Sat.Jun 01, 2013 - Fri.Jun 07, 2013

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What Makes a Mature Planning Organization? (Part 2)

Supply Chain Shaman

'Yesterday, I finished a post on supply chain planning maturity. A client had asked me, “How do I know if we have a mature supply chain planning organization?” As we talked, and I drew the table, the first question was followed by, “How do I help my executive team understand the importance of planning and their role in the process?

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What’s Not in My Bio

Talking Logistics

'I speak at many conferences throughout the year, and I’m often asked for two things by conference organizers (besides a copy of my presentation): a photograph of me and my bio. The photo I send them was taken almost 15 years ago. I keep waiting for someone to send it back to me with a simple “Are you kidding me?” in the subject line, but I haven’t gotten that email yet, so as long as I can get away with it, I’ll keep sending out that photo of a younger me.

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A Vision for the Competitive Supply Chain

SCM Research

'I have discovered an interview with Mark Green, a supply chain executive at PVH, about his vision for global supply chains. PVH is the owner of brands such as Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. The interview contains several interesting thoughts. Green observes: “We’re going from a [purchase orders]-focused and very transactional model to the evolution of a supply chain concept, and this idea of working more collaboratively with our vendors” He adds: “From there we’r

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Real-Time Big Data is the Next Big Thing for Supply Chains

Supply Chains Rock

'The. vast majority of supply chain managers are itching to adopt Big Data solutions. These managers believe that getting a handle on Big Data will make the supply chain more efficient, that it will reduce costs, and perhaps most. importantly – that it will enable real-time analytics for better. business decision-making, as opposed to relying on historical data.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

'Over the Memorial Day weekend, I stumbled on an old article that I wrote in 2001. At the time, I was a junior Gartner analyst. The piece, “CPG/Retail E-Marketplaces: The Emperor’s New Clothes?” was controversial. At a time that marketplace offerings were super-hyped, I forecasted the doom of ten e-marketplace providers. I was dubbed by my boss as the ultimate-contrarian.

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Richard Markoff: “Don’t be too rigid in what we define”

Supply Chain Movement

'Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. By Helen Armstrong (Supply Chain Movement). L’Oréal, the world’s largest cosmetics group, has an ambition to win over another one billion consumers within ten years. Most are expected to come from the emerging markets where one of the greatest challenges is the supply chain.

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Using Should-Cost Analytics to Drive Supplier Relationships

Supply Chain View from the Field

'I spoke at a meeting of Procurement Leaders in Boston today, and had the opportunity to share thoughts with a number of procurement professionals from organizations as diverse as Decker Shoes (producers of Uggs), MascoTech, TorontoDominion, Guardian Life, and AARP. During the discussion, we spent a good deal of time discussing should-cost analysis as a tool to drive supplier negotiations, and establish a basis for building long-term contracts.

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

'Global multinational companies have a dilemma. Supply chain talent is primarily coming from North America and Europe, but these are the continents that represent the lowest levels of growth for supply chain 2020 (see figure 1). Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. I spent this week at SAPICS in South Africa.

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Obliterate the Silos in Supply Chain Management

BlueYonder

'One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is operational silos that prevent companies from acting with the speed and agility necessary in today’s volatile, consumer-driven marketplace. This is critical because those who cannot keep up with fast-changing customer demand will lose customers and market share. Following classic management principles, most companies are structured into divisions, departments, locations and other groupings based on product, function and/or geography.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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The Supply Chain Manager’s Daily Decathlon (part 6 of 6)

Supply Chain Movement

'Given the diversity of the challenges in their job, Supply Chain Managers need to be versatile, multi-skilled people, chameleonic in a way. A bit like the decathlon athlete, (s)he needs to perform well on a lot of different disciplines, not necessarily the best at each, but good enough to have a good shot at becoming the overall number 1 in the tournament.

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Should I Use a RedPrairie WMS Implementation Service Partner?

Longbow Advantage

Planning a JDA/ RedPrairie WMS implementation , an upgrade , or simply looking to enhance the capability of your existing supply chain software requires knowledgeable and experienced resources. The success of your project will be enabled by answering one simple question: can we do it ourselves? Once you've answered this question, you must decide if the resources in your organization have the experience, skills and availability of time to support this initiative.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

'It was a sultry day in Philadelphia. Last week, it felt like August not May. I found myself counting the street signs to be sure that I was on track for my 8:00 a.m. client meeting. Not being a morning person, my feet mechanically moved my body forward. I was not sure what the discussion was going to be, but I was hoping to be wide-awake by the time that I got to the corner of 18 th Street to meet my client.

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Before and After Rana Plaza: from Reaction to Prevention

EcoVadis

Increasingly moving away from vertical integration, global buyers from large garment companies exert intense competitive pressure on suppliers from low-cost countries. As M.I.T. professor Richard M. Locke puts it , “Global brands and buyers pressure their suppliers to reduce costs, manufacture on shorter deadlines, and produce a greater variety of products in smaller batches”.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) CEO Question Time.

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

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On-Line App Fortifies Ports System Against Disaster

MIT Supply Chain

'Weather alert. Port Mapper helps responders, ports, and shippers to manage severe disruptions. Photo: NOAA. As another “extremely active” hurricane season kicks off the US national ports system is better able to cope with weather-related disruptions thanks to an on-line application called Port Mapper. About one-third of the US GDP is generated by international trade and 99% of that business passes through the country’s seaports.

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Crude oil prices down, but shipping alternatives still present.

ModusLink Corporation

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6 Sigma Supply Chain: The Brief Introduction for Non-Statisticians

Supply Chain Opz

'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. 6 Sigma Supply Chain: The Brief Introduction for Non-Statisticians. Even though there are so many articles about six sigma supply chain, most of them are all related to the application within certain functions in supply chain. This article will explore the related works, show you the example how to apply six sigma to a supply chain project and something to consider about this methodology.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Making a bid for improved FMCG Forecast Accuracy Levels

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

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