Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The Terra Technology investment is one of what we believe will be a series of purchases to build inter-enterprise cloud-based software platforms to redefine supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. The reinvention of planning is needed, but it is hard to unwind the industry. I have been an industry analyst for two decades. Current technologies and processes focus on volume trade-offs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. The reinvention of planning is needed, but it is hard to unwind the industry. I have been an industry analyst for two decades. Current technologies and processes focus on volume trade-offs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Background.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51° and Market6 Data How Automation and Advanced Metrics You Won’t Get in 84.51° can help you grow your sales at Kroger and avoid inventory headaches. The vast array of data that Kroger can provide its suppliers is one of the reasons Kroger has won so much market share in the grocery industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 2, 2016

With the rise in complexity, most Supply Chain Metrics That Matter are going backwards (inventory turns, ROIC, operating margin and growth). Avoid buying software from a consulting company. Do not buy software based on partnerships. Consulting and software are very different business models. They are very different.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

The solution solved a relevant industry issue. They are industry-specific niche offerings. While there is work within SAP to rethink SNC and use the assets purchased with Ariba to build multi-tier capabilities, the progress is not encouraging. It ceased to exist in 2005 when it merged with 1Sync. Clear governance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I feel that the industry is engaged in ‘Group Think’ No one in this meetings is going to ask tough questions. By purchasing planning and transactional systems for a common vendor, they had one throat to choke and they were familiar with the architectural elements. Of course not… But, the industry is in a group think.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

As shown in Figure 1, users are more satisfied, the implementations are shorter and there is greater Return on Investment of solutions from Best-of-Breed solution providers—especially if the best-of-breed solution providers used are industry-specific. Here are my thoughts: 1) Failure of the Industry Analyst Model. It is complex.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 29, 2015

With new capital and a new CEO–Pervinder Johar from HP– their goal is to become the “Salesforce.com” of the supply chain industry. E2open went public in July 2012 and in February 2015 participated in a private buy-out for $273M by Insight Venture Partners. Lora Cecere is the Founder of Supply Chain Insights.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” ” I have been studying the evolution of inventory technologies as an industry analyst since 2002. All the best on your journey for supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Today, 7% of order and purchase order flows move through business networks. She is trying to redefine the industry analyst model to make it friendlier and more useful for supply chain leaders. Lora thinks that we are never too old to learn or to push for excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” Kehat’s feedback is that “Getting management buy-in for the implementation of cost-to-serve process is easy, but the implementation is difficult.” Both improvement and performance define supply chain excellence. Why does it matter to you?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. More and more companies purchasing inventory technologies, but failing to give planners time to plan. Buying the technology and not having clear processes and accountability does not help.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. They are the most prevalent in the consumer electronics industry. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes. The Building Blocks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Customers are buying less. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. Success of New Business Models. Disintermediation. The difference?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

Despite numerous acquisitions and product development efforts, SAP and Oracle are much larger industry giants. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

When I wrote the book Bricks Matter , I cavalierly penned a chapter on the evolution of supply chain thinking from cost to value. I found this out the hard way when Keith Harrison , contributor to the Forward of the book, asked me to define what I meant by ”value.” Across the industries, this is the case.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. How easy is it to buy from your company? Bio-engineering? Customization?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

This team is not buying the message. So much so, that three years ago, I founded a research company to focus on understanding supply chain excellence. I, like you, spent many years learning from hard work the process industry. When all functions are jointly focused on improving these metrics, then we can have one team.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

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. The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. However, it was the stark reality of the economy that was my wake-up call.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The performance measurement pillar, which is the one used for benchmarking, is essentially a hierarchy of key performance indicators (KPIs), comprising more than 150 metrics organised into two levels. As beneficial as it may be, it’s rare for internal benchmarking to take a company all the way to best-in-class in its industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Digital path to purchase? The automation of the moments of truth in the buying cycle to decrease demand latency and better sense shopper and consumer demand in real-time.) She is trying to redefine the industry analyst model to make it friendlier and more useful for supply chain leaders. Digital sourcing?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

The company is a B2B Supply Chain Operating Network supporting the automotive and aerospace industries. In our research, discrete industries–aerospace, automotive, hi-tech, and semiconductor– rate themselves as performing better, being more proactive, and having greater alignment. State of Industries.

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Unleashed

MARCH 26, 2023

Xero’s native inventory features include: Track up to 4000 stock items Enter and review stock quantities Add items to an invoice You can use this information in conjunction with Xero’s regular accounting suite to compare different financial metrics. But as customers purchase products, those levels need to shrink again.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

As part of our Expert Insights series, Supply Chain Nation sat down with Rich Sherman, a leading supply chain industry consultant and analyst to discuss his book, Supply Chain Transformation: Practical Roadmap for Best Practice Results. Sherman: In my book I talk about how the leaders live in a house of excellence.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2020

Delivering on-time and in-full is essential to success and a metric used by retailers when evaluating partnerships with vendors of all sizes. But first, let’s look at the background of OTIF metrics and why they came to be. If unable to find a product in store, consumers are quick to turn their attention online and purchase goods there.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 16, 2022

A recent survey shows that 40% of the supply chain industry is already optimizing its inventory and networking tools by adopting advanced technologies and this percentage is said to grow in the next five years. Inventory Optimization to Unlock Supply Chain Efficiencies with Cost Reduction. Key Pillars of Supply Chain Inventory Optimization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

Since the last report, Kinaxis successfully launched an IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange, E2open launched an IPO and then went private with a buy out by Insights, IBS and Steelwedge sought new rounds of capital, and WAM Systems and Acorn Systems have new owners. Like musical chairs, the ownership structure of the vendors is changing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

To move the product, the company discounted the cars to stimulate purchase. The Shaman’s Journal book is a collection of best read posts organized in more readable format. She is committed to building global supply chains and redefining the industry analyst model to make it friendlier and more useful for supply chain leaders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

This issue is that the orders have inherent order latency (The time for customer purchases to translate to manufacturing orders). There is a belief that the efficient response—the tightly integrated lean supply chain—defines supply chain excellence. Learn and adapt the thinking to your industry. Seize the opportunity.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 7, 2022

WIth the impact of COVID-19 gradually settling in, the after effects of the pandemic are still being felt across industries. Analyzing past sales data is an excellent starting point for any organization. Talk to the experts at ThroughPut and book your demo today! Step Up Demand Planning Efforts with a Robust Forecasting Model .

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

71% think we need more industry standards around S&OP. These leaders all have 20+ years S&OP experience and published books, whitepapers and articles in renowned magazines. Sean is currently working on his forthcoming book; ‘ Transition Point: Revolution, Evolution or Endgame? Where to go from here for S&OP?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Price to Tangible Book Value (PTBV). Improvement.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Their dedicated teams are driven by four core values: Commitment to patients Scientific curiosity Integrity Teamwork Opna Bio SA’s team decided to implement purchasing software during the company formation to ensure smooth operations. Odallo also processes all purchase orders and sets up new suppliers in the system. She and Ms.

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