Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

This includes digital supply chain transformation and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrades. We find that companies with an analytics center of excellence drove progress faster than those with a supply chain center of excellence. The operating strategy defines the flows of the supply chain.

Inventory Reduction 255

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Arthur Valdez, Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer at Target, spoke about the mega-retailer’s supply chain transformation at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) online forum in September. A buyer now “purchases for one business.”

Procurement Analytics 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supply chain is not clear. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible.

Supply Chain Planning Software 233

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

The visibility will include not just the short-term purchase order or ASN-level visibility, but also the tactical kind of forecast collaboration with the suppliers. If the organization is used to doing certain things in Excel, just automating the same process will not be sufficient.

Automotive 82

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

“It is critical for procurement to adopt the latest technology that enables the team to visualize purchasing spend,” said one. Not only that but forecasting tools can provide a roadmap for fluctuating demand and lay out possible paths to take for the greatest gains,” they continued.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

It is hard because academic programs are out of step with the market, and that the consortia programs of CSCMP and APICS, while driving functional improvements, are not equal to the task of giving us the building blocks to drive a digital transformation. Market data pools at the steps of the supply chain organization, yet it is not used.

Supply and Demand 150

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2018

I read a lot of articles about the need for supply chain transformation. Dan Gilmore, editor-in-chief of Supply Chain Digest , asserts supply chain transformation is only beginning to catch the attention of many CEOs. Supply chain processes driven by real-time consumer demand, not forecasts.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100