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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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In this instalment of the series of articles written by the LSCMS Shippers Council, we strive to answer this and delve into the critical aspects of ocean transit time reliability and visibility within the supply chain. What is supply chain visibility and why it is important? 2022 ocean schedule reliability dropped to 30%.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 17, 2022

The Logility team writes, “Environmental sustainability in the supply chain is top of mind for consumers, and a brand that fails to hold itself responsible risks reputational damage that will affect the bottom line.”[2] In the past, sustainability initiatives have often been considered bad for the bottom line. ”[7].

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. From whom are we buying?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

I’ve worked in enterprise supply chain technology for more than 20 years, and, especially in the earlier years, collaborated in teams where I was the only female in the room. The truth is women have long been underrepresented in supply chain leadership. Q&A with three inspiring women in supply chain.

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Logility

JANUARY 28, 2022

In the spirit of setting some resolutions for 2022, here are five priorities to consider in a climate that continues to disrupt supply chains globally. A 2021 McKinsey report suggests that COVID has put supply chain risk on everyone’s radar. Here we see the interplay among our five supply chain goals for 2022.

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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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ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The majority of organizations consider supply chain transparency to be a top priority, however less than a third are satisfied with the level of visibility into their suppliers. Most organizations continue to suffer from severely limited visibility in the lower levels of their supply chains.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

My primary insight is that many of the technology initiatives that were underway at the start of the disruption did not serve us well. This includes digital supply chain transformation and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrades. The operating strategy defines the flows of the supply chain. The other issue?

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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Is this true for the supply chain industry? What seems to be clear by now is that the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities and risks of today’s global supply chain networks. This is also true for states and research institutes through advanced supply chain design and management expertise and capabilities.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 6, 2022

Modern enterprises rely on supply chain software to track several activities, including manufacturing and distribution of goods. However, most of these systems were created before web technologies existed or were in their infancy. However, Finance is now Fintech and Marketing is now Digital Marketing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 18, 2022

At the end of a long day of a strategy session on supply chain excellence with a client, I needed to fill up some time in an agenda. Over the last decade, I find fewer and fewer companies understand supply chain planning. Over the last decade, I find fewer and fewer companies understand supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance. On one hand, consumers expect to increase their online purchases post-pandemic. The results of the research are a good news, bad news story.

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Locus

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A consumer survey showed that 55% of consumers will switch their retail brands if they find their delivery times are too slow. Technology solutions for last-mile fulfillment have emerged as the quickest, most practical way to meet these steep consumer demands. Below are key takeaways from the session “ Buy vs Build?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The most unloved employees in the back office are supply chain planners. As supply chain leaders, I would encourage you to send each of them some love for Valentine’s Day. Each year, when we complete our annual talent survey, we note greater and greater dissatisfaction within the role of supply chain planners.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I The report centers on the concept of moving from inside-out to outside-in technologies. An outside-in model requires a redefinition making today’s supply chain planning technologies legacy investments.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

How to Select a Supply Chain Planning Tool. As the Vice President of Supply Chain you know things need to improve, and now you need to figure out what to do next. You’re in good company considering almost all supply chain professionals feel that they need to make improvements. If so, you’re not alone.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2024, the logistics and supply chain industry will continue its transformative journey, driven by technological advancements and growing consumer expectations. As companies move forward, they must be open to new technologies and adaptability to remain competitive. And we know that numbers don’t lie.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Second, the pandemic kicked online buying and home delivery into “high gear” as many consumers embraced its convenience and dramatically expanded the scope of their online purchasing. Consumers are making purchasing decisions based upon environmental impact. So, how are these two trends mutually beneficial?

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 28, 2022

While many prefer to do things the old fashion way, modern supply chain management teams have found that machine learning tools are the perfect upgrade to their toolbox. While artificial intelligence progress will likely impact this value growth, much will occur from the widespread adoption of machine learning tools in shipping.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

What is supply chain optimization? Supply chain optimization is a key component of the manufacturing supply chain process, helping companies control their input costs to be able to provide effective goods or services to their customers. What does supply chain optimization involve?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Ways to Use Technology article and permission to publish here provided by Gabe Nelson. You must learn to use technology in your small business! Utilizing various technologies allows your company to save resources and make better use of time. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 18, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Excellence, or superiority, is often the goal in corporate organizations. Each and every function, within its own right, strives for excellence and achievement in order for a company to collectively grow, evolve, and thrive. Achieving excellence seldom comes easy.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 19, 2021

The logistics industry therefore continues to find ways to make their companies supply chain stand out from the crowd. No doubt technology that enables the ‘paperless warehouse’ is the way forward. Adopting new technology needs a specific set of skills and strategic organization to pull off. 3PL warehouses must?embrace

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Precoro

JULY 18, 2022

What is Automated Invoice Processing? Automated invoice processing involves scanning, extracting, matching, and validating relevant invoice data and inputting it into your ERP or accounts payable system. However, regardless of changes in the flow, e-procurement software users save more than 50% of their time on invoicing.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 2, 2020

What is Supply Chain Optimization? Supply chain optimization is a key component of the manufacturing supply chain process, helping companies control their input costs to be able to provide effective goods or services to their customers. What does supply chain optimization involve?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 2, 2020

Supply chains were ill-prepared for the pandemic. The design of the global supply chain at the start of the pandemic assumed frictionless borders, availability of transportation resources, and supply with few constraints. As supply chain professionals, we have never managed the supply chain through a pandemic.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. With shortages occurring in unexpected sectors and lockdown strategies impacting logistics, companies looked at reshoring to stabilize and strengthen their supply chains.

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Locus

MAY 2, 2023

But how do they ensure effective third-party deliveries and excellence in their e-commerce logistics operations, given that they outsource last-mile logistics to third-party providers? Also, 60% of customers stated that the buying experience made them buy directly from a brand. of total e-commerce sales. Summing up!

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Precoro

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The procurement landscape is ever changing, and recently, in contrast to the traditional procure-to-pay platforms, we have seen the emergence of a new type of software solution, intake-to-pay, which is marketed as a more comprehensive solution. The importance of procure-to-pay process automation is evident in many reports and surveys.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Supply chain shortages abound. The supply chain impact is unprecedented. In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). Projects Being Implemented as Part of a Digital Supply Chain Transformation Project.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

In the presentation, I shared data on the evolution of supply chain planning and the results on user satisfaction. The use of best-of-breed planning technologies was small at 15%. Neither technology vendor is an industry leader in delivering a solution that fits the needs of the supply chain planner.

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain. Although maybe we should have been better prepared, after-all this is not the first major supply chain disruption faced by most companies. Yes, every disruption tends to challenge the supply chain in different ways.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

That’s the main reason why supply chain experts insist supply chains must become more agile and resilient. Few, if any, analysts are predicting fair winds and following seas for supply chains this year. Supply Chain Risks Geopolitical Risks. A weak dollar will support U.S.

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