Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

As we discussed this drawing the dialogue flowed in the conference room. The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. .” I drew the picture shown in Figure 1.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2016

The empowered consumers of today are beginning to expect this option for all of their purchases. We have already seen Amazon move in that direction with their purchase of Colis Prive, rumors of acquiring an airport in Germany, buying up a fleet of 747s and more. Amazon Will Continue to Expand on “Operation Dragon Boat.”.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

19 average) and 3 times better ROIC for the period (33% versus P&G’s 11%), note that none of these three household products companies made progress on supply chain excellence in the period of 2013-2015. Supplier relationships in household products are more buy/sell. The conference will be live-streamed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

At our FreighTech 2018 conference, I spoke to 50 top-tier logistics executives about the major themes – four of them – that should guide our evolution. Download Now. Today, you buy a seat on a plane and the seat is there waiting for you. You never tell your customer what your buy rate is.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

In the words of a person that I once heard speak at the conference,”It is much easier for a supply chain team to run downhill than uphill.” To move the product, the company discounted the cars to stimulate purchase. Imagine a car lot full of lime green Volvos. It was an ugly color. They were successful. Move quickly!

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy and sell-side markets) bi-directionally with near-real time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. Thoma Bravo purchased Elemica in June 2016. This is a missionary buying market where taxonomies and technologies are not clear.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 10, 2017

Conferences. I’ve been to many conferences over the years and I can honestly say that this was a great event. The conference kicked off with a keynote from Jean-Yves Rotte-Geoffroy, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of GSK. There were many excellent sessions and discussions over the three days. Other highlights.

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