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5 Greatest Books for Supply Chain Executives

Supply Chain Opz

Previously I''ve covered about the classic and new supply chain management books that SCM professionals should check out. In this article, I will show you top 5 books that every supply chain executive should have on their bookshelf. Many chapters come with "action steps" that can be used to develop an action plan right away.

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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

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. the company is owned today by 20 organizations representing manufacturers, distributors, hospitals and group purchasing organizations (GPOs). Marketplace Rebirth. What do you think?

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

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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Triple-A Supply Chain: 10 Strategies to Supercharge Performance

Supply Chain Opz

In 1983, Peter Kraljic explained how to formulate a commodity strategy based on 4 segments, its later known as Kraljic Matrix or Purchasing Portfolio Matrix. The idea is to try to excel at 2 strategies (lean/agile) at once. Achieving 3 areas of supply chain excellence at once is definitely requires a long term commitment.

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Reflections on Integrated Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Buying these solutions is far more complicated than is represented in a simple four-box quadrant. It is now clear that SAP APO was inferior to the i2 Technologies’ SCM suite (now owned by JDA), but that was not market perception. Lora thinks that we are never too old to learn or to push for excellence. It is complex.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

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Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. Amazon has made a habit of excelling at logistics to retain end customers and third party sellers. Image via StarAir.dk).

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Supply Chain Disruptions: A Survival Guide - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

The company won the ISM 2012 Award for Excellence in Supply Management (category:process). 10 Greatest Supply Chain Management Books of All Time. SCM-Operations is now SupplyChainOpz. Because its quite difficult to put theories to the test and nobody wants to test it! Cisco System Case Study. And according to the U.S.