Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

The city of Philadelphia is eerily quiet this morning. I live in city-center Philadelphia. This confession comes seven years after selling of contaminated food. The food recall is the largest in US history. …never before has a corporate executive been convicted of federal felony charges in a food safety violation.

Pharmaceutical 150

Pharmaceutical Supply and Demand Food Manufacturing Procurement 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

As a result, when the spreadsheet is sorted, a chemical company is stack-ranked against a retail player, and a high-tech company against a food distributor. Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics. Leaders need to balance a portfolio of metrics. Why Do I Think This? .

Gartner 150

Gartner Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software Modeling Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2017

The flight into San Francisco on American was six hours late arriving at 7:00 AM EST. (I had scheduled the last flight out of Philadelphia on a Sunday night to spend the afternoon with my grandchildren.) Mediocre food served in plastic containers. As a frequent traveler, sometimes the road stories are ones that we would like to forget.

San Francisco 152

San Francisco Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software San Jose 152

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. In the last five years, consumer products and food/beverage leaders faced different challenges. Overall, in the industry, there is more forward momentum in consumer products sector than the food/beverage peer groups. How Have They Done? They cannot be grouped together.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 150

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Strategy Global Supply Chain 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2015

Consumer Packaged Goods companies are more balanced than food and beverage. for the public training in Philadelphia i n August and the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. As shown in Figure 2, most companies are out of balance. Figure 2: S&OP Process Balance. 3) Building the Right Team.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning S&OP Forecasting 150

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2015

In the early morning, in a hotel room in Antwerp, I crawled to the bathroom and groaned as my body expunged what I think was food poisoning. Feeling very green, I stumbled through the airport and found my way to my seat on the plane from Brussels to Philadelphia. <The <The joys of international travel.>

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 24, 2015

Instead, it is constant learning from other industries like AUTOMOTIVE, RETAIL, HEALTHCARE, and FOOD Manufacturing. for the public training in Philadelphia in August and the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. So for me Benchmarking is not against our other Technology competitors in our industry.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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