find that egos run strong through supplychain leaders. In the process, the influence of the supplychain leader lessened.
Over the course of the last two years, we at SupplyChain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supplychain improvement. We named it the SupplyChain Index. We have found that supplychainmetrics are gnarly and complicated.During Background on the SupplyChain Index.
SCB Feature Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in SupplyChain? That’s because the promise of artificial intelligence for supplychain operations is huge. It could do more to accelerate the journey of supplychain operations from the backroom to the boardroom than any other change. trillion to U.S.
I try to post weekly on this blog. While consultants know the answers (or believe they do), I believe my goal as a research analyst is to unearth new questions that should be asked (and answered together openly in the supplychain community) to improve value. Contract Manufacturing Signal Latency. He wants answers.
In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supplychain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supplychain that I need to experience it. A Personal Reflection.
manufacturers have spent the last few decades consolidating production at gigantic offshore plants, especially in China. Such a model, based on prioritizing unit economies and production at scale, doesn’t prepare manufacturers and retailers for the waves of disruption that are washing over global supplychains today.
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Before that I was in management consulting doing what would be called supplychain design or reengineering today. I have come to the conclusion that this needs some further analysis, which I won’t be able to complete in a single blog. Let me start with the confusion between planning and execution. Their words. She states that.
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Definition As I follow the evolution of supplychain technology, I am struck by what I see as a stream of paradox and anomaly, and the tendency of supplychain leaders to cling to convention. Let’s explore nine in this blog. Building the Effective Global SupplyChain. Art of the Possible.
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Supplychain leaders are competitive and they want to measure their success. In many businesses, assets are a core part of the supplychain. The more work that I do on trying to understand corporate balance sheet information and the connection to supplychain excellence, the more I realize how unqualified I was to vote.
This blog explains what a successful procurement strategy looks like in 2025, including a working definition, a strategic procurement framework, and the key steps to building one. Instead, focus on metrics such as cost avoidance, on-time delivery rates, or percentage of spend on supplier diversity.
This blog explains what a successful procurement strategy looks like in 2025, including a working definition, a strategic procurement framework, and the key steps to building one. Instead, focus on metrics such as cost avoidance, on-time delivery rates, or percentage of spend on supplier diversity.
The consulting team pitches a theme–vision of supplychain best practices, big data analytics, or demand-driven value networks– to the executive team, and a new project is initiated. Question 1: What drives a Successful Implementation of SupplyChain Planning? Supplychain planning is now on its third decade.
Therefore, traditional push-driven supplychains are wholly unfit for this situation. It bought its main rivals to become North America’s largest fine paper manufacturer. [1] 1] Mohawk sought to profit from the resurgent demand for ‘ analog experiences ’ by owning the fine paper space and transforming its extended supplychain.
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