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The Next Great Disruption Coming to Supply Chains

Kinaxis

Google wrote a great book, ZMOT, or Zero Moment of Truth. Consumers used multiple devices, internet of things, etc, to check FGI (finished goods inventory) /sub-assembly and raw inventories, build plans, and sourcing options, as they are considering a purchase! They want to assure the sourcing meets their “sustainable” expectations.

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American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Results

Logility

Record Quarterly Bookings Accelerated Growth in Cloud Services Annual Contract Value. and Demand Management, Inc., each a subsidiary of the Company, congratulated Clark Mitchell, vice president of demand planning at Kontoor Brands, Inc., and Demand Management, Inc., Demand Management, Inc.

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The Fight of the Titans

Supply Chain Shaman

The field of supply chain management–combining source, make and deliver–into a common process started in 1982. The source of the data is public reporting of balance sheet information. Toyota is the iconic leader in lean penning the book, “The Toyota Way.” The evolution sprung from chaos.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

Used as a one-to-many data model for sourcing and procurement by companies like IBM, Cisco Systems, Dell, Motorola, Seagate, and Vodafone , there is much promise; but in the last five years the Company, plagued by execution issues, encountered problems. There is greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and sourcing.

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The phrase “Supply Chain Management” was originally coined by Keith Oliver in 1982 and subsequently gained increasing popularity as its usage was proliferated in books and language. Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ). Source: [link] ).

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A Tale of Two Procurement Books: Cox’s Sourcing Portfolio Analysis (Cox) & Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy (Keith et al.)

Supply Chain View from the Field

It is against this context that the two books in this review represent two anchors that exist in the procurement environment, both the old, traditional model of power-based, “red meat eating buyers, and that of the procurement professional focused on driving relationship contracting and vested value to create mutual benefit for both parties.

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

While on most days it is hard to book at this hotel since demand is higher than supply of rooms, during this period, the room occupancy was so low, that they shut down the restaurants. This is all about demand sensing and organizational alignment. I hope that this market correction can help us to redefine demand management.