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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

I was on my way to Peru. Over the course of trip to Atlanta to connect to Peru, we began a discussion. They got good at Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and tied the output to decisions on what to make in contract manufacturing. Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets.

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Go Horizontal!

Supply Chain Shaman

This lack of alignment is an impediment to improving balance sheet results. My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. They lack alignment. I am a product of traditional, silo-based thinking.

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Embracing the Digital Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. Many of my clients save 5-10% of funds from their continuous improvement projects and self-fund their efforts. It is the same feeling that I had as a child getting ready for camp.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. I am a manufacturing gal by training. Include the supplier’s warehouse and manufacturing locations. Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate.