Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While consultants know the answers (or believe they do), I believe my goal as a research analyst is to unearth new questions that should be asked (and answered together openly in the supply chain community) to improve value. Like a car’s tire in a snowbank going nowhere… My goal is to free their thinking.

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ThroughPut

JULY 6, 2021

Thriving In ‘The New Normal’ With 5 Demand Planning & Forecasting Methods. Do you remember the time when the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns were announced across the world, followed by the panic purchase of essentials to the point where supermarkets and grocery stores were left with empty shelves?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

We stubbed our toe in supply chain management at the beginning of the decade. Facing The Issues of Supply Chain Performance. As I work through this year’s Supply Chains to Admire , I cannot help but shake my head. The black veil of the pandemic is a supply chain wake-up call to build better. The analogy fits.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, and L’Oréal’s approach to business that has allowed the company to continuously rank as a Supply Chains to Admire winner for four consecutive years. Read more to understand the details on the Supply Chain Index ,).

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

This includes digital supply chain transformation and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrades. The use of descriptive analytics along with agile planning techniques (what-if analysis, discrete event simulation, and network design) helped. The operating strategy defines the flows of the supply chain. The other issue?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 15, 2023

Manufactures are continuously faced with the challenge of forecasting how much (raw material) to purchase and how much (finished goods) to produce. Failure to effectively address this challenging question can result in enormous inefficiencies caused by misalignment of demand and supply throughout the supply chain.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

Wait, it’s not spring; but does that mean you have to wait another eight months to review your supply chain? Often, it becomes necessary to reevaluate how supply chain performance is measured to ensure healthy operations. Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

As a guest writer for Forbes, public relations firms constantly pepper me with requests to speak to technologists boasting of having answers to improve supply chain resilience. I strongly believe that historical supply chain practices are not the answer. They need to evolve to help today’s supply chain business leader.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

Squeezing in this much time to write this deep report between working on the Supply Chain Insights Global Summi t and finishing customer deliverables is tough. The solution needs to mature, but the good news is that SAP is investing in supply chain. SAP supplied none of the references. I smiled as I read the multiple opinions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. The Sam’s Club and Costco shortages of water, toilet paper and laundry products signals one thing for me: the spread of the virus will disrupt every supply chain. The problem?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. It is a story of supply chain innovation. Let’s start by taking a look at history. Its first customers were Campbell’s Soup and Procter & Gamble.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having an efficient supply chain department is more important than ever. A streamlined supply chain can make a significant impact on the overall success of a business, improving operational efficiency, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving revenue growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. To help, I wrote a few definitions on the board: Demand-Driven Processes.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

The following is a continuation of a supply chain technology thought leadership education series developed in collaboration with Replan. Such an environment requires manufacturing and supply chain processes to be able to more proactively sense, pivot and respond to market changes.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Step Up Demand Planning Efforts with a Robust Forecasting Model . With the pandemic leaving a deep impact, organizations need to now be better prepared to gain end-to-end visibility across demand and supply chains, especially with their level of preparedness to adapt to sudden changes in demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“May you live in interesting times,” widely attributed as a Chinese curse, some claim this as a blessing; whichever side you take, this is exactly what’s happening in the supply chain world since 2020, and it looks like we will be living with this blessing/curse for a while longer. Emerging Themes for Supply Chain Planning.

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Advance Procurement Excellence with Expert Negotiation Strategies With procurement excellence comes multidimensional skills. By identifying cost-saving opportunities like bulk purchase discounts, they can significantly impact both an organization’s profitability and market competitiveness.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The planning team was defending the status quo without questioning current practices and how to improve them.) Let’s start with the basics. Bear with me.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. With 65% of supply chain professionals members of the Millenials and Gen X generations, inflation is new. To understand the phenomenon , the 2019 GDP was 2.16%. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. With 65% of supply chain professionals members of the Millenials and Gen X generations, inflation is new. To understand the phenomenon , the 2019 GDP was 2.16%. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire. His reasoning?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Today hurricane Nate’s north winds are pushing against the bayous of Louisiana. In offices across the United Sates, demand planners are scratching their heads. Shifting demand and rising prices for cotton and orange juice. Higher spikes for lumber and building supplies. They do not sense. They do not have it.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Don’t forget to check out our best practices , tools , and a list of helpful supply chain resources on the website! Therefore, evaluating performance and creating a comprehensive digitalization strategy are essential for a distributor’s success.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel.

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SupplyPike

MAY 14, 2020

The importance of supply chain management What to watch while consumers are panic buying How to implement supply chain management Supply chain management and Walmart. Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a systematic and controlled procurement operation. Why Supply Chain Management is Important.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Supply chain management is hot. Investment is flowing into supply chain companies. In 2021, more than $25 billion was invested in supply chain companies in just the first three quarters of the year. Mr. Welty understands both private equity and supply chain management. We had the demand. Fail Until You Win.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Demand redefined. “It’s partly about growth, partly about trade, and partly about psychology.” Markets drive supply chains. As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 31, 2015

What are the essential purchasing books you should read? In this article, we will uncover the best purchasing books to help you get the edge over competition. Background Historically, purchasing people are considered a kind of clerical workers who are expected to perform basic tasks such as document issuance and price negotiation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Putting all companies in a spreadsheet and shaking them up made no sense to me. Most companies push the improvement of functional measurements that throw the supply chain out of balance. The reason? The result?

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating. Share on Twitter.

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Arkieva

JUNE 28, 2016

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a continuous business process that enables firms from hospitals to chemicals to respond to emerging situations intelligently. To learn more, please read my previous blog ‘ A Guide to Supply Chain Management: Making Intuition More Valuable ’. The coffee purchase was rejected.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Theme 1: Global supply chains will be busy, congested and chaotic. 2023 call: Global supply chains will be slightly less busy, congested and chaotic, but cheaper – at least the transportation part. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Despite many calling for U.S. Figure 1: U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

” Supply Chain Leader. Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. I loved the quote that I captured today in my interview (see above), and I have enjoyed interviews with supply chain leaders like Peter Gibbons. I am behind.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes. Where to go from here for S&OP?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

My dad is the VP of our household’s grocery supply chain. Millions of shoppers, like my Dad, are not going back to their old habits because there are now faster and more convenient ways for buying daily household needs. It excels on a union of E-Commerce mobile apps and last-mile delivery innovations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Two months before COVID made headlines in the US, nobody was forecasting the dramatic downturn in demand. If a recession hits, demand will decrease. How much will demand be impacted? When companies talk about improving their forecasting, they are most often referring to demand forecasting. When will the recession hit?

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