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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

I laugh when business leaders tell me that they are going to replace their current supply chain planning technologies with “AI.” Each supply chain planning technology at the end of 2024, went through disruption–change in CEO, business model shift, layoffs, re-platforming and acquisitions.

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Reflection: The Journey to be Market Driven

Supply Chain Shaman

” At that time, the sales organization used more point-of-sale data than their competitors, they had an impressive and innovative IT team, and their supply chain processes were what I considered best-in-class. The use of the supply chain as a functional organization within the organization to reduce costs.

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What is Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and How to Calculate it?

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Introduction Gardner, (1954) and Huntzinger, (2007) define Purchase price variance (PPV) as a metric used to measure the effectiveness of cost-saving efforts by calculating the difference between the planned cost (standard pricing) allocated for purchasing activities and the actual cost incurred.

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From Buzzword to Business Driver: How RFID is Fueling AI in Manufacturing

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This is the year that AI stops being just a buzzword and begins to evolve into an operational imperative for manufacturers, retail and supply chain companies. This transformation depends on having the ability to collect high-quality, high-volume data, and that is where radio frequency identification (RFID) technology shines.

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Myths Regarding Impact of Tariffs’ Impact on the Global Economy Economy

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Chinese furniture per The Wall Street Journal [link] ). the estimated additional costs consumers paid for buying washing machines and dryers (which saw their prices increased despite not being tariffed) amounted to ~$817,000 per job. Many US manufacturers buy a lot of their components and inputs from China.

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Amazon Soon to Realize Important Robotics Milestone

Supply Chain Digest

Company warehouses buzz with metallic arms plucking items from shelves and wheeled droids that motor around the floors ferrying the goods for packaging,” the article this week says, adding that “In other corners, automated systems help sort the items, which other robots assist in packaging for shipment.” What do you say?

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

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However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. million employees without a focus on good supply chain management. When it comes to e-commerce initiatives by Walmart, the Wall Street Journal recently wrote : Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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