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Future Procurement Capabilities: Supply Managers Need to Think like CFO’s

Supply Chain View from the Field

In this first of a series of blogs, I will be exploring many of the key themes that emerged in the recent Future of Procurement study I co-authored with KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Council. The first of the themes we will explore is the procurement manager’s role as a support to the Chief Financial Officer.

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Inflation in 2022: Is the Bullwhip Effect to Blame for Retail Inventory Glut

Logistics Viewpoints

Deflationary pulses are important to understand in our current environment of widespread inflation and a recent commitment to tighter monetary policy to reign it in. Michael Burry’s tweet stated that the supply glut at retail is a result of the Bullwhip Effect and that there will be deflationary pulses from this.

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"Recreating the environment in which historical demand occurred"

ToolsGroup

Leverage the proliferation of new data opportunities to better understand the past and predict future demand ( How Demand Management Disruption Will Power the Future Supply Chain , 22 November 2018). In short, any capturable element that influences how customers purchase, whether in B2B or B2C environments.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. Supply chain management is increasingly making an impact on the overall functioning of the business and influencing C-suite decisions.

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Good People Can Make A Difference In Outcomes

Supply Chain Shaman

They would hang their heads, state that they did not agree with the policy and explain that it was not their decision. I miss the days of Walter Cronkite reporting the news. As I facilitated the class and discussed the findings , the theme of data sharing and demand management was prevalent. Their hands were tied.

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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

These gyrations put artificial dams and diversions into the demand flows creating the Bullwhip Effect. The translation of demand across reorder points and order policies distorts the demand signal across the parties. Learn to navigate the river of demand. Client Example of Demand Management Across Time Horizons.

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A Guide to Supply Chain Management: Making Intuition More Valuable

Arkieva

These planning and scheduling decisions occur across a complex playing field organized by decision tier (strategic, tactical, operational, and relevant time response) and organization (corporate planning, factory, marketing, purchasing, etc.). Demand Management. Analytics Workbench. Inventory Modeling and Policy.