Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Inventory Network Design Software Procurement 
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
I know that your primary focus is procurement. If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. Or planned orders to purchase orders?)
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 23, 2020
If the industry were grounded in truth in advertising repercussions, there would be far fewer signs in the airports from consultants and technology providers.). I define supply chain excellence as year-over-year performance better than the peer group on this balanced scorecard. Shifts in Technology. Background. The problem?
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 29, 2022
Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. ERP and APS technologies do not do a good job of managing in the face of variability.
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. Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JANUARY 3, 2024
Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. The answer lies in network design, demand sensing, and the simplification of product platforms.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 26, 2023
My Perspective and Point of View Traditional supply chain technologies depend on relational database structures. Primed for transactional efficiency, these legacy architectures based on relational databases drive order-to-cash and procure-to-pay efficiencies. Graph architectures also use different optimization technologies.
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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