SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations across industries are realizing the immense value of effective procurement practices. Procurement professionals play a vital role in driving operational efficiency, cost savings, and strategic decision-making. But how do you get started? Do not worry!

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Current State of Visibility. What To Do? Your wallet has a social security or a passport number.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

Definitions: Oxymoron: The combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness) Juxtaposition: The act of placing words or concepts close together or side by side, for comparison or contrast. True innovation is never defined initially by a mandatory Return on Investment (ROI).) Buyer beware.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Executives from HarbisonWalker International are talking about how their broad implementation of Oracle Cloud applications allowed them to unleash continuous innovation. Jeff and I discussed the concept of continuous innovation. This survey identified innovation as the type priority for chief financial officers (CFOs).

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 21, 2023

Getting your business future-ready Manufacturers and businesses are currently adopting new business models, implementing waste-reduction programs, designing greener products, and applying lean manufacturing principles (value, value stream, flow, pull, perfection).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. Before you react, here are some definitions. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network. My question is, “How do we break the conventional norms to drive breakthrough thinking?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. The discipline, first defined in 1982, includes source, make, deliver, and planning functions. This is true even though we are not clear on the definition of next-generation processes. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud.

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Elementum

JUNE 22, 2022

In this blog, we’ll continue with these themes, exploring some of the serious problems that have cascaded down from one of the most popular process management practices of the last several decades: Lean Manufacturing. As part of this exploration into Lean Manufacturing, we’ll define the term, and cover a brief history of its development.

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EC Sourcing Group

APRIL 27, 2021

5 Benefits of Global Sourcing in Supply Chain Management. When the topic of global sourcing comes up, procurement managers often balk at global sourcing in supply chain management because they worry they will have to sacrifice quality or delivery when using global suppliers. Manufacturing. Why Is It Important?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 24, 2020

I struggle to understand why innovation in supply chain networks stalled. IBM purchased Sterling Commerce. GXS purchased Inovis, OpenText purchased GXS, Descartes Systems Group purchased numerous assets to form the GLN (Global Logistics Network), and TrueCommerce purchased Datalliance. Definitions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 13, 2023

While teams wave their hands and talk digital, I find digital projects ideas lack definition, clarity of process, and success. So where will the innovation come from? New start-ups and business innovators will spark new projects and ideas. Let’s start with a clear definition. Can we supercharge this? I think maybe.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The term is a spin-off of the “Big Data” work from the open source innovation of the last decade. As shown in Figure 1, only 3% of companies consider themselves innovators. The obstacles for innovators are intense. Innovation Openness. These definitions are shared in an earlier post.)

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ThroughPut

MARCH 11, 2024

What is Manufacturing Operations Management? Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) is a long-term holistic solution that gives complete visibility into plant floor operations to help consistently improve manufacturing operations performance. What is Manufacturing Operations Management Software? from 2019 to 2026.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. The question is, “Why?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. Here we have compiled a list of the top six challenges that CPG companies face in the post-pandemic market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Definition of Confirmation Bias. So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. “ Reflection.

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OptiProERP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Saving on operational costs is one of the biggest goals for manufacturing companies. Most manufacturers look to streamline systems, reduce production costs, and increase profitability without sacrificing product quality. Most manufacturers focus on reducing costs but overlook the benefits of identifying the causes of the quality costs.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2019

The BCG analysts explain, “Today, another workforce transformation is on the horizon as manufacturing experiences a fourth wave of technological advancement: the rise of new digital industrial technologies that are collectively known as Industry 4.0.” ”[2] Computers and digital manufacturing ushered in other Industry 4.0

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The last 25 years has probably brought us greater innovation than we have seen in quite some time. It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries. It has most definitely impacted how people buy products of all types and in all industries.

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Arena Solutions

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In today’s world, the manufacturing industry faces the critical challenge of balancing product innovation and sustainability. LCA software solutions provide manufacturers with the ability to assess and quantify the environmental footprint of their products.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. In Table 1, to help the reader, we share the definition of the form and function of inventory. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. The first step is to clarify the definition and test our processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2021

The EDI Vans lack multi-tier process canonical (agreed multi-party definitions). We cannot confuse data sharing with the process definition. The consolidation of VANs and venture capitalists’ investment into multi-tier value networks slowed innovation and introduced risk into the market. Ariba’s process is onerous.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To drive progressive change, I think that we need to rethink supply chain basics and unlearn from the past while driving process innovation. Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

The confusion starts when a supply chain leader states the need for improved visibility without a clear definition. In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Control tower , by definition, is similar. These sources while functional are difficult to connect.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Starboard Solutions Corp., a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. ATLANTA (June 28, 2022) – Logility, Inc., About Logility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The network of networks share group has included manufacturers like BASF, Berry Plastics, Dow, Grace, Evonik, Intel, MARS, P&G, and Schneider Electric. Technology and process innovation ends at the doorstep of the enterprise. However, they have very different definitions. Through the effort, I have learned a lot.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) The process mistakes include: Mistake #1. Mistake #3. My challenge?

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 5, 2023

I shared perspectives from my research and was joined by two experienced industry leaders who shared lessons learned from working with manufacturers on their digital twin efforts. Defining the Digital Twin Let’s start with some definitions to make sure we have a common understanding of what we talked about. Is it Attainable?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. There is no solution to optimize source, make and deliver together or drive bidirectional orchestration to execute trade-offs between functions automatically. Manugistics is now owned by JDA.).

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

It is also helping to bridge the supply chain management gap that has traditionally existed between healthcare providers and other industries such as manufacturing. According to 2019 Definitive Healthcare data, U.S. Quite often there can be a general lack of spend and vendor management and strategic sourcing activities.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2024

Burton and Vreeswijk clearly opt for the second definition of reset — future supply chains must be different than past supply chains. Sourcing decisions will be based more upon resilience, rather than merely minimizing costs. ” In today’s business world, the word “value” has become an important touchstone.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To drive progressive change, I think that we need to rethink supply chain basics and unlearn from the past while driving process innovation. Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

To drive progressive change, I think that we need to rethink supply chain basics and unlearn from the past while driving process innovation. Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm. Innovate with home delivery. New Problems Require New Solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2021

Supply chain sustainability and the concept of “going green” continues to drive a lot of operational initiatives and innovations as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly. The company has established long-term power purchase agreements at the country level.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Check out What Exactly Is Procurement? And What is Purchasing? There has been transformation in the Procurement function over the past decade. From the starting point of the traditional buy-sell, transaction-based purchasing, the practice has moved through stages of change that redefines most aspect of the business.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 29, 2020

Let’s start with a definition of exception management. It is typical to focus on what your manufacturing business is doing right. Exception management, enabled by intelligent cloud ERP software, is an innovative way to increase value creation for the business and its customers. What is Exception Management?

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