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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

It ran from April 11 th through the 13 th at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas. The visibility to spend allows them to provide excellent benchmarking in several areas. Coupa just released a supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) solution that runs on their BSM platform. Here are my top take-aways from Coupa Inspire.

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Five Reasons Why Are We Not Making Progress on Inventory Management

Supply Chain Shaman

As I press the pedal to the floor at 80 miles-per-hour, I munch Cheetos puffs (one of my favorites) and think about the session I just finished. I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. 90, then 80, followed by 76. The highway rolls ahead of me.

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3 Lessons from Gold and Silver Pawn: This… is Supply Chain, This… is Pawn Stars

Kinaxis

Just like shedding ERP when building a planning system of record , when I shed my garage, I was able to find cool side benefits. So, as I was watching one of my favorite shows, Pawn Stars, I thought the next time I am in Las Vegas, this is what I will take into the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop. Or, I could sell it.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. People who buy portable generators during weather emergencies use them until the emergencies have ended, and then those go back too. Brick-and-mortar stores also allow shoppers to return unwanted purchases.

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Let the Design Begin…

Supply Chain Shaman

It was far a cry from the neon and glitzy hotels of Las Vegas where I am often speaking. I remember the first time that I met the founders, Don and Toby. ” And from time to time, when we were behind deadline, and teasing each other about the looming weekly post, we would throw our llamas from cubicle to cubicle.

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The Dispatch Report | October 2019, Issue No. 12

Shipchain

Attending different workshops in which we were able to fine-tune our timed 3-minute pitch (want to hear the whole thing? The last few months have been nothing short of busy. In fact, we’ve been swamped. What We’ve Been Up To. ShipChain airs its first webinar, The State of Technology in Food Supply Chains 2019: Produce. Follow this link ).

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Technology Diffusion: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

QAD

I told her WYSIWYG would save her tons of time, and she responded that she would never get any housework done if she couldn’t run upstairs while her documents formatted themselves. She carries an iPhone most of the time, and we have her location telegraphed to multiple family members so that we can have eyes on her from multiple locations.