Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

The third issue is the lack of understanding that global processes–to maximize the economies of scale in transportation and material buying–need strong governance. Without this discipline, the global organization cannot actualize buying power in procurement or lower costs and improve costs/customer service in transportation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

At the time, DuPont, now acquired by DOW, boasted externally on internal adherence to SAP standardization for decision support. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Let me explain. Mistake #3. My challenge?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. The transformational wave is slowly transforming the automotive industry from a focus on selling “rides” versus the purchase of an automobile.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture. Before diving into some takeaways from the sessions I attended and participated in, here are some high-level stats about Descartes (a Talking Logistics sponsor): Descartes is now a $200M+ company and continues to grow.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. At the time, the company started internal discussions on re-footprinting the organization and deploying SAP across manufacturing centers. The total cost of ownership analyzes the total costs of the buying decision.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

This approach allows businesses to focus on their core competencies while leaving the logistics to experts who can optimize the process for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. These include bulk-break purchasing, facilitating connections with reliable clients, and renegotiating with existing suppliers to reduce procurement costs.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

The Internet was still in its infancy (it had about 100K hosts connecting roughly a million people), the Macintosh Portable was released (weighing 16 pounds and costing $6500), and Microsoft Excel (a mainstay of S&OP) was just four years old. Dependency on Excel. That doesn’t mean buying the first shiny thing you see.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

Is it a coincidence that process industry leaders have standardized on SAP and blindly followed the SAP IT-centric definition of supply chain automation without holding SAP accountable to build effective supply chain solutions for the extended value network? In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint. The solution failed.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 14, 2015

ERP systems are designed to integrate transactions from finance, human resources, procurement, operations, sales and marketing, logistics, and other functions in a firm. They have been touted as the key to manufacturing excellence and supply chain integration… But what is the real ROI on ERP system implementation?

Manufacturing Procurement 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The second generation of solutions were built and marketed by Enterprise Resource Planning technology companies like SAP and Oracle. By purchasing planning and transactional systems for a common vendor, they had one throat to choke and they were familiar with the architectural elements. The book is a story.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Technology Services. | Main | Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices » The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities. Hospitality and Leisure. Industrial Manufacturing. Media and Entertainment. Medical Devices.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. This commentary is an interim follow-up to this authors previous Infosys Limited guest commentary: Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. They have embraced the conveniences of in-home buying and cyber-based price and feature comparisons.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 26, 2012

As part of this effort, they combined their logistics with the retail expertise of SAP software. Though the company had benefited from equity interests in franchised bottling groups, the need to make more from less prompted Coca-Cola to buy out their main North American distribution groups. Global Guidelines.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

No Purchase Orders were used. VMI is an excellent option for many dealers and distributors as it has the ability to increase inventory turns, reduce customer returns, reduce administrative costs and reduce lost sales. Stabilize the timing of Purchase Orders – PO’s are now generated on a predefined basis.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. « Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season | Main | Fraud vs Customer Centricity - III » Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options! Layaway: • The customer selects the product that she wants to buy. Medical Devices.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It is not necessary to buy them from a universal database (such as UPC) particularly if you are just starting out and testing the waters. While handheld scanner technology can vary widely, an adequate laser scanner can usually be purchased for less than $100.

Inventory Management Software 96

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Sean started working with IT and supply chains back in the late 80’s, and was one of the first people to work on business re-engineering projects using ERP systems (predominately SAP) in the early 1990’s. The process is implemented because its deemed the right thing to do, but there is limited belief and buy-in by the executives.

S&OP 60

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Precoro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Rémi Lelarge, the Head of Procurement and Logistics at Electra, shared their story of building a comprehensive procurement process with Precoro. Mr. Lelarge is responsible for sourcing materials and services for constructing cutting-edge e-charging stations and overseeing the delivery logistics from suppliers to Electra's warehouse.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

Competition : The aggressive marketing of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendors introducing planning suites (led by SAP with a product named SAP APO) took the market off course. It did not matter that most of them had integrated to SAP suites for over a decade. During this time, I worked for Manugistics. Study Results.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In his role, Ernest owns strategic sourcing, materials planning, customer care, and logistics operations globally. At the time, the company started internal discussions on re-footprinting the organization and deploying SAP across manufacturing centers. The total cost of ownership analyzes the total costs of the buying decision.

