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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

(AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. I did not think that anyone had a clear definition of supply chain excellence. Over the last decade, supply chain performance regressed.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain shortages abound. The supply chain impact is unprecedented. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. I volunteered to write a report on supply visibility. Projects Being Implemented as Part of a Digital Supply Chain Transformation Project. The list goes on and on.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. As shown in Figure 2 with the orbit chart of Lenovo, the progress of supply chains is gnarly.

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ToolsGroup’s Robert Kaufholz and Mauro Adorno Named Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pros to Know” for 2022

ToolsGroup

The award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage. They’ve inspired their teams with their persistent drive to deliver excellence and helped our customers keep service levels high despite demand and supply irregularities.

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3 Lessons from Gold and Silver Pawn: This… is Supply Chain, This… is Pawn Stars

Kinaxis

by CJ Wehlage If you read my prior blog, “ Storage Wars rescues supply chain ignominy ”, you would have seen my garage after I moved from Boston to San Diego. Every box we collected for 16 years, stuffed in the Boston attic. I used the supply chain ERP “shedding” theory to innovate and clear out my garage.

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10 Ways IoT Can Improve Supply Chains

IQMS

The majority of enterprises are prioritizing their blockchain pilots that concentrate on supply chains improvements (53%) and the Internet of Things (51%) according to Deloitte’s latest blockchain survey. The Supply Chain Management enterprise software market is growing from $12.2B IoT in Supply Chains.

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Collaboration Key in Creating Competitive Advantages Through Supply Chains

Supply Chain Network

Research confirms cross-functional collaboration and supply chain integration are challenging business goals that many companies deprioritize because the value is difficult to define. Decades spent pursuing cost savings within internal supply chain functions leaves little room for improvement at this point.