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Don’t Perpetuate the Hoax of the Gartner Top 25

Supply Chain Shaman

Every year we identify the companies that best exemplify the demand-driven ideal for today’s supply chain and document their best practices, which can help all companies move closer to their demand-driven goals.” Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics.

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Driving Organizational Alignment

Supply Chain Shaman

In supply chain strategy documents, terms like alignment, agility, responsiveness, and flexibility dot the page. When there is a common reporting strategy, progress in metrics performance at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns is faster. How can we move forward if we cannot align?

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S&OP Effectiveness: Recommendations to Make the Leap

Supply Chain Shaman

It is a beautiful fall day in Philadelphia. One of the suggestions which resonated with the participants was teaching new employees tips and tricks for data storage and document sharing. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is working on her third book, Leadership Matters.

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Rethinking the How….

Supply Chain Shaman

It is less of a fit for unstructured data (weather, maps, social, sentiment, warranty, quality, contract documents and pictures) and streaming data (sensors, RFID, and telematics). Do not force teams to do documented phased process flows and a definitive ROI. It will kill the projects that you need to do.

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AGCO: Driving a Digital Manufacturing Transformation

Supply Chain Shaman

Recording of pictures and videos is accomplished in a hands-free environment via voice commands and tied directly to the unit’s documentation through the use of the Proceedix Action Management System. Next year, the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit will be in Philadelphia on September 4th-7th. Time to Value.