Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?”

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

This was the question Kinaxis CEO John Sicard posed to three panelists at a Gartner conference earlier this year. The S&OP cycle has hit a wall. The S&OP cycle has hit a wall. The S&OP process gains magnitudes of complexity when a new element, like an updated regulation or a market expansion, is added.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions. Cardinal Health, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical, surgical and laboratory products, is focused on continuous improvement of service.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In conjunction with the release, the company will host a conference call at 5:00 pm ET to discuss its results with the investment community. delivers affordable, easy-to-use supply chain planning solutions designed to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service and reduce inventory to maximize profits and lower costs.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Importance Versus Effectiveness of Demand and S&OP Planning Solutions. If a planning project short-circuits the conference room pilot stages, it will be difficult to ever maximize the value from the investment. In the last three years the company has embarked on a path to improve Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

This week, I spoke at the Llamasoft Summercon Conference. The conference was low-key. We laughed, and felt a bit silly, leaving the conference room holding our new furry tchotchkes. It could no longer be just about inventory levels. It was held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. “What a crazy name!

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

How retailers are reevaluating post-pandemic inventory strategies. Renault’s plans for network redesign and S&OP improvement. No, it’s not the plot of the latest Science Fiction epic. So what’s it all about, then? Digital Twins for Inventory and Supply Planning.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The answers were revealed at the SummerCon 2017 conference a couple of weeks ago where LLamasoft introduced “Planning by Design” and SupplyChainPlanning.com, which the company describes as “building blocks to improve your current planning capabilities through design technology.”. Source: LLamasoft.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. The balance factor tracks progress on both year-over-year growth and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and the strength factor is based upon improvement in both operating margin and inventory turns.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Jennifer Overstreet, Director of Digital Content at the National Retail Federation, reports Li & Fung, CEO Spencer Fung, told participants at a 2018 NRF conference, “The supply chain will become faster, digital and more innovative. 3D Printing and On Demand, Additive Manufacturing. Move now, or get left behind. ”[4].

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

My feet were tired, and I was glad to find a quiet stool in the corner of the conference center. As I curled up my legs and kicked off my shoes revealing one of those inevitable conference blisters from high heels, I reflected. Conference speaking takes a lot out of me. Automate Manufacturing to Use Independent Demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

As an old gal attending multiple conferences (more than I would like at times), I have listened to speakers waft eloquently about the value of concepts like networks, big data, industry 4.0, I could write a blog about each story, but let’s save that for coffee.) Let’s take a discussion from my DM on LinkedIn from Ryan.

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Logility

MAY 10, 2022

In conjunction with the release, the company will host a conference call at 5:00 pm ET to discuss its results with the investment community. delivers affordable, easy-to-use supply chain planning solutions designed to increase forecast accuracy, improve customer service, and reduce inventory to maximize profits and lower costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 18, 2015

The practices are still emerging and have morphed dramatically over the course of the supply chain leader’s career. For perspective, let’s look back at history. In discrete industries, the early supply chain organizations reported to procurement. Looking Back at History. The goal was efficiency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Here is the list: Supply chain technology implementations have reduced inventory. Seemingly, most supply chain leaders that are reading the press, or going to industry conferences, would believe that all four statements are true. Here they are: The Lie of Inventory Reduction. Supply chain excellence matters. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

On the 2nd of April, I sat before a board discussing how a company could exceed expectations in the delivery of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and superior operating margins and fail at the delivery of customer service and inventory. An Orbit Chart of Customer Service (Case Fill) Versus Inventory Turns. I see many ironies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

It starts with the needs of the customer’s customer and flows through the extended supply network. 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.” Within each company and market there are distinct rhythms and flows for demand.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, invited attendees of the 2020 NextGen Supply Chain Conference to attend the session “Pushing the Efficient Inventory Frontier at The Kraft Heinz Company,” led by David Villalpando, senior analyst, logistics analytics at The Kraft Heinz Company. Logility, Inc., Company and Technology.

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Arkieva

JUNE 21, 2016

I was lucky to attend the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix last May. To understand today’s supply chain complexity … there is no substitute for hard work! Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/…. They create excess inventory which is consuming cash and sometimes scarce capacity.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

I am hoping to start a discussion by laying down the ABCD(s) of an excellent supply chain. After a couple of quick questions about the product that she had purchased, it was obvious to me that the product itself had the right features. Arrange your inventory based on how often you need to use it. Read More ».

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

of the world’s population aged 12 and over have received one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. Consumer goods manufacturers will pay 60-70% more in retail deductions, and the retail struggle to source for the holidays will worsen. The goal of the conference is to Imagine the Supply Chain of 2030. Economist July 3, 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 5, 2017

Let’s face it, the definition of demand-driven is evolving. Today’s processes are supply driven. In the 1990’s demand latency in a regional supply chain was weeks. This ended when Gartner purchased AMR Research in 2010. Carol’s work on Demand-Driven MRP is solid. Reflections. Absolutely not.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions.

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DynaSys

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Gartner analyst Mike Griswold compared S&OP with wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, and framed his analogy around three of Sir Winston’s quotes. On the plateau of productivity are such technologies as S&OP itself, a primary theme of the conference, and the Supply Chain Planning System of Record.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 3, 2019

Researchers from Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. ”[6] Also on the rise, according to many sources, is the consumption of insect proteins, veggie meats, and lab-grown proteins. Benchmark analysts note, “Chefs are looking for new sources of protein. Food trends. Regional flavors. ” Hemp-infused foods.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

While MRP and S&OP were defined as early as the 1980s, these provided rough cut analysis at the aggregate level, nowhere near the level of detail that is possible today. Now they want to deploy an S&OP process. As a result, the best implementations are usually not the fastest.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. These tools allow us to look at sell, source, make, and deliver together. These tools allow us to look at sell, source, make, and deliver together.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

The source data for the analysis is public reporting of balance sheets and income statements. We find the patters and the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin and growth and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) to be insightful.). Figure 1: Supply Chains to Admire Methodology. The Results.

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Logility

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Presented at our Connections customer conference, the SAILS Awards recognize companies who significantly improved their business processes, deployed an innovative solution to address their supply chain challenges, or demonstrated an on-going commitment and leadership role in the expansion of supply chain improvements.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. Christensen’s concept is that businesses will reject innovation based on the fact that the customer cannot currently use the innovation delaying the adoption of great ideas.

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Arkieva

MARCH 31, 2017

Talks of creating a supply chain have slowly transformed into a catchphrase that’s often touted at Supply chain conferences and lengthy S&OP meetings. However, for most manufacturing businesses, the concept is elusive and at best abstruse. And it’s not because it’s a difficult concept to understand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Today’s populist movement is about new winners and losers. Border crossing(s), port unloading, and global visibility are barriers. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate. Inventory Turns. A Personal Reflection.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 26, 2016

The source data for the analysis is public reporting of balance sheets and income statements. We find the patters and the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin and growth and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) to be insightful.). Supply Chains to Admire Methodology. The Results. Twenty-one companies meet this criterion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns . The North American operation is the top manufacturer in the US cordless market. Operating Margin.

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