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Seven Mistakes to Avoid in Sales and Operations Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is important to building value chain agility and improving enterprise performance. Agility is the ability to have the same performance in cost, quality, and customer service given a level of demand and supply volatility.) Figure 2: S&OP Process Balance.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. Supply Chain and Design. This was the beginning of my journey from manufacturing to understanding larger supply chain concepts. Figure 1: Definition of the Supply Chain Organization. The year was 1985. Let me explain.

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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

The gloomy streets will soon be alive with Mummers to ring in the New Year in Philadelphia. The Mummers Parade is a Philadelphia tradition. New Year’s Eve is a time for parties. This thing called research in the supply chain market has many arms and legs. Bimodal Supply Chains Are a Viable Strategy.

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Be Careful What You Ask For

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies asked for integrated supply chain planning. Let’s call her Sally. As a leader of a global supply chain organization, her goal was simple. She was trying to define and drive supply chain excellence. As shown in Figure 1, today’s processes are controlled, but lack agility.

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Think Differently. Drive New Outcomes. Let Us Help You Build A Guiding Coalition.

Supply Chain Insights

At this time of year, we find many companies planning workshops to stimulate thinking on building a digital supply chain and igniting next-generation supply chain thinking. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Research. Want to know what your customers value and how your organization’s performance delivers?

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American Software Reports Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

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Professional services and other revenues for the quarter ended October 31, 2021 increased 5% to $10.8 For the Supply Chain business, professional services revenues for the quarter ended October 31, 2021 increased by 6% to $5.3 million compared to $10.2 million for the same period last year. million when compared to $5.0

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My Take: The Role of Anaplan in Defining the Art of the Possible in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Keeping with my normal Sunday night ritual, I poured myself a cup of tea to pen my weekly post for the Supply Chain Shaman. My passion is helping supply chain leaders. To date supply chain processes are enterprise-centric. “…the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best” ?