Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2014

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. Google wrote a great book, ZMOT, or Zero Moment of Truth. It’s the consumer. Some people call this “Big Data”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. Heavily booked and running from meeting to meeting, I was late. After six months of analysis, we decided the best fit was the combination of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 4, 2020

BOSTON (May 5, 2020) ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today announced a new online COVID-19 Supply Chain Action Center and resources to help companies quickly respond to Coronavirus risks and speed supply chain recovery. It gives you great visibility of the whole inventory. About ToolsGroup.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Driving manufacturing excellence without a clear definition of supply chain excellence throws the supply chain out of balance, decreasing customer service and increasing inventory and overall cost. Reflection. To illustrate the point, let me share a story. See You There?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 19, 2014

When I wrote the book Bricks Matter , I wanted to write a celebratory book on why the adoption of new technologies and practices in supply chain had improved corporate performance. Resiliency is the pattern at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. But the data could not support the promise.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

This boosts revenues and optimises inventory. This can be applied to inventory management, fleet and order tracking, ID badging. Amazon’s supply chain heavily depends on the outsourcing of its inventory management. When we closed the doors due to COVID-19 for more than a month, one of the options was to spend time reading books.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory processes–once hailed as the panacea of demand sensing–largely operate in isolation within sales organizations (of the thirty-three organizations that we interviewed last year, no market leader has connected these demand signals). It was a cold, crisp winter in Boston. There was no room service.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 10, 2020

BOSTON (March 10, 2020) ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today announced new demand sensing resources to help companies ready their supply chains for the unparalleled risk that analysts predict for this decade. Book a demand planning & sensing demo with a ToolsGroup solution expert. About ToolsGroup.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Two years later Eli Goldratt published The Goal, one of the bestselling management books of all time. One important and innovative point he made in 1992 was that information can be a substitute for inventory. Charles Fine. Fine thought up the so-called double helix which looks like a figure of eight on its side.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Short cycles require buffer inventories and short lead times.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

Finally, whether you’re purchasing products locally or from overseas, be sure to use an order, purchase and inventory management system that’s written from the ground up to support international and domestic trade. Granted, you’re not going to book the next flight to meet one supplier. Watch Your Geography.

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Vinculum

MARCH 9, 2022

Saudi Arabia is expected to see almost double 2020’s2020’s revenue by 2025, predict Boston Consulting Group and Meta Platforms. Rakuten offers online travel booking, credit card processing, and other services in Saudi Arabia. The pandemic from 2020 gave eCommerce Companies in Saudi Arabia US$ 7 billion. Target Corporation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

As an offspring of globalisation, supply chains are focused on optimisation – cost reduction, just-in-time deliveries and tight inventory-to-sales ratios. A significant paradigm shift in procurement and inventory control is an emerging area of focus.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Realising operational and cost efficiencies will reduced lead times, improved forecast accuracy and increased inventory turnover. Successful collaboration will result in several benefits – reductions in lead times, improved in-stock fill rates, improved forecast accuracy, and increased inventory turnover.

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Veridian Solutions

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

As reported in Retail Dive , “roughly half (48%) of retailers have implemented a single commerce platform, according to Boston Retail Partners’ (BRP’s) 2019 POS/Customer Engagement Survey, and an additional 46% plan to have one in place within three years.” The customer doesn’t know the channel; it is a purely a retailer construct.

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Vinculum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

According to Boston Consulting Group and Meta Platforms, the eCommerce industry in Saudi Arabia is anticipated to generate US$13.3 It provides various goods, such as electronics, clothing, books, and more. It provides financial help, ticket booking, travel arrangements, and online shopping services. billion in sales by 2025.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

As I sign into the front desk-after-front desk at manufacturers, and open the signature book, I notice a large number of system integrators diligently working on the implementation of traditional enterprise technologies. Kearney, Boston Consulting Group, Cap Gemini, Deloitte, E&Y, IBM, and McKinsey, they get more of the same.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2021

The public can walk up without an appointment or book an appointment in advance. Starting this past Wednesday and rolling through Sunday, the Vax Express will visit Boston, Mattapan, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, and Fitchburg.

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