Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

These teams are also more advanced in the use of planning and more advanced analytics concepts. In contrast, finance flexes inventory up and down in less mature organizations to manipulate cash flow for either investor reporting or bonus incentives. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights.

Supply Chain Planning Software 243

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

I recently completed a study of 25 CPO’s, each providing their view of what procurement will look like in 2025. You can download the full report at this link. Procurement has a history that is linked in the core concepts of centralization, volume leveraging, and cost reduction.

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Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Study 60

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

Tonight, I am stranded in a hotel in Chicago. The Chicago airport is closed for the night. When I wrote the book Bricks Matter , I cavalierly penned a chapter on the evolution of supply chain thinking from cost to value. E2open last week announced the purchase of Serus. It is 3:00 AM. What Is Value?

Optimal Sourcing 294

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Modeling 294

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. I live in Chicago. When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. Data source: eMarketer. And as it turns out, I’m not alone.

Supply Chain Planning Software 177

Supply Chain Planning Software Trends Retail Forecasting Software 177

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The budget is for a fiscal year with quarter reporting and updates. The direct connection between the two processes increases costs and increases error. Instead, it should be mapped as an input to track supply chain forecasting to financial budgets for reporting and insights. Time horizon. Bias and error.

Supply Chain Design Software 190

Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting 190

ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

While some orders still delight, a few recent purchases have left me faltering when it comes to your customer experience. Breaking it down, the three sources of the price increase appear to be 1) labor costs, 2) transportation (shipping) fees, and 3) member benefits – aka, content. Once upon a time, you brought me so much joy.

Purchasing Skills 296

Purchasing Skills Price Reduction Retail Supply Chain Planning Software 296

Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

So I spoke to everyone I knew in the field and looked through some other sources (Crunchbase, Jonathan Wichmann’s great list of logistics startups site, CB Insights and more) to come up with the ULTIMATE LIST of disruptive logistics startups. Chicago only. Information and predictive analytics on vessel activity.

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