Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Because predicting the future is difficult, organizations shouldn’t think future-proofing their supply chains is going to be easy. ”[1] It’s clear from his statement that he believes “future supply chains” need to be substantially different than today’s supply chains. .”[1]

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 20, 2018

This week I spoke at an SAS Global Analytics Summit on the connected supply chain. In my view, the connected supply chain is very, very different from the integrated supply chain. This model endorsed ERP as the system of record for the supply chain. Some History. of revenue spent in IT.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2019

For a number of years, business analysts have been preaching the gospel of transformation in supply chain operations. Glenn Steinberg ( @GlennSteinberg ), global and Americas supply chain leader at EY, observes, “You’ve been hearing about ‘the supply chain of the future’ for years.

Supply Chain Transformation 100

Supply Chain Transformation Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Optimization 100

Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 13, 2013

Book Review - Supply Chain Transformation: Building and Executing an Integrated Supply Chain Strategy. How should a company formulates sound supply chain strategy ? The good news is, the new generation of strategy formulation technique dedicated to supply chain management is now available!

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SCM Research

MAY 8, 2019

“Accelerating technology and automation are resulting in wholesale transformation of the supply chain profession.” ” This is the key message of EY’s new report, titled Supply Chain: Skills for the Digital Era. It is not long, but definitely a good read.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha The 2017 Gartner supply chain executive conference took place at the O2-Intercontinental Hotel in London on September 20 th and 21 st. The theme of the conference was ACT (Aspire, Challenge, Transform), same as the Gartner supply chain summit in Phoenix during May of this year. Collaborative.

Gartner 118

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2024

Driving a supply chain transformation? Techtarget.com Definitions Let’s start with some definitions. Traditional supply chain applications are schema-on-write architectures. Definition? Schema-on-write architectures limit the supply chain team’s ability to easily source data.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Supply chain expert Mike Mortson ( @mmortson ) believes it’s still fair to ask, “What is the digital supply chain?”[2] ”[2] Steve Banker ( @steve_scm ), Vice President of Supply Chain Services at Arc Advisory Group, agrees it’s a fair question. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Definitions: Provocateur. In a digital transformation, the challenges are many. It starts with the lack of a clear definition. Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supply chain is not clear. What Is A Digital Transformation?

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Are you a supply chain management professional who are looking for inspiring ideas to improve the operations of your supply chain? Background Early this year, I published one article named " 10 Greatest Supply Chain Management Books of All Time ".

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

In my work with Supply Chain Insights , I immerse myself in learning. I continually question my long-held beliefs on supply chain excellence. . When readers finish a Supply Chain Shaman blog, I want to drive a set of unique takeaways. Let’s start with a definition. The reason is simple.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 5, 2018

If you Google “digital transformation,” you get over 60 million hits—and a few million of those are related to supply chain management. It’s a journey many people and companies are talking about today, but what exactly does “digital supply chain transformation” mean?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At their request I wrote on the digital supply chain. Digital supply chain is such a buzzword. The digital supply chain is about SO much more than gadgets.” Yet, within the supply chain, everyone waits for data and insights. Supply chains do not move in the cadence of the market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As Founder and Executive Editor , I am pleased to announce to our global-wide Supply Chain Matters readership that Adaptive Supply Chain Planning technology provider ketteQ will be an additional Named Sponsor of this independent thought leadership platform.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Supply chain mobility connects and empowers your workforce with real-time data. Driving these standards is the increasing focus on digital transformation in the supply chain. Enterprise mobility for the supply chain, or supply chain mobility , extends digital business systems onto wireless handheld devices.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Building a customer-focused, digitally enabled supply chain comes with its challenges, but the benefits make the effort worthwhile. In addition to decreased costs, digital supply chain transformation can increase revenue 10% by creating a better customer experience and new routes to market. New sources of revenue.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. I frequently see groups of supply chain leaders arguing about the right for individual businesses to define their own systems/process. What needs to be the same : Common Definition of Time Horizons. Metrics Definition. To align S&OP.

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

Digital transformation is one topic that is dominating our industry—and rightfully so, considering the significant competitive advantages and opportunities it brings to global supply chains. Supply Chain Complexity. Digital Transformation. Case Study: Microsoft’s Digital Transformation.

