Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. The systems–based on shipment and order data–were out of step with the market. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. The reason? The output was just not helpful.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I know that your primary focus is procurement. The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) I observed companies use the beer game as an educational tool or a social networking activity. Data Everywhere, Insights Are Few.

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

Yet there’s a proactive approach that addresses the high cost of healthcare: value-based purchasing (VBP). In the past 15 or so years, the US, which is known for its complicated and expensive healthcare system, has taken some steps towards value-based purchasing. Promotion of evidence-based care standards and protocols.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Improve Operational Efficiency and Eliminate Internal Complexity Through Digital Procurement From better spend visibility to reduced order times and more, can your organization afford to miss out on the benefits of digital procurement? “Any good procurement team needs access to reliable data.”

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ThroughPut

MARCH 28, 2024

As per a recent study, AI can help reduce production costs by almost 20% in the agriculture sector! Food Production AI tools can drive advanced predictive analytics with precision forecasting for weather and crop yield predictions. That’s definitely good news. All for the good. Let’s find out more about this in this article.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. Data source: eMarketer. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 12, 2017

Supply Chain Insights has just started a six month Putting Together the Pieces study on demand planning solutions. As we were preparing the questions to ask demand planning solutions providers, I realized I wasn’t quite clear on the differences between software deployment options. On-Premise. Cloud-Hosted.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. In the same ecommerce study, over 72% of consumers experienced a delivery failure over a three-month period. The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. Figure 1: U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. Another takeaway is the importance of warehouse layout as an enabler for inventory management excellence.

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Unleashed

MAY 15, 2023

Looking for a complete CRM + inventory management solution? A B2B CRM (business-to-business customer relationship management) system is software that helps businesses manage all their B2B sales and customer data in one centralised location. B2B CRM software acts like a virtual stockroom for business data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

In fact, in our Supply Chains to Admire analysis, we find that this is true in twenty-five of twenty-eight industry sectors studied. of revenue on IT solutions and expensive solutions to improve performance, yet degrade balance sheet results against peer group sectors in tough markets? How could the industry spend 1.7%

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shoppers can now enjoy more personalised buying journeys, as merchants make it faster and easier to find the products that they’re most likely to purchase. Goods are being produced, procured, and delivered more efficiently with reduced costs. In short, your entire supply chain can benefit from the use of AI in eCommerce.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. Companies with advanced supply chain practices excel in delivering quality third-party logistics management, SKU optimization, efficient transport management, and swift handling of B2B/B2C shipments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. Mr. Sorenson has studied integrated business planning for many years. To begin the journey, GEON needed a better supply chain planning tool. Dean Sorenson concurs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

In this series of posts, I am going to make an argument to augment ERP planning with new cloud-based solutions to improve decision-making. Bonuses and incentives align with functions and are often counter productive to driving supply chain excellence. More Data Has Not Resulted In Improved Results. Fire fighting is the result.

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Locus

MAY 15, 2023

According to a study, 55% of consumers prefer to buy directly from brands, and a further 40% of shoppers say they will purchase from a D2C brand in the next five years. They also want excellent service, which includes fast, increasingly on-demand delivery and hassle-free cancellation and returns.

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Precoro

JULY 9, 2023

According to research by Ardent Partners in 2023, over two-thirds of invoices are linked to a purchase order, indicating that about one-third of invoices are not. While it may be tempting to assume that skipping purchase order creation speeds up the procurement process, the study emphasizes the disadvantages of such an approach.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2016

The procurement Summit 2016. Building on the huge success of eWorld Procurement & Supply – which has been running bi-annually in London since 2001 – the new Procurement Summit will bring together 150 purchasing and finance professionals from across the commercial, public and third sectors. Procurement Automation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. As a result, the lessons given in case studies and at industry forums do not help the industry progress. We must rethink our leaders based on performance data and begin holistic learning.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

