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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. Source: Supply Chain Insights ASCM defines resilience in the SCM Supply Chain Dictionary as the ability of a supply chain to anticipate, create plans to avoid or mitigate, and to recover from disruptions to supply chain functionality.

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Calling for a New Pro-Active Supply Chain Risk Management

Supply Chain Movement

It is very important to acknowledge that we are structurally unable to forecast disruptive events. Who forecasted the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, the lockdowns at the start of the pandemic, or the developments in Ukraine? SCM Webinar Wednesday September 14. Stop thinking in risk events – focus on impact.

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

I forecast that this interest will grow and the market is going to become more confusing. The Company’s revenue forecast for February 2020 is $335M. This week, Llamasoft, a network design, and optimization technology provider became a Coupa business. JDA posted revenues of SAS recurring revenues of $222M in 2019.

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My Take: Let’s Admit Seven Demand Management Mistakes of the Last Decade

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply Chain Management (SCM) concepts are now thirty-years old. Here we start with the seven that we see the most often: 1) One-number Forecasting. It is a Hoax. : Well-intentioned consultants tout the concept of one-number forecasting. As a result, the concept adds, does not decrease, forecast error. The reason?

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Supply Chain Challenges and Optimization in times of Disruption

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Supply Chain Management or SCM involves facilitating the end-to-end movement of goods from the point of origin to consumption. SCM includes the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods. The data points from such internet-connected devices will ultimately forecast demand in real-time.

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Supply Chain Optimization Challenges in times of Disruption

ThroughPut

Supply Chain Management or SCM involves facilitating the end-to-end movement of goods from the point of origin to consumption. SCM includes the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods. The data points from such internet-connected devices will ultimately forecast demand in real-time.

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Supply Chain Optimization Challenges in times of Disruption

ThroughPut

Supply Chain Management or SCM involves facilitating the end-to-end movement of goods from the point of origin to consumption. SCM includes the movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods. The data points from such internet-connected devices will ultimately forecast demand in real-time.