Supply Chain Opz
JUNE 1, 2014
Professionals in supply chain management use various methods to identify best practices to improve the operations. Analysis of case study is certainly one of the most popular methods for people from business management background. The last supply chain case study in the fashion retailing industry is Adidas.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2023
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. While companies talk digital, the projects follow traditional supply-centric paths.
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Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Companies that are good at demand management understand the need for design–form & function of inventory and push/pull decoupling points –and the orchestration of demand to make better decisions in sourcing, transportation and delivery. Orders are not a good representation of demand. How about you?
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 9, 2020
Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2017
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. Tactical Demand Planning. The Problems.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 29, 2018
It is a privately-held textile company that successfully navigated the global sourcing/labor arbitrage mania of the last decade and managed to maintain a significant presence in the United States. We worked closely with the best-of-breed solution provider, Logility, on the implementation, but we kept control of project management.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 29, 2018
It is a privately-held textile company that successfully navigated the global sourcing/labor arbitrage mania of the last decade and managed to maintain a significant presence in the United States. In China, the roll out was for a weaving factory and out sourced yarn manufacturing. As he talked, I smiled. Thanks Ajay!
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