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Supply Chain Leaders, Chained to Tradition, Face the Whip

Supply Chain Shaman

Life for the supply chain leader is more complex. We are living in a world of rich supply chain case studies. Each day, the Wall Street Journal features a supply chain failure as front-page news. Traditional processes accelerate the bullwhip impact leaving leaders chained and forced into reactive behavior.

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Ivalua Announces Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup Winners at Ivalua NOW 2022: How digitally enabled smart procurement can help organizations reduce scope 3 carbon emissions

ivalua

May 23, 2022 – Ivalua, a leading provider of Spend Management Cloud solutions, announced the winners of its Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup at its marquee annual event, Ivalua NOW 2022 in Washington D.C. The Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup featured 17 teams of volunteers.

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Celebrating and Encouraging Women in Supply Chain

Kinaxis

Since 2012, The Manufacturing Institute has celebrated women in manufacturing with its STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Awards, which recognize women in manufacturing who exemplify leadership within their companies. This article was originally published on apics.org, and is repubished with permission.

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Leadership in Volatile Times

Enterra Insights

He uses George Washington, who heroically carried out routine activities during the Revolutionary War very near where I live, as an example. A couple of years ago, Honoré told participants at a Manufacturing & Technology Show in Cleveland, “You think how hard we have it today. Embrace technology.

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Trends 2022: Manufacturing

Enterra Insights

Technology writer Dennis Scimeca ( @DennisScimeca ) explains, “Just like manufacturers that failed to switch from manual to automated processes during the Industrial Revolution found themselves obsolete, so it goes with the digital era. Increased Automation. ”[6]. ” Rise of the Smart Factory.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. Why have we not improved our use of channel data in supply chain processes?” My question is, “Why?

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Staying Ahead of Supply Chain Paradigms – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As an example, digitization got a push, which enables new consumer behaviors. What are areas that are relevant to supply chains where new paradigms are possible? Covid-19 has demonstrated the power of integrated, intelligent and interactive supply chain networks. Digitization. Globalization. World order.