Supply Chain Software 33

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. « How to make Preventive Maintenance a way of life in SAP APO Support Projects - Part 2 | Main | Multi - channel commerce in Europe - the next frontier for Retailers? » SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? Hospitality and Leisure.

Pharmaceutical 22

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BlueYonder

JUNE 12, 2019

I have lived all over the place, from Honolulu to Barcelona to Los Angeles, and now I’m back in Chicago working with FourKites, the largest predictive supply chain visibility platform, delivering real-time visibility and predictive analytics for Fortune 1000 shippers and third-party logistics firms. And when I’m at work, I’m at work.

How To 65

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. Shell operates as a single-instance of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). What can often look like compliance in APO could actually be numbers calculated in Excel and posted into the SAP system.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. We are familiar with the concept of buying online books, electronic goods, gift articles, apparels. But do we purchase grocery online (excluding the perishables) in India. All questions asked do we really need to purchase grocery online when we can get it in a nearby supermarket. Public Sector.

Manufacturing Procurement 25

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Locus

APRIL 6, 2023

The North America logistics market is poised to make the leap from a whopping $1.4 It’s a bonanza for industries like retail, e-commerce and other such logistics-based industries, but, as always, growth comes with its share of thorny challenges. But what exactly constitutes cutting-edge logistics software?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. Corrective actions in SAP ECC by Planners resulted in proactive resolution of concerns of Planned Orders missing SoS.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. » The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. As we approach the latter stages of the 2011 holiday buying season, the uptick in online buying has indeed occurred. Hospitality and Leisure. Medical Devices.

Manufacturing Procurement 29

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Online sales have been growing at double-digit rates and the implications profoundly point to the reality that consumers prefer online tools and have shifted their shopping and buying preferences. cities with these lockers in-place are located in states that already collect sales taxes for online purchases.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

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BlueYonder

JUNE 12, 2019

I have lived all over the place, from Honolulu to Barcelona to Los Angeles, and now I’m back in Chicago working with FourKites, the largest predictive supply chain visibility platform, delivering real-time visibility and predictive analytics for Fortune 1000 shippers and third-party logistics firms. And when I’m at work, I’m at work.

How To 40

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 24, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. « Confluence of IT and Business Strategy for a Transformation program | Main | SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? » How to make Preventive Maintenance a way of life in SAP APO Support Projects - Part 2. Supply Excellence.

Supply Chain Planning Software 22

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. It is generally recommended that you plan critical products and components in SAP APO [or an APS system] and non-critical products and components in SAP ECC [or the respective OLTP system]. Supply Excellence. Hospitality and Leisure. Industrial Manufacturing. Media and Entertainment.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Some enable a buy-online-in-store-pickup approach while a few expand their reach to include home deliveries and the usage of dark stores. Supply Excellence. Hospitality and Leisure. Industrial Manufacturing. Media and Entertainment. Medical Devices. Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Public Sector.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. « Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment | Main | Layaway and Buy Now Pay Later Payment Options! » Retailer Multi-Channel Operations Capabilities Get an Early Test in the 2011 Holiday Buying Season. Supply Excellence. Hospitality and Leisure. Industrial Manufacturing.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 28

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. « Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying Period Point to Significant Change and Fulfillment Challenges | Main | Information Driven Innovation in Supply Chain » The Learning from the 2012 Holiday Buying Season: Balanced Investments in Online and Physical Supply Chain Fulfillment Capabilities.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 30, 2017

Trade promotion, almost two centuries old, was used as an incentive for the retail channels to buy enough product to keep the shelves stocked with the brand and reach the local shopper with the message of price and where to buy. One of their largest is SAP. These are aptly named Demand Signal Repositories or “DSR’s.”

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Francine has been an Interim (project) manager and senior business analyst with a track record in Operational Excellence, Process Design and Data Analysis.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Industry journalist Camille Rustici provides an excellent overview of many of those risks.[2] manufacturing exports but will reduce purchasing power for imported materials, components, and equipment.”[6] Discussed below are some the most oft-mentioned risks facing supply chain operations in the months ahead.

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