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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. To move forward educate the team on the differences between integration and interoperability. Close this gap.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?”

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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

PWC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey reports that 83% of manufacturers say that supply chain technologies have not delivered the expected results. Through his work on standards recently, Dave attempted to collaborate with ASCM to educate the market on using authoritative identifiers. I learned the hard way.

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Interviewing the Innovators: Kegan Fisher, CEO of SOLS on the rise of on-demand, mass customised manufacturing.

Supply Chain Movement

A new movement is taking place, driven by new innovators and new, disruptive technologies such as robotics and additive layer manufacturing (ALM). It enables them to produce prototypes of products quicker and print spare parts when needed, rather than having to purchase and store them in advance. million in funding.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

We started in 2012 and we are currently in the roll-out phase across the regions in terms of processes, organisational structures, measures, developing the roles and responsibilities of the players, educating and training and implementing technology. Our buyers are purchasing micro ingredients, such as vitamins, additives, minerals, etc.

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Welcome Puff, The Magic Dragon, to Your Team

Supply Chain Shaman

Pirate ships would lower their flag when puff roared out his name oh. In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My Older men buy less underwear than younger males and their packaging was not as attractive to the female shopper buying for the family. The manufacturer had an infestation problem.

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10 Must-Watch Negotiation Movies: Master the Art of Persuasion with These Gripping Films

SCMDOJO

These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers. As the evidence against Roman grows, he takes hostages to buy time while he investigates. Movies, which combine fun and instruction, have a special ability to teach insightful knowledge about the negotiation process.