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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, most projects are not clear in scope, with the implementation of visibility as a “functional extension to existing process” lacking a holistic outside-in approach/strategy to sense, respond, and act. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Design an Over-Arching Strategy and Building Blocks.

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

At the end of the day, customers buy based on value not on the cool factor of the technology. Kearney, Boston Consulting Group, Cap Gemini, Deloitte, E&Y, IBM, and McKinsey, they get more of the same. Trade-offs between source, make, and deliver are possible in the strategic horizon of planning, but not in shorter time durations.

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ToolsGroup Acquires Onera to Extend Retail Platform from Planning to Execution

ToolsGroup

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.

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Digital Transformation Helps with Corporate Alignment

Enterra Insights

.” Nevertheless, they note, “An organization has a far better chance at succeeding when its operating model — or how the organization creates value — is aligned to its strategy.” ” Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts believe cognitive technologies will play an important role in post-pandemic transformations.

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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. It is easy to understand why strategy is often set aside to meet immediate needs of getting product shipped out the door.

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Your Guide to Multichannel Selling

Unleashed

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. What is multichannel selling? Omnichannel vs. multichannel selling.

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10 Ways IoT Can Improve Supply Chains

IQMS

The multiplicative effects of combining IoT and blockchain to improve track-and-traceability are shown in the context of the following table from the Boston Consulting Group. Combining blockchain and IoT is enabling manufacturers to pursue and excel at digital twin initiatives across their value chains.