Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Philadelphia Sourcing 
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 16, 2014
The older tools from CAPS Logistics, SNO from Oracle, and Manugistics Network Planning are giving way to new technologies like the Logictools product (purchased from IBM), the Solvoyo product for concurrent planning, the Quintiq technology for concurrent optimization, and the Llamasoft technology platform for optimization and simulation.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 3, 2018
On Wednesday morning, when I finished speaking at the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing in Fort Lauderdale, an executive from J&J pulled me aside and said, “Our strengths, are now our vulnerabilities.” A strong center of excellence tied to network design is essential. Many feel overwhelmed. How do we compete?”
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Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
I love photography, and mused as I walked into the shop on that rainy day in Philadelphia. ” I hate buzzwords and try to sidestep hype, but as I held my mug tight in my hand on a cold Philadelphia day, I thought more about the photo shop experience. Digital sourcing? Digital path to purchase? I reflected.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 6, 2015
I was an avid student of supply chain excellence; and in this role, I watched as best-of-breed solution after best-of-breed solution replaced with more complicated technology. Today, 32% of companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the same organization, and the gaps in alignment between operations and commercial teams are large.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 3, 2016
The combination of weather and the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia delayed all my flights for at least two hours on multiple days. Each are good at localized planning within a focused area of demand, supply, network design, transportation planning, material sourcing or finite scheduling. Process Integration Across Functions.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. There is no true end-to-end solution that enables bi-directional orchestration across deliver, make, and source processes. The optimization routines single thread through functions not enabling trade-offs across source, make, and deliver.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 23, 2025
These companies are spreading supply sources across multiple regions and developing backup plans, as well as using scenario planning to anticipate potential challenges and develop proactive solutions.”[6] Thousands of brick-and-mortar stores continue to close as consumers opt to make more purchases online.
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