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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, we published The Supply Chains to Admire for 2023. Supply Chains to Admire Winners 2023 Examine Your Own Paradigm. How Do You Define Excellence? Most supply chain leaders are stuck in their own paradigms. Many believe that an ex-supply chain exec knows the definition of supply chain excellence.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

Due to travel restrictions, I cannot attend many industry events, so I observe from home, watching webinars and remote broadcasts. ” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. We have not achieved supply chain economies of scale. Surgery is over.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004, I worked with a Midwest North American meatpacker to help define its supply chain strategy. 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. What do I mean? To illustrate, let me share a story.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. Like riding a bumpy road, the supply chain leader is riding the ups and downs of changing market conditions facing greater variability day-to-day. Here, based on interviews with supply chain leaders, I share lessons learned. It will not be over soon.

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A Practical Guide to Setting Up a Supply Chain Analytics Center of Excellence

AIMMS

It comes as no surprise that business and supply chain leaders are seeking new approaches to get ahead in the analytics age. Getting buy-in agreement and changing your company culture to embrace analytics is often more difficult. What is a Supply Chain COE? What is a Supply Chain COE?

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Predictive AI vs. Generative AI in Supply Chain Management

Resilinc

Learn how Resilinc is using predictive AI and generative AI to innovate supply chain risk management. In part one of our AI in supply chain blog series, “ How is AI Revolutionizing Supply Chain Risk Management?”, Predictive AI has been used in numerous unique applications outside the supply chain.

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Untangling The Tangled Web We Weave

Supply Chain Shaman

These questions are top of mind as I wrap up a class of 154 individuals learning the principles of outside-in supply chain planning processes. The continuation of the belief in the definition of today’s supply chain planning is a tangled web that we weave that is a bit of a mess. Why does it matter? The reason?