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Xilinx Outsources their Demand Management Process

Logistics Viewpoints

Outsourcing is very common in supply chain management. But one thing very few companies outsource is demand management. In fact, until I talked to Lori Pouquette, the vice president of global customer operations at Xilinx, I had never heard of a company outsourcing demand management processes.

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

SCMDOJO

While implementing SCaaS poses challenges, it has demonstrated its effectiveness across industries, fostering company growth, cost reduction, and leveraging cutting-edge technology. allowing them to shift their focus towards core activities like market share and product management. SCaaS offers a strategic impact on business.

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My Take: Let’s Admit Seven Demand Management Mistakes of the Last Decade

Supply Chain Shaman

After two decades of process and technology refinement, excellence in demand management still eludes supply chain teams. The first use of the term supply chain management in the commercial sector was in 1982. Previously, the focus was on a more siloed approach to improving manufacturing, procurement or logistics.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. Demand forecasting should be tightly integrated to an inventory optimization application. Some suppliers of demand management software can also provide excellent forecast benchmarking for selected industries.

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Supply Chain Leadership Model Example in Retail Apparel Industry

Supply Chain Matters

In this posting we provide highlights of a contrasting senior supply chain leadership model, in a different industry, with somewhat similar business process and technology enablement needs, that being branded workwear apparel provider and retailer Carhartt. . Executive Moves. Additional Insights. All rights reserved. .

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

As an industry, we struggle to embrace new ways of thinking. The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market. The purchase of Rubikloud by Kinaxis shows just how little the Kinaxis team knows about demand management. Since 1995, the number of supply chain positions quadrupled.

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European Supply Chain & Logistics Summit 2014

Supply Chain Movement

European Supply Chain & Logistics Summit 2014. The European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit has established itself as one of the leading meetings of its kind in the world. The European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit has established itself as one of the leading meetings of its kind in the world. Date: 16- 18 June 2014.