Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

They were born from well-intentioned, bright professors from great schools – Boston College, Carnegie Mellon, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT )– in operations research. It was called multi-enterprise inventory optimization. SmartOps was purchased by SAP. They knew little about the software market.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Optimization Software SAP 212

Unleashed

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Multichannel selling allows customers to shop and purchase through whichever channel they prefer. The low costs to enter the eCommerce market allows sellers to add eCommerce to their sales channels so they can effectively diversify their sales strategy. The B2B buying process is no longer linear; instead, it is fluid.

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Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software Sourcing Strategies Price Reduction 60

IQMS

JUNE 25, 2019

Blockchain shows potential for increasing the speed, scale, and visibility of supply chains, eliminating counterfeit-goods transactions while also improving batching, routing and inventory control. Improving track-and-trace reduces the need for buffer stock by providing real-time visibility of inventory levels and shipments.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Pharmaceutical Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 83

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Instead, the leadership team needs to build a strategy for the entire organization to focus on the delivery of value-based outcomes. Most companies have made their own organizations more efficient (ROA), but they have not reduced inventories and they have pushed costs back in the supply chain on suppliers that are less able to bear them.

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Pricing Training Supply Chain Design Software Waste Reduction Purchasing Training 261

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.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

As global supply chains start the long process of recovery, supply chain management is in the spotlight, and new best practices and innovative strategies are emerging as supply chain leaders aim to reduce risk in an uncertain future. They increase their perfect order rate by 20% to 40% and customer satisfaction by as much as 30%.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Modeling 116

synchrono

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Successful projects start with buy-in from the top and an eKanban initiative is no exception. reduced inventory waste and carrying costs and more) asking people to change the way they work is also real. Let your leaders know project success is accelerated through gaining universal buy-in. (If

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Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies 38

6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

All of the above (and other down-stream KPIs and processes) are heavily influenced by the accuracy of a demand forecast: if the demand forecast is much more accurate, a company is more likely to have the right product, in the right quantities in inventory and will have less of the products in inventory that is not required.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 96

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. There is also no Santa Claus. Sorry to break the news.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Vinculum

MARCH 9, 2022

With the oil and mining industry slowing down, this opportunity is excellent for Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is expected to see almost double 2020’s2020’s revenue by 2025, predict Boston Consulting Group and Meta Platforms. Delivers excellent customer service. 1 Delivers Quality Customer Support & Retention.

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Saudi Arabia Company Predictive Analytics Software Resource Reduction 52

synchrono

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In this installment, I’d like to talk about strategies for rolling out an eKanban project that have proven successful for me. With eKanban implementations, this can be any number of problems including excess materials on hand, slow inventory turns, too much scrap and more. Strategies for Getting Suppliers on Board.

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Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Expense Reduction Vendor Strategies 104

synchrono

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

In my second installment, I reviewed strategies for rolling out an eKanban project that have proven successful for me. We reviewed the importance of engaging leadership in the eKanban project and strategies for turning frontline contributors into change-agents. Of course, they ended up with too much on hand inventory.

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Manufacturing Procurement Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Sourcing Strategies 51