Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Historically, most supply chain investments were for engines–bright guys built fabulous optimization code and plonked the software onto a relational database. The engines largely operate in isolation: they lack a seamless platform. In Figure 1, I show a Miro board activity that I like to do with groups. Let me explain.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With almost 30 million customers, BT (British Telecom) is the largest provider of consumer mobile and fixed broadband communications services in the UK. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

However, this mature team found the technology insufficient. They gave lip service to the need for IT standardization, but ran their process on a custom built model that enabled reverse bill of material, and profitability analysis. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.)

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. Noted customers include Porsche , Deloitte , CBRE , Flexe, Geodis, Miele, One Network , and Topco , among others. Added Highlights.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

With almost 30 million customers, BT (British Telecom) is the largest provider of consumer mobile and fixed broadband communications services in the UK. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He is very passionate about developments in the Supply Chain arena and is always seeking excellence in his drive for efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain operations” – a quality that is very relevant to face up to the many Supply Chain challenges in our path! “I My passion for Logistics and Supply Chain is founded from.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Invest in network design, what-if analysis and build flexibility into your supply chain. Be Careful on Customer Service Automation. Customer service automation is an ongoing opportunity. As companies attempt to eliminate labor, voice automation and bots are technologies du jour. Looming Recession.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

On Wednesday morning, when I finished speaking at the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing in Fort Lauderdale, an executive from J&J pulled me aside and said, “Our strengths, are now our vulnerabilities.” Challenge them to build new capabilities working with innovative technology leaders. Strategy to Network Design.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. The discussions are with groups of executives—often ex-management consultants. ————————-.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. I strongly feel that a blind focus on functional excellence will cause the supply chain to become out of balance. These technologies are mature. I feel that many of these technologies are now legacy. Here is my argument.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. I have been an industry analyst covering the market– Gartner, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and my own company Supply Chain Insights– since 2001. Here I share my world view. Moving Forward.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Lord says that while three broad categories of inventory - structural, operational and situational - can overlap, each category should first be examined separately ( Supply Chain Leaders Must Orchestrate Three Decision Categories for Inventory Excellence , 9 April 2018, Paul Lord). Structural inventory is a direct result of design choices.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

Each are good at localized planning within a focused area of demand, supply, network design, transportation planning, material sourcing or finite scheduling. The greatest value happens when companies can link across source, make and deliver. Supply chain planning is decision support technology. Get Started.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. The design needs to be from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier. Brain storm the impact of the collaborative economy, eCommerce, and shared service models.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Developed a process of excellence in supply chain collaboration. Implemented cross-docking in its supply network to enable inventory reductions. Established the strategic use of technology to gain supply chain efficiencies. Supply Chain Network Design. Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

Most of the concepts were new to the team; and while the group had discussed many of the ideas at a high level, they had not been able to take the conceptual ideas into implementation. I asked the group to think of demand-driven concepts as the enabler of customer-centric strategies. Buffer Design. The Building Blocks.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

New technology aims to make the supply chain more efficient, yet investing in the wrong technology further complicates productivity while hindering profitability. Sebastian Jungels @seb_jungels Sebastian is a co-founder at KAPUA , an enterprise SaaS provider, where he helps companies to improve their forecasting accuracy and speed.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By calculating what it truly costs to deliver a good or a service to a customer, and by comparing that cost with what you invoice to the customer, you can see what is finally left for your enterprise in terms of overall profit – or loss. Customer-specific services. How Much Does It “Cost to Serve” Your Customer? Efficient order terms.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Supply Chain Network Design. Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part which deals with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses. Supply Chain Service Performance.

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