Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I share insights, based on research, for the supply chain leader. Frequently, when I post about an issue, a well-intending consultant or an aggressive business development executive will tout the evolution of the autonomous supply chain as the answer. Shifts in Technology. Stay tuned. Background. They did it.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Behind the scenes, BT Supply Chain has been the backbone of the company’s operations for 30 years, making sure customers get the best experience. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

The basic frame of supply chain planning–functional taxonomies for optimization on a relational database–must be redesigned before supply chain leaders can reap the benefit of deep learning, neural networks, and evolving forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The focus of the Gartner Magic Quadrant.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The Introduction of Smokeless Tobacco Products Complicated Philip Morris’s Supply Chain. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. At the end of 2019 that supply chain covered 38 PMI owned factories, 28 third party manufacturers, and more than 180 markets.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Behind the scenes, BT Supply Chain has been the backbone of the company’s operations for 30 years, making sure customers get the best experience. The supply chain division fulfills 40,000 individual customer orders every day, making sure that 32,000 engineers get the tools, parts and equipment they need to deliver support and services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

The attendees were sitting on the edge of their seats to hear about the next release of Llamasoft software. The market for network design tools was growing at a moderate rate, and most of the market had invested in technologies from either i2 Technologies (then termed i2 Strategist) or Logictools.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supply chain is not clear. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible.

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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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Regional supply chain companies are attempting to define global requirements. They are well versed in requirements for regional supply chain planning, but they are attempting to redefine their processes and be more global. Success in Supply Chain Planning Is a Flip of a Coin. There is no one right answer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

However, this mature team found the technology insufficient. Despite the deployment of what is considered to be the most mature technologies by the organization, the most important processes–allocation and Available to Promise (ATP)–are largely manual. One of the most advanced teams was a division of DuPont. (At Measure it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

The supply chain leader is incredibly busy and made even busier by having to navigate systems that don’t work well. Through digital marketing, small brands are cropping up all over, and it is sentiment analysis and digital content driving purchases. Make digital supply chain transformation a priority.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

In part one of this blog series, I started the saga of the supply chain fairy tale. It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. I strongly feel that a blind focus on functional excellence will cause the supply chain to become out of balance.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

Key trends shaping today’s retail supply chain. Today’s shopper prefers to buy online and get products delivered at the best possible time and place, resulting in key shifts in the supply chain. Technology implementations done right the first time. Let’s take a closer look. A large U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

(Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. All too often supply chain leaders are good at high level vision, but weak at connecting the vision to execution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. New Supply Chain Leader of a Regional Children’s Hospital. “We Supply Chain Leader of a Large Hospital. “We

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Locus

AUGUST 2, 2022

Gartner® Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, 2022 provides insight into the maturity, readiness, and business impact of logistics technologies. Being named as a sample vendor, we feel validated in our tireless pursuit of excellence and innovation in one of the most challenging areas of logistics.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world. I also believe that supply chains need a revolution. This work is important to me.

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Resilinc

MARCH 22, 2023

This blog will define operational resilience, the steps you should take to achieve it throughout your supply chain, and the benefits of pursuing it. For example, a lack of sprinklers in your tier-3 supplier is a weakness that could lead to a factory fire and further supply chain disruptions. Who Should Lead the Journey?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I know of few areas in supply chains discussion that raise as much dialogue or ire. I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. Many companies implemented demand management processes as a technology project. Everyone has a bias.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Ferguson. Mr. Jacobs is the senior vice president for supply chain at Ferguson. While nominally a distributor, “supply chain management is our core competency. In particular, Ferguson’s supply chain is built for speed and to provide high service levels.

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AIMMS

MARCH 8, 2016

Key trends shaping today’s retail supply chain. Today’s shopper prefers to buy online and get products delivered at the best possible time and place, resulting in key shifts in the supply chain. Technology implementations done right the first time. Let’s take a closer look. A large U.S.

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AFFLINK

JANUARY 3, 2019

Their sales strategies, marketing efforts, and supply chain strategies are superior to many other department stores, keeping the business efficient and driving down costs for customers. Here's a look at what businesses can learn from Target's new supply chain strategy. How Target Changed Its Supply Chain Strategy in 2018.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

The market shift was dramatic, and if we had made a series of small cuts in staff or direction, we would have had the same fate as i2 Technologies or Manugistics. For many years (1992-2001), I worked at Manugistics, a supply chain planning technology provider. He said, “Ariba was in trouble. I smiled.

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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. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes. ” I smiled.

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

ATLANTA (August 24, 2022) American Software, Inc. million for the same period last year, and software license revenues were $0.3 For the Supply Chain business, professional services revenues for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 increased by 8% to $5.2 Company and Technology. million compared to $0.5 Autoforce, Inc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. Executive teams strive to drive improvement in supply chain results; yet, sadly, only four percent of public companies succeed. The supply chain is a complex non-linear system. Now, I view the company as a supply chain laggard.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

I seethed as the news stations celebrated supply chain success for the December holidays. The health of the supply chain underpins our economy. When the supply chain is sick, all industries suffer. The supply chain can handle cost increases more easily than variability. I am worried.

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C3 Solutions

JUNE 19, 2020

Are you looking for ways to use automation technology to stay at the top of the game? We’re breaking down 6 automation technologies to drive up your distribution center efficiency. Rethink Network Design. Distribution Centre Automation. Option 3: Automated Guided Vehicles. The Challenges.

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 2, 2014

Supply Chain Planning. Supply Chain IT Systems. A Blueprint for Supply Chain Optimization This webcast delves into the process of a successful network design initiative and the outlines the steps necessary for success. (800) 789-1257. 800) 789-1257. info@tompkinsinc.com. Who We Are. What We Do.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2022

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. When I joined the software company, I had just finished my MBA at Wharton School of Business. And “Companies do not have one supply chain, but many.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2022

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. When I joined the software company, I had just finished my MBA at Wharton School of Business. And “Companies do not have one supply chain, but many.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Today, nine out of ten supply chains are stuck. Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. Like an artifact, I have kicked around in the supply chain space since the 1980s.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

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