Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. Most planning happens in Excel Spreadsheets. Hands quickly went up to defend the use of Excel Spreadsheets.

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Inventory Management Software Inventory Reduction Inventory Management Supply Chain Planning Software 262

Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. People who buy portable generators during weather emergencies use them until the emergencies have ended, and then those go back too. Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases.

Reverse Logistics 75

Reverse Logistics Purchasing Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 75

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

My local Pennsylvania town’s recycling organization no longer accepts cardboard or glass. The chemical industry is the first to feel a recession, and the early travel freezes is a definite caution flag. At the end of the day, customers buy based on value not on the cool factor of the technology. My forecast? What to Do?

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