Boston Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Shipping 
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Supply chain shortages abound. Reflection.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
What do the Germany World Cup Team and the Boston Red Sox have in common? Several customers addressed those questions in excellent case study presentations: Dr. Bernhard Herzog, Oxea GmbH – “Business Impact of a Supply Chain Operating Network”. The answer: Both teams illustrate that past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
We have let buy- and sell-side transactional relationships erode value. Look at the gyrations of Boston Scientific and Eli Lilly for the same period of time. Lafley’s turnaround of P&G, through the focus on the two moments of truth (purchase and usage), is an example. I order 75% of my purchases online.
ToolsGroup
JUNE 6, 2022
BOSTON—June 7, 2022 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Onera, a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions to retailers. Solutions enable real-time inventory availability and fulfillment optimization for retailers.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 26, 2015
It was a cold, crisp winter in Boston. During that winter, I was staying at the Westin in Boston and working remotely. The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. So why have companies not done this?
Talking Logistics
JUNE 30, 2015
It is easy to understand why strategy is often set aside to meet immediate needs of getting product shipped out the door. Large and mid-size shippers typically have procurement personnel but may lack coordination across shipping locations. Keep in touch with market realities. It is still a people business. He currently serves as Sr.
New Horizon Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Procurement planning functionality (essentially the planning of future purchase orders) is typically a subset of broader supply planning applications that plan manufacturing work orders, inventory levels, shipments, as well as purchase orders, to meet demand.
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