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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

Sorting through this to make a decision on a new planning solution at this time is tough. For example, if I improve the cost structure in transportation, procurement, manufacturing and sales independently, what decision support framework decides the right trade-offs? Supply chain excellence should be about driving value.

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Step Past AI Hype Drive Real Value

Supply Chain Shaman

Building a software company is hard work. Most of the business networks were hollowed out by venture capitalists or purchased by opportunists. Wrap-up Before you hit the show floor, educate yourself. ” Force the technologist to answer the question of “How does this solution improve work and drive improved outcomes?”

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A Story of Throwing the Baby Out With The Bathwater in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. In 2004, I worked with the client to help define specifications and shortlist potential solutions. The volatile meat market changes daily.

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A Detailed Comparison of edX Supply Chain Courses vs. SCMDOJO Academy

SCMDOJO

While edX is a well-known general online learning platform that offers a broad range of courses, SCMDOJO is a dedicated platform solely focused on providing high-quality education and resources for supply chain professionals. Practical Tools & eBooks Offers a variety of eBooks, templates, best practices , and practical tools.

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Logistics Software: How to Make Handling Peak Times Easy

Logistics Viewpoints

This warehouse runs at a perfect optimum with fixed capital in the form of inventory balanced perfectly with sales and purchasing, and all the items perfectly distributed to the various storage areas of the warehouse. Logistics software is your ace in the hand, before, during and after the peaks.

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Yowza! A Nine-Step Decision Process to Help Guide Supply Chain Planning Selection

Supply Chain Shaman

<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Get a cup of coffee. This is a long post. <Bear

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

I know that your primary focus is procurement. The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) I observed companies use the beer game as an educational tool or a social networking activity. ” Anna, this blog post is for you.