Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2018

With the evolution of open source technologies with schema-on-read capabilities, new forms of decision support are evolving to drive insights in the enterprise, and Blockchain is becoming the system of record for B2B. Join us this month to learn about the redefinition of analytics on our monthly webinar series.

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Supply Chain Trend

JUNE 29, 2023

In two articles, based on the webinar “XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning” , I will discuss the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. It must be able to read multiple data sources and dynamically update those sources if required. What do we optimise in a decision?

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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. In parallel, on customer service, one category is making progress while two are not.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Be Careful on Customer Service Automation. Customer service automation is an ongoing opportunity. The customer experience is rough. I suggest that all supply chain leaders call their support lines and accept responsibility for customer service. Invest In Factory Scheduling. My recommendation?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2013

It is my hope that the readers of this blog will take time to either join us today to listen to the launch of the Supply Chain Index on our webinar or listen to the replay. (We The year 2012 marked the 30th anniversary of the use of supply chain management as a cross-functional process for source, make and deliver in the commercial sector.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

As I picked it up , I saw a twitter alert welcoming people to the APICS webinar with @lcecere on Agility that afternoon. As we went live with the webinar, I laughed. In this blog post, I publically answer the questions from the webinar. In the supply chain, variability and volatility come from many sources.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

A recent QAD webinar discusses inflationary pressure on supply chains and scenarios for minimizing the financial impact of supply chain volatility. These two types of KPIs are complementary and “will empower a practitioner to visualize the profitability impact of a supply chain decision regarding production, distribution and sourcing.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

With software robots and rules-based ontologies, can we redefine a more effective and autonomous process for customer service? In our recent webinar on visibility , Merck discussed the use of a schema-on-read architecture augmented by cognitive computing as shown in Figure 2. With additive manufacturing, do we need inventory?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 9, 2013

We are sharing insights on the work through monthly webinars. Here are the questions that I normally get: Where is Customer Service in the Analysis? I believe that customer service is a critical metric and a key element of managing a complex supply chain system. Check them out!

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The team was organized around the functional silos of source, make and deliver. I also believed that this company would have the best inventory and customer service. Today, 60% of sourcing organizations and 45% of manufacturing organizations report through the supply chain organization.” I was wrong.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Current and future applications have the potential to provide new methods of value creation and sources of revenue streams for companies in the digital age. This would ensure no disruption in the production schedule, customer service or revenue stream. equipment uptime.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Nechay’s suggestion that companies strive for better customer care rather than better customer experience or better customer service helps make a company more consumer-centric. As Ronan Dunne, CEO of Verizon’s consumer group, told participants of a webinar, “We’re never going back to where we were.”[4]

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

Industries that have formed cross-functional leadership teams combining source, make and deliver together have made the fastest progress. We will be sharing more on the Supply Chain Index over the summer in our monthly webinar series with a final summary presentation at our Global Summit in September. We enjoy writing them!

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Unleashed

MAY 15, 2023

Sales conversion report : This report shows the percentage of leads that have been converted into customers. It can also highlight correlations between lead conversions and campaign sources. This means customer queries can be picked up where they were left off by anyone in the team, ultimately reducing customer service response times.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Meanwhile, Lowe’s has created the LoweBot , which boosts customer service, explains Dan Gilmore of Supply Chain Digest. More companies are turning to robotics to find new ways to bridge the divide between a dwindling number of customer service representatives, including store associates, and maintaining around-the-clock operations.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 7, 2015

The main benefit of big data analytics regarding supply chain management is customer service. By expediting the source of supplies in tandem with customer orders, faster service is provided with less expense. Immediate Benefits of Big Data Analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. The focus has been on sourcing and managed costs. For more on healthcare, check out our recent webinar.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

Logility was recognized as a result of recent work with customer, Berlin Packaging. Recognized for its high-touch approach to customer service, rapid implementations and industry-leading return on investment (ROI), Logility customers include Big Lots, Husqvarna Group, Parker Hannifin, Sonoco Products and Red Wing Shoe Company.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This blog explores the technology vision that the market needs to embrace, which was discussed during the webinar, in order to adapt to a more customer-centric supply chain. Blue Yonder is proud to be a trusted supply chain solutions provider of Conagra. Therefore, you are no longer constrained by a static decision framework.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2015

