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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

Revenue management is siloed and distinct from demand management, while Transportation Management (TMS) has nothing in common with Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP). The shifts over the last decade are profound: Is the answer a Supply Chain Center of Excellence? Lack of executive buy-in.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies that operate separate systems for revenue management and demand management create a risk in understanding market trends and gauging price elasticity quickly. With the increase in product complexity, many companies have demand latency longer than supplier lead time.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite the significant amount of effort involved in going from running a business on Excel spreadsheets to implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP), they are very grateful that their efforts to improve their supply chain agility were underway when the pandemic hit. Their integration partner was Blue Horseshoe Solutions.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

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allowing them to shift their focus towards core activities like market share and product management. Companies with advanced supply chain practices excel in delivering quality third-party logistics management, SKU optimization, efficient transport management, and swift handling of B2B/B2C shipments.

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Roberto Crippa: “If you try to manage new business with old rules you fail”

Supply Chain Movement

Q: What is the strategy of the Company (or Division/Supply Chain): Operational Excellence, Product Leadership or Customer Intimacy? The business is getting tougher as more and more professional buyers at Customer’s site are managing procurement and purchasing. Here he describes his new supply chain agenda.