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Why Organizational Alignment is Critical to the Supply Chain Response

Supply Chain Shaman

Mondays are my day to post my Shaman blog and compose a podcast. The Shaman blog is now over eleven years old. Over 28,000 readers read this blog. A Closer Look at Organizational Alignment In a recent survey on organizational alignment, I asked the respondents to rate their supply chain based on counter-opposing adjectives.

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Looking Back at Our Most Popular Blog Posts of 2021

GlobalTranz

2021 will be remembered as an unprecedented year of supply chain disruption and market volatility creating a host of challenges for shippers and carriers alike. New Survey Highlights Confidence in Supply Chain Operations Despite Challenges. 7 Tips For Building Supply Chain Resiliency.

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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply management. Supply chain management. Supply chain planning. Increasing Maturity of the Role of the Forecast for the Supply Chain Leader This gets me back to why technologies are not improving enterprise leadership’s ability to forecast and manage revenue. Are these terms the same?

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Labor Shortages in Supply Chain & Logistics: They’re Not Subsiding

Logistics Viewpoints

In late 2023, we conducted a survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics decision-makers across North America and Europe across three sectors: manufacturing, distribution and retail; carriers; and logistics services providers. The results of the research report How Bad Is the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge?

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What Is Transportation Optimization and What Does It Have to Do With Managed Transportation

GlobalTranz

Part of the challenge in managing the modern supply-chain is due to its sheer size and complexity. Additional opportunities can be reached through transportation optimization whether using a 3PL or 4PL. Defining Transportation Optimization. How Managed Transportation Enables Ongoing Optimization Across Your Network.

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Top 10 Most Popular Supply Chain Blog Posts of the First Half of 2019

GlobalTranz

Today we kick off our annual series during the first week of July, coinciding with Independence Day on July 4th to highlight the most popular supply chain blog posts published on the Cerasis blog in 2019. The most popular supply chain blog posts are measured by page views and we will list them in the.read More.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

While companies talk digital, the projects follow traditional supply-centric paths. As you read this blog, I hope that you will see me as a positive contrarian versus an old curmudgeon. Wikipedia Unleashing the Contrarian Here are my thoughts this morning over coffee: Gartner Top 25: Really A Celebration of Supply Chain Leadership?

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