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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

It is one thing to write it, but it is a horse of another color to defend it. I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. Three things are happening, that I think are significant: Flextronics has invested in the development of Elementum.

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Evolution of B2B Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, announced a definitive agreement to purchase Elemica, a provider of Supply Chain Operating Networks for the chemical industry. Demand-driven lacks a consistent definition. Together, we built this model. New Business Models. Making the Digital Pivot.

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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

The market shift is towards analytics, but this new market is confusing. The first definition of Demand-driven Supply Chains was pushed into the market by AMR Research (now part of the Gartner Group) in 2004. They are step change requiring either the redeployment of existing technologies or the purchase of new platforms.

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Embracing the Digital Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

One of my clients waits four days for a custom report. This is a very different definition than the traditional supply chain practices that are often touted as “best practices.” As a result, analytics are usually based on historic data with outputs having a one- or two-day lag. No one waits for a picture. It is sad, but true.

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Will Arrogance Stunt your Growth?

Supply Chain Shaman

It was when gasoline was 1/3 the cost of today and there was a lot of excitement about 32-bit architectures and the move to client-server systems. A lot has changed in both business requirements and technology capabilities; yet, the fundamental technologies and the definition of the supply chain footprint remains unchanged.

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Is Your Supply Chain A Cost Centre or a Value Creator?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Check out Brand Protection – The Definitive Role of the Supply Chain! And the reality is that Supply Chain must be cost-effective. Whatever your Industry you should be able to make comparisons to competitors, do benchmarking, and even compare yourself on key metrics across industries. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Using the Bits: Building Digital Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

The Internet of Things. Transmitted perfectly, replicated indefinitely; and with a one-time investment in network infrastructure, a digital task performs well with zero marginal cost. As shown in the 2015 Supply Chains to Admire report , over time, top performing supply chains plateau. 3D printing.