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Happy Groundhog Day

Supply Chain Shaman

On February 2, in a small town in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Gobbler’s Knob, an unsuspecting furry Groundhog is plucked from a burrow to predict the weather for the rest of the winter. Short of the initial launch of B2B exchanges in 2002, no brand owner drove the adoption of network technologies. Technology Evolution.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 25 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Technology. This column serves as a news capsule of specific developments occurring in the supply chain technology sector. The action is termed an assignment for the benefit of the company’s creditors.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

” He replied, “You probably don’t know much about supply chain, but I am leading a supply chain team for a company that sells tools to Home Depot. ” I smiled, and responded, “I know a little about supply chain. How are things going for you? The reason?

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The Appointment of Hershey’s First CTO

Supply Chain Matters

One of the areas that the Supply Chain Matters blog has focused on since our inception is bringing visibility to how a background in the many functional areas that make-up supply chain management can lead to other senior business leadership roles.

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Digitization and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

” People who live in Pennsylvania are familiar with anachronistic encounters with the Amish who still traverse busy streets riding in horse-drawn carriages. When motorized vehicles became commonplace, horse-and-buggy supply chains found they couldn’t compete with modern transportation systems. ”[1].

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I am cruising major freeways traveling from Chicago to my new home in Pennsylvania. The cheese on the puffs stains my hands like I feel that mis-guided past practices have indelibly colored supply chain practices. ” As a result, many technologies post implementation do not move the ball forward.

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Groundhog Day

Supply Chain Shaman

The largest Groundhog Day in the United States is in s Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania , with Punxsutawney Phil. . Supply Chain Groundhog Day. Last night, the twitter feed was buzzing with pictures of the celebratory Supply Chain Top 25 dinner. The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 is now twelve years old.

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