Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Supply management. Supply chain management. Supply chain planning. When deploying enterprise decision support applications, there are many implementations and lots of hype but few clear and consistent definitions. This exceeds the 55% previously reported in the Supply Chain Insights surveys.

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IT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2024

By Allen Brown (pictured) Content Writer The post How to Effectively Protect Your Electronic Devices: A Definitive Guide appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today, we published The Supply Chains to Admire for 2023. Supply Chains to Admire Winners 2023 Examine Your Own Paradigm. Most supply chain leaders are stuck in their own paradigms. As an old gal, with over forty-years of supply chain experience, writing this report for ten years taught me many lessons.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Before you react, here are some definitions. Wikipedia Unleashing the Contrarian Here are my thoughts this morning over coffee: Gartner Top 25: Really A Celebration of Supply Chain Leadership? Designed to lift the profession and celebrate supply chain results, I struggle to find that the methodology supports either objective.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. Over the past three years, supply chain cycles shifted.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

What is an easy definition? In my interactions with supply chain teams, I find that this type of decision process happens frequently. There is no class of technologies, or common definition, for “control towers.” The focus is on functional metrics, but are unable to get to overall supply chain metrics.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 1, 2014

What is the definition of supply chain management? Because, each professional organization has its own version of the definition. 1) It''s a network Many companies have the department that controls various activities within the supply chain. Let''s check out what value chain really is.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Let’s Start With Clear Definitions My inbox is full. The market is flooded with references to AI, but few stop to give a definition. To combat the hype cycle to drive value, I think that we need to get clear on use cases and definitions. We have this today in most supply chain planning solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2017

The decision support technologies that we use today–price management, trade promotion management, network design, supply chain planning, transportation planning, supplier risk management–are on the cusp of redefinition through new forms of analytics. ” (AI lacks a common definition. Definitions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

As a great supply chain leader and my client for ten years, his energetic spirit always lifted my soul. He quickly replied and asked that I call him each week and talk supply chain. ” So, for two years, I called Joe each week to talk supply chain. We applied his insights to supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. While many old-fashioned supply chain leaders speak of Risk Management and the need for Control Towers.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 1, 2014

What is the definition of supply chain management? Because, each professional organization has its own version of the definition. 1) It''s a network Many companies have the department that controls various activities within the supply chain. Let''s check out what value chain really is.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

To make things simpler, having a clear lead time definition helps in making sure orders are fulfilled on time and customers are satisfied. With this in mind, we will explore in this blog the definition of Lead Time, its impact, and how mastering it can be your competitive advantage.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Definition of Confirmation Bias. And won’t the supply chain follow suit?” The supply chain planning industry is fraught with big claims with little substance. Self-driving supply chains are an example. The self-driving supply chain is a distant dream. The facts are clear.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

This weekend, I edited the Supply Chains to Admire report. This work completed in 2013 defined the Supply Chains to Admire. My reply to my friend is that “The supply chain is a complex non-linear system. Which leads me to share an article that I think that every supply chain leader should read.

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IT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The post Popup Or Pop-Up: Definition, Pros & Cons, Features appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By John Hampton (pictured). Content Writer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For the first in seven years, I was not heads-down preparing for The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Pre-pandemic only 30% of supply chain leaders were satisfied with their supply chains, and during the pandemic, business leader satisfaction is falling precipitously. Rising Complexity. What To Do?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2021

Supply chain management is a team sport. Just as there are many flavors of sports teams, there are many types of supply chains. Team play requires clear rule-definition, timekeepers, referees, and coaches. The supply chain is also a team sport needing clear goals, rules, and coaches.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 9, 2023

Currently, LinkedIn is flooded with smiling pictures of supply chain business leaders attending conferences. Supply Chain Center of Excellence Let’s start with a discussion on Supply Chain Centers of Excellence. I know, a Supply Chain Center of Excellence sounds like a good idea.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

Each year, we compile a list of top-performing Supply Chains, termed the Supply Chains to Admire. This week, while all my friends are on vacation, I am writing the final report for the Supply Chains to Admire. Our goal is to continually redefine the definition of supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

As a supply chain leader, he is struggling how to dance in the ring of fire. The ring of fire is corporate politics at the executive level on supply chain performance. Each executive has a different perspective on the definition of supply chain excellence, but they are never discussed and aligned.

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West Coast and California Logistics

MARCH 9, 2023

The following is a list of logistics terms and definitions that are common within the transportation industry. For a more comprehensive list of supply chain definitions, check out Weber Logistics’ online glossary of logistics terms.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

Supply Chain Planners Analogous to Secretarial Pools? In my forty years of studying supply chain planning, the groups became larger, but with questionable results. We sidestep vacuous terms like digital supply chain and attempt to measure and redefine flows based the redefinition of planning. The So What?

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 31, 2022

In this blog series, I’ll take a look at the current state and future evolution that can be expected within the world of supply chain planning software through the lens of Dassault Systèmes DELMIA. What is supply chain planning? Why do manufacturers need an effective supply chain plan?

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SCM Research

JANUARY 20, 2018

.’s (2001) must-read article, Defining Supply Chain Management. Defining Supply Chain Management. Keebler, J.S., Smith, C.D. & & Zacharia, Z.G. Keebler, J.S., Smith, C.D. & & Zacharia, Z.G. Keebler, J.S., Smith, C.D. & & Zacharia, Z.G. Journal of Business Logistics , 22 (2), 1–25.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Let me start by saying that t he process is not a panacea to solve all supply chain ills. Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2020

In fact, the definition of pulling the rug out from underneath someone is that doing so causes their plans to fail, because they have little recourse or time to respond adequately. It’s a fitting metaphor for the world’s supply chains, which have […].

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When reviewing strategy decks for supply chain teams, I often see statements like “move from a functional-silo’d focus to a drive a more holistic response.” As an analyst, I am always searching for answers and clear definitions. La ck of Visibility of Supply Chain Trade-offs to Manage Balance Sheet Impacts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. The Sam’s Club and Costco shortages of water, toilet paper and laundry products signals one thing for me: the spread of the virus will disrupt every supply chain. The problem?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

I feel that topic of supply chain management is analogous to the downward cycle of the news channels. What Drives Supply Chain Excellence? I analyze supply chain management. Companies with traditional definitions of marketing and sales struggle to beat the competition. Writing the News. Leadership.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

We stubbed our toe in supply chain management at the beginning of the decade. Facing The Issues of Supply Chain Performance. As I work through this year’s Supply Chains to Admire , I cannot help but shake my head. The black veil of the pandemic is a supply chain wake-up call to build better.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. Instead, supply chain leaders need to focus on the minimization of waste, and the alignment of signals.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Definition Anomaly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. Definition As I follow the evolution of supply chain technology, I am struck by what I see as a stream of paradox and anomaly, and the tendency of supply chain leaders to cling to convention. Art of the Possible.

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Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 3, 2024

Abstract Today’s supply chain planning processes are inside-out. In this report, we share thoughts on the definition of an outside-in model. SCI Outside-In Report v3.0 The focus is on using enterprise data. The use of channel, logistics, and supplier data is an opportunity to reduce process and data latency.

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Demand Driven Technologies

JANUARY 11, 2024

This adage also applies to the planning of our supply chains. Our management systems, by definition, are binary – running on computers more at ease with zeros and ones, true/false, than with progressive, nuanced gradation. The material. Read more Source

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

My goal is to engage the supply chain community in a no smoke and mirrors discussion. My observation is that the supply chain community perpetuates a number of myths about planning. This post is a reflection from twenty years as an analyst in supply chain planning. What is supply chain excellence?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.

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