Supply Chain Transformation 62

Supply Chain Transformation Gartner Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 62

Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

It took years of wandering for the supply chain to end up in the morass in which it currently finds itself. Although portions of the supply chain are functioning well, many consultants believe a true transformation is needed in order to make the global supply chain more resilient.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

It seems like the phrase “digital transformation” is everywhere these days. There are as many definitions for digital transformation and articles on the subject. I like the definition provided in i-scoop’s online guide to digital transformation. fall outside of defined limits.

Supply Chain Planning Software 114

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Kinaxis

JUNE 10, 2015

Stage Five of a five stage supply chain model. Yes, we are talking about the supply chain planning system of record. The market is confused with terms; end-to-end, control tower, IBP, concurrent planning, integrated supply chain and planning systems of record. The supply chain has changed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2017

When I engage with supply chain leaders , I ask the question, “Are you making progress?” The supply chain is a complex, non-linear system. As a result, supply chain leaders focus on unrealistic goals of inventory or costs, they will throw the system out of balance. Rethink supply chain practices.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 23, 2024

Just as steam power, mechanized engines, and coal supply chains transformed the world in the 18th century, AI technology is currently changing the face of work, our economies, and society as we know it. Footnotes [1] Adam Hayes, “ Dotcom Bubble Definition ,” Investopedia, 13 June 2023. [2]

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Hoax definitions – to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous. To measure improvement, performance needs a clear definition. Supply chain leaders are competitive. They want to drive supply chain excellence; but today, the definition is not clear.

Gartner 150

Gartner Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software Modeling Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. In contrast, as a regional supply chain leader in the 1990’s, my company had one S&OP. The definition is different by company. What needs to be the same : Common Definition of Time Horizons. Metrics Definition. To align S&OP.

S&OP 170

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 170

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As part of our Expert Insights series, Supply Chain Nation recently sat down with Rich Sherman, a leading supply chain industry consultant, analyst, and co-founder of the Supply Chain Council and the SCOR® model, to discuss his book, Supply Chain Transformation: Practical Roadmap for Best Practice Results (Wiley, 2012).

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

Digital transformation is one topic that is dominating our industry—and rightfully so, considering the significant competitive advantages and opportunities it brings to global supply chains. Supply Chain Complexity. Digital Transformation. Case Study: Microsoft’s Digital Transformation.

Supply Chain Transformation 48

Supply Chain Transformation Gartner Supply Chain Software Trends 48

TMC

JULY 10, 2018

Digital transformation is one topic that is dominating our industry—and rightfully so, considering the significant competitive advantages and opportunities it brings to global supply chains. Supply Chain Complexity. Digital Transformation. Case Study: Microsoft’s Digital Transformation.

Supply Chain Transformation 48

Supply Chain Transformation Gartner Supply Chain Software Trends 48

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 11, 2015

Definition. Too few companies understand that the supply chain as a complex system with finite and non-linear relationships between the metrics. A second and a fundamental issue is the lack of technology to model the supply chain. Life is busy at Supply Chain Insights. Cambridge Dictionary.

S&OP 150

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2015

How satisfied are users with supply chain planning technologies? In the recent research that we have just completed on supply chain planning benchmarking, we surveyed 430 planners. There is less consistency on an industry standard definition for these processes. My Take: Supply Chain Planning is still in evolution.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

The supply chain leader is incredibly busy and made even busier by having to navigate systems that don’t work well. ” A supply chain leader from GE at another conference said, “Yesterday, we called it big data. Make digital supply chain transformation a priority. How do we compete?”

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

That’s how I felt when I first heard about digital transformation. In supply chain management, it was all anyone could talk about. Every article discussed the importance of digitally transforming the supply chain. More importantly, it doesn’t mean your health will get transformed for the better.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary this Editor dwells on data relative to U.S. corporations having actually accelerated stock buyback efforts contrasted to ongoing investment needs for supply chain transformation focused on added agility, more improved resilience and augmented technology support.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2015

Definition of a Mistake: An action or judgment that is misguided or wrong. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is important to building value chain agility and improving enterprise performance. The problem is that few P&L Leaders understand supply chain planning. 2) Lack of Balance in Process Definition.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The pandemic has forced many companies to rethink their supply chain strategies. Fully redesigning the supply chain starts with envisioning what it needs to become. ”[1] If your supply chain needs to transform, be prepared to make some wrenching decisions. Paths to supply chain transformation.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Supply chain mobility connects and empowers your workforce with real-time data. Driving these standards is the increasing focus on digital transformation in the supply chain. Enterprise mobility for the supply chain, or supply chain mobility , extends digital business systems onto wireless handheld devices.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Material Savings Supply Chain Software 52