IoT can help companies provide improved predictability of customer demand with real-time visibility of product and service demand signals. In a supply chain, strategic deployment of IoT technologies can improve asset utilization, customer service, working capital deployment, waste reduction and sustainability.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Vinculum

APRIL 25, 2022

Zoho’s omnichannel retail CRM is an integrated platform that combines marketing, sales, inventory management, customer service, and supply chain operations for businesses. The benefits of using the Zoho CRM platform include: Customizable user interfaces. Built-in AI tools. Inventory management. GetResponse.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

” Supply chain planning roles have the largest number of vacancies with the longest time to source. The research that we are doing strongly supports that companies that are good at planning are better able to balance costs, inventory and customer service. Loyal and valued employees stay with organizations. Cross Train.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2017

According to Business Insider, major companies from all industries are starting to look at the IoT as a source of inexhaustible revenue and productivity, including Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Cisco, Epson and more. Uber, Google and other auto giants are starting look at self-driving cars as a reality within the next few years.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Most people in my division work in capability development or centers of excellence designed to help operations centers improve their performance in logistics, customer service or production. We organized webinars, we created movies, implemented a communication plan early on, and set up a help desk.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Big data is collected from a variety of sources, such as internet websites, transportation management systems, individual-employee data entry, and more. Supply chain leaders need to be able to see how a visitor becomes a customer, who will then further promote the supply chain and increase production. Customer Expectations.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2016

They want products delivered, installed, and checked for quality, which will generate a new type of shipping process that requires certified technicians to be part of the delivery and customer service experience. Millennials are the paradigm of a digital generation.

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DynaSys

JUNE 16, 2021

We will be following these blogs with a three part webinar series in June to dive into these topics in more detail. . To achieve supply chain agility, you need the ability to detect, analyze and execute the best possible business decisions regardless of the sources of supply and demand. So let’s jump in and look at these ingredients.

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Slimstock

MARCH 26, 2019

Procurement tasks traditionally include ordering, sourcing, and contracting. In simpler terms, it provides an organization with the right goods and services, at the right time, in the right place, for the right price. From sourcing materials to after-sales service, all business functions play a role in creating customer value.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

It combines decisions across sell, deliver, make and source processes to drive value based outcomes. In assessing the health of the supply chain they look at the elements of growth, profitability, supply chain cycles (working capital, cash-to-cash and inventory turns), customer service, and complexity together as a system.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Strong procurement processes are vital to the success of any business or enterprise, and procurement professionals are responsible for all order invoicing, customer-company relationship management, and customer service across the scope of the organization. However, many of these processes are becoming increasingly automated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Much to my chagrin, when I entered into the world of supply chain, the processes of source, make and deliver were usually not designed. Instead, I think that it needs to be holistic to balance the trade-offs of source, make and deliver together. This week, I will host our monthly webinar on S&OP: Why is it So Hard?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

This video could be applied to the AR aspect on the business-end or customer service-end of the augmented reality supply chain to immediately identified what is wrong with the product. These brief descriptions of augmented reality rely on some sort of power source, and wearing a battery pack on the head is simply impractical.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2015

However, technology can be used to turn what seemed as losses into standby sources of revenue. Consolidation begets improved customer service : consolidate multiple returns into one shipment further reducing costs & handling customer requests swiftly. All of it is created within the technology.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Most people in my division work in capability development or centers of excellence designed to help operations centers improve their performance in logistics, customer service or production. We organized webinars, we created movies, implemented a communication plan early on, and set up a help desk.

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Precoro

MAY 22, 2023

Strong companies depend on a range of hardware and software solutions to support key business processes like customer service, financial management, and supply chain operations. A company may also request additional documents to make sure that a service is reliable.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Additionally, some level of predictability helps in the carrier sourcing aspect of the business too. Sustainability to Lower Carbon Footprint and Increase Customer Affinity to Your Brand. Gaining "Shipper of Choice" Status.

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