Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The first step was to charter a research project with the Arizona State University statistics department to analyze which combination of metrics drives the highest market capitalization. The result? The reason?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Figure 1: U.S. Source: Descartes Datamyne. Somewhat nailed it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. The River of Demand. #3

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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. If so it may be impossible to conduct an apples-to-apples comparison.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

With so many changing variables, excel sheets or human intervention alone can’t gain the level of visibility needed to forecast the future. Your sourcing department can save valuable time because AI tools analyze suppliers with the aid of relevant data points and metrics and match them with the contract opportunities available.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

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. Too few companies have the discipline to measure Forecast Value Add–comparison to the naive forecast–and drive improvement. Simply put, it is expensive.

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Cognira

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This blog explores the trends that define this year’s holiday season and the factors that draw the consumer path to purchase. Consumers leverage AI-powered benchmarking tools to track the price of their favorite items and make the purchase once it hits its lowest point. compared to the last year.

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