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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

Managing the Contrarian Deep Inside Of Me It is hard to manage the contrarian deep inside of me. Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. Demand latency is the time cycle to translate a channel purchase to an order.)

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. I find three: organizational design, executive understanding of supply chain, and the lack of a clear definition of an optimization function for supply chain excellence. Clarity of Supply Chain Excellence.

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What About Them Apples?

Supply Chain Shaman

I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements. I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. At that time, the demand processes were largely regional. Redefine Tactical Demand Planning.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

Stuck with inputs from the traditional processes of collaborative forecasting, and traditional definitions of demand planning, demand error and bias are high. First- and second-generation supply chain applications defined demand management based on order and shipment data. Orders do not represent market demand.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Wealth Management. Supply Chain Management. Case Studies. |. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Mobile Banking. Payments Treasury. View all Infosys blogs. Features & Opinions. |. Offerings. |. White Papers. |.

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Supply Chain Management:The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Wealth Management. Supply Chain Management. Case Studies. |. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Mobile Banking. Payments Treasury.