Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 14, 2015

Against the many new articles and books being produced on the changing face of procurement and the importance of value creation and collaboration, Andrew Cox’s new book “Sourcing Portfolio Analysis” came out earlier this year. These types of relationships do not exist in the world of Cox’s two by two Sourcing Portfolio matrices.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

As firms look to reduce waste , increase turns and be more flexible with their inventory, management professionals have attempted to identify how lean techniques can be adopted to build flexible and collaborative inventory. What is Lean Inventory Management? Attributes of Lean Inventory Management. Infographic).

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o9 Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Lack of end-to-end metal-specific solution “We have tried an AI-driven Demand Management solution, but it wasn’t flexible enough to capture our market. When supply chain leaders say their data is not “clean,” they are not referring to missing data or wrong information.

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o9 Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We have tried an AI-driven Demand Management solution, but it wasn’t flexible enough to capture our market. When supply chain leaders say their data is not “clean,” they are not referring to missing data or wrong information. Recent reference model and cloud-native solutions allow for significantly faster implementation.

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Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 11, 2016

The acronym SCM stands for supply chain management. It refers to the systems, processes and software packages used by organizations to manage day-to-day operating activities such as, new product development , demand, supply and sales & operations planning , procurement , logistics , order management , manufacturing and asset maintenance.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 13, 2019

The remainder lies in understanding what demand sensing means for current supply chain and inventory management operations and how to utilize demand sensing best. Failures in the supply chain derive from problems in supply and demand management.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 31, 2020

The financial crisis of 2007-08 was referred to as a black swan event because it caused catastrophic damage to the global economy and triggered widespread disruption to people’s lives. Consider making demand management improvements. Be prepared for fluctuations in demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As firms look to reduce waste, increase turns and be more flexible with their inventory, management professionals have attempted to identify how lean techniques can be adopted to build flexible and collaborative inventory. What is Lean Inventory Management? Attributes of Lean Inventory Management.

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