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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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

Integrated Planning: Tight Coupling of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to Supply Chain Planning (SCP). When companies tell me that they need to exchange their current Supply Chain Planning (SCP) from a best-of-breed provider to get a leg-up, I ask, “Why?” Was it intentional? Or accidental?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Background The Council of Supply Chain Resilience met for the first time this month. What is supply chain resilience? The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

Today, we published The Supply Chains to Admire for 2023. Supply Chains to Admire Winners 2023 Examine Your Own Paradigm. How Do You Define Excellence? Most supply chain leaders are stuck in their own paradigms. Many believe that an ex-supply chain exec knows the definition of supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

”) So, I sat across from a stranger on a cold winter night, the only thing that we had in common was our experience in supply chain planning. . And won’t the supply chain follow suit?” The supply chain planning industry is fraught with big claims with little substance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. Like riding a bumpy road, the supply chain leader is riding the ups and downs of changing market conditions facing greater variability day-to-day. Here, based on interviews with supply chain leaders, I share lessons learned. It will not be over soon.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

. <Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. Let’s face a hard fact: the supply chain planning market is a mess. The genesis for this post stems from frustration. Standardization?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In a recent research project, we found that 2/3 of companies had a digital supply chain transformation strategy; however, those that were evolving their strategy performed better during the early months of the pandemic than those that were “clear” on the project plan for a digital transformation. Supply Chain 4.0.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Wikipedia Unleashing the Contrarian Here are my thoughts this morning over coffee: Gartner Top 25: Really A Celebration of Supply Chain Leadership? Designed to lift the profession and celebrate supply chain results, I struggle to find that the methodology supports either objective. Learning Stalled.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

Supply Chain Planners Analogous to Secretarial Pools? In my forty years of studying supply chain planning, the groups became larger, but with questionable results. We sidestep vacuous terms like digital supply chain and attempt to measure and redefine flows based the redefinition of planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This notice of the Rodanthe house purchase by the National Park Service was listed in my news feed above an article that Elliott Management Partners announced a confirmed 13.8% Elliott Equity Partners believes E2open ( ETWO ) is undervalued and plans to engage with management and the company’s board on strategic opportunities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Supply management. Supply chain management. Supply chain planning. Increasing Maturity of the Role of the Forecast for the Supply Chain Leader This gets me back to why technologies are not improving enterprise leadership’s ability to forecast and manage revenue. Are these terms the same?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Companies implementing supply chain planning (SCP) have traditionally been very big companies or companies with complex supply chains. Supply chain planning is not just for the big boys. That meant Myers had limited capabilities when it came to sales & operational planning (S&OP).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

The evolution of planning moves from a focus on the enterprise to an adaptive platform that senses and responds based on market data. An outside-in model requires a redefinition making today’s supply chain planning technologies legacy investments. What Is An Inside-Out Planning Process?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Autonomous Supply Chains In this competitive environment, a CPG manufacturer needs to fight to get space on retailer shelves in each region, keep those shelves stocked, compete and collaborate simultaneously with e-commerce, and maintain its operating margins. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

As a supply chain leader, he is struggling how to dance in the ring of fire. The ring of fire is corporate politics at the executive level on supply chain performance. Each executive has a different perspective on the definition of supply chain excellence, but they are never discussed and aligned.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

When reviewing strategy decks for supply chain teams, I often see statements like “move from a functional-silo’d focus to a drive a more holistic response.” ” Followed by “How are you organized, and what defines functional excellence? And, how do you tie functional excellence to corporate value?”

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The establishment of efficient global supply chains has become critical to competitiveness. From raw material procurement to final product sales, these supply chains’ ability to minimize inventory through product life cycle controls and facilitate prompt product supply is every bit as important as product differentiation strategies.

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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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RFgen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Manufacturing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software integrates all your core business processes into one powerful platform. Think of it as the central nervous system of your operation, connecting everything from production planning and inventory control to supply chain management and financial reporting.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Retailers are currently charging customers only 80 percent of the overall delivery costs, which happens to be the most expensive part of the retail supply chain. The last mile is also the one part of the supply chain with the most potential for error. Planning complexity. Fast-changing data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

This is a story for the Eds, Franks, and Toms working together in supply chains across the globe. It is also a story for a young supply chain manager attempting to make a difference, but feeling stymied. Efficient supply chains may not be the most effective. Need for Supply Chain Leadership.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

ARC has done research and writing on supply chain collaboration networks. A supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) is a key technology for improved collaboration across an extended supply chain. SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2024

In my recent Mea Culpa post, I mentioned my prior work on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and the importance of leadership. If you have walked in the shoes of the supply chain leader, you are probably laughing by now. In assessing the health of the plan, what do you measure? Is your plan feasible?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2024

The supply network–shipments and production of trading partners–represents over 70% of the environmental impact of supply chain decisions. Networks take three forms–demand, design, and supply. Here I share insights on the sharing of supply data. Many systems without interoperability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The cheese on the puffs stains my hands like I feel that mis-guided past practices have indelibly colored supply chain practices. In most value networks, downstream partners have progressively pushed costs and waste backwards in the extended supply chain. Success in Selection of Advanced Planning Systems (APS).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Few organizations are immune to the effects, which are acutely felt in supply chains — and the more complex they are, the greater the probability of interruptions. The study found that these leaders considered the largest gap to be between supply chain and procurement, citing it as a major issue. Collaboration is Key.

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Procurement Academy

APRIL 24, 2025

When you look behind the scenes of a global business operation, procurement strategy and supply chain management are usually top priorities, though theyre not always working in sync. This blog explores procurement vs supply chain strategy and looks at how aligning the two leads to operational excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Let me start by saying that t he process is not a panacea to solve all supply chain ills. Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. There is a clear definition of the role of the supply chain in the delivery of value. Governance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. During the pandemic, the supply chain discussions take new importance. While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. The supply chain career is new. Reflection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

Waves of hype pass through supply chain narratives. and digital supply chains. and digital supply chains. A Closer Look at Digital For a decade, I have struggled to get a clear definition on the digital supply chain. Thought leaders push concepts. Tech companies rally. I don’t think so.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As businesses become increasingly global, professionals in the supply chain field must keep up with new technologies, trends, and best practices. Summary Table edX Supply Chain Courses vs. SCMDOJO Aspect SCMDOJO edX Focus & Specialization A dedicated platform focused entirely on supply chain management.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on how to succeed in planning and decisions amid times of disruption. In part 1 of my blog on Planning the Value Chain and Decision Making in Times of Disruption, the focus was on the ability to react and execute amidst the unpredictability of demand. Technology for Effective Planning.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

In the vast sea of supply chain information, which SCMDOJO supply chain article truly stands out? Dive into our curated list of the top 12 blogs from 2024 that will elevate your supply chain knowledge and give you a competitive edge. Read In Detail About Procurement Department Here 2.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2022

On one hand, consumers expect to increase their online purchases post-pandemic. Retailers and delivery services companies that can break through today’s cycle of mediocre home delivery performance stand an excellent chance of improving customer loyalty and growing market share. Here are three charts that paint the whole picture.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha The 2017 Gartner supply chain executive conference took place at the O2-Intercontinental Hotel in London on September 20 th and 21 st. The theme of the conference was ACT (Aspire, Challenge, Transform), same as the Gartner supply chain summit in Phoenix during May of this year. Collaborative.

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