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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The class discovers the current blackholes of the supply chain (direct procurement and contract manufacturing. The students learn that there is no definition of end-to-end planning because the current taxonomies for modeling are fragmented. Clear charters and definitions matter. Value may be in conflict with other teams.

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more. So what exactly is the definition of “Supply Chain Management”? The Evolution of Supply Chain!

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

This is true even though we are not clear on the definition of next-generation processes. Over the last decade, consultants and analysts pushed a vision of ERP as the backbone of supply chain management that has not delivered on the goods. The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

SCaaS offers a solution by enabling hospitals to engage in strategic procurement, ensuring standardized operations throughout the contract duration. This partnership improves inventory management, particularly for medicines with limited shelf life, utilizing dedicated storage facilities.

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Supply Chain Management in a Post-pandemic World

Enterra Insights

.”[3] She adds, “Regardless of sector or size, supply chain management (SCM) is a vital part of every organization looking to maximize customer value and optimize profits. In essence, supply chain management integrates supply and demand management within and across companies.”[5] ” What lies ahead.

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What Value Are You Getting From Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

The industry does not have a definition. Operations complexity coupled with the rise in demand volatility increases corporate risk. Outsourcing–procurement, manufacturing and transportation– decreased visibility and increased data latency. Forecast Value-Added (FVA) is a measurement of demand management improvement.

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Essilor – The secret of a global & robust S&OP process

DynaSys

Zone’s demand management team entered the volumes with different “ what if ” scenarios in several SpreadSheets “ what if we lost 30%, or 40% or even 50%… of the sales versus 2019 ”. These difficult events allowed us to extend our S&OP with the materials procurement department, which is now a strength.

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