He was joined by Youness Taghrichte, Head of Procurement at Attijariwafa Bank, together with Richard Hogg, VP Northern Europe, JAGGAER, and Javier Lopez, Senior Value Engineer, JAGGAER. Spend management and procurement will play a key role in enabling banks to achieve their efficiency targets while managing supply chain risks,” he added.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The FDA issued an exposure modification order that allows the claim to be made that “scientific studies show that switching completely from conventional cigarettes to IQOS significantly reduces your body’s exposure to harmful or potentially harmful chemicals.”. The solution considers projected demand and service level goals.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 21, 2016

the question of which tools they can use to support these processes is causing headaches for a lot of them. there are three options: to set to work with excel, to develop one’s own solution or to purchase an off-the-shelf tool. The Netherlands is far from an exception in terms of Excel use.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2023

Robotic process automation is an intelligent automation software that uses machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence to mimic the rote tasks a human performs on a daily basis, whether it’s reading email or quoting rates. But RPA software lacks built-in ‘intelligence’.”[4].

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

VMI creates efficiencies in the supply chain as it ensures data from sales is a key part of the inventory management system. Set reorder points for your most frequently purchased items As your business grows, it can be difficult to keep track of the right time and stock level at which to reorder more products.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Here, I postulate that the supply chain dragon is data. Supply chain leaders are drowning in data and low in insights. Each survey that I do comes back with data as a major challenge. In Figure 1, I show results from a recent S&OP study. How do we harness the power of data with new forms of analytics?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. According to a 2020 Harvard Business Review study , women were rated as more effective leaders in a crisis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

The solution solved a relevant industry issue. Today, while the hype has dissipated, some data exchanges remain, and a few are starting to thrive again. Today, while the hype has dissipated, some data exchanges remain, and a few are starting to thrive again. Clear governance. Today, I feel that this advice is still relevant.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Parallelly, expectations around the overall purchasing experience have also grown steeper. A 2021 McKinsey study, that when delivery times are too long, almost half of omnichannel consumers will shop elsewhere. Adopting route planning solutions is one of the quickest and most practical ways to operate more sustainably.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

… Consumer purchases and decisions will increasingly be voice-driven and machine-augmented, with companies’ relationship with customers machine-to-machine, values-based and digital-first.” One peer-reviewed scientific study estimated the frequency of intense floods and storms could double within 13 years. They are: 1.

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Logility

MAY 25, 2023

A recent study revealed that overstocks cost retailers a staggering global loss of $362.1 For manufacturers, inventory control is not just a requirement, but a strategic tool that, if used effectively, can become a competitive advantage. Poor inventory management can lead to stockouts, overstocks, or worse, lost customers.

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HICX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This is the second in our series of articles on ‘What is bad supplier data costing you?’ In our previous article , we looked at some real world examples of how poor supplier data can lead to bad or inconsistent decision making. In this article, we’ll be focusing on the hidden costs of poor supplier data.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 14, 2013

In this first of a series of blogs, I will be exploring many of the key themes that emerged in the recent Future of Procurement study I co-authored with KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Council. The first of the themes we will explore is the procurement manager’s role as a support to the Chief Financial Officer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

In the presentation, I shared data on the evolution of supply chain planning and the results on user satisfaction. However, in the polling data in the APICS webinar, we found that over 70% of the respondents had deployed solutions from the ERP-expansionists (either SAP or Oracle). The results confound me. Let me share the story.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. However, at the same time, the technology of better data management is most definitely helping manufacturers as well. Capterra did a study this year that provides some really interesting data.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ecommerce consumers want fast, accurate deliveries and a transparent purchasing process. Procurement and purchasing Before goods can be sold and delivered to customers, they must be produced, acquired, and prepared for sale. In a manufacturing setting, this step involves the purchasing of raw materials and production equipment.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 25, 2024

Our 2024 guide provides supply chain managers and planners with the latest tools and insights to refine their demand forecasting processes. This practice has evolved significantly from its historical roots, largely a game of educated guesses, to today’s data-driven approach that harnesses the power of advanced analytics.

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 11, 2017

The evidence is in; and it appears that consumer products manufacturers now have a wide range of choices for both cloud and on-premise solutions to managing the second largest line item in the company P&L. They will undoubtedly be taxed in their effort to choose the right solution. Data Usage. Beautiful.

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