Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which there is a desire for harmony within the group, but the result is an irrational or dysfunctional outcome. I feel that the industry is engaged in ‘Group Think’ No one in this meetings is going to ask tough questions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

Yesterday, I presented to 700 global attendees on an APICS webinar. However, in the polling data in the APICS webinar, we found that over 70% of the respondents had deployed solutions from the ERP-expansionists (either SAP or Oracle). Here are my thoughts: 1) Failure of the Industry Analyst Model. The results confound me.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. Why does it matter to you?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. As I sat at the airport I worked on my presentation for the Supply Chain Insights’ webinar on building a customer-centric supply chain on August 17. All winners received their digital images this week. )

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Vinculum

AUGUST 23, 2022

According to the 2019 report e-commerce in MENA, Opportunity beyond the hype by Bain & Company, the UAE’s penetration rate is 4.2 It would be incorrect to ignore logistics when discussing e-commerce because establishing operational excellence is a priority for all e-commerce businesses. And none of them can be picked up.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery. There are about 10+ measurements on evaluating the efficiency, but all those get consolidated to a single metric called the ‘LPMH’ (lines per man hour).

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BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2013

With Millennials, we have an employee group that is anxious for new technology to save them from the outdated tools they’ve been using. Modern WFM technology has the opportunity to support the needs of the business through demand modeling. Q: Excellent insight, John. Before I let you go, one last question.

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EMERGE App

MAY 20, 2023

So waiting for customers to recognize and buy your products may only prove detrimental to your business despite your product or service quality. Who is most likely to purchase your product immediately? The latter will cause them not to buy your product that is intended to be an answer to their need. I know you ask.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

After all, actual users are best-positioned to provide an unbiased report on how ERP features can be harnessed for real-world competitive advantages. Running our pricing accurately was a huge problem… it is fairly easy now, and further use of reporting features will help with this. That’s tougher. It is providing many positive results.

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