Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2023

Increased Attraction of Mexico Bloomberg’s Supply Lines daily newsletter reported this week ( Paid subscription ) that: “ Evidence is mounting that Mexico is a key beneficiary of a rejig in global supply chains that’s seeing companies find ways to be closer to the U.S. All rights reserved.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Price Reduction Mexico Supply Chain Strategy 52

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

I have worked for Gartner Group, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and now my own company, Supply Chain Insights. It will be launched during a webinar on April 25, 2013 and through a series of reports that will run in our May newsletter and throughout the summer. In this time, I have worked with over 500 companies.

Gartner 267

Gartner S&OP Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software 267

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Recently, we published a report on analytics in our monthly newsletter. We continue to push the envelope to help companies test these technologies through the share group for the network of networks. New approaches are not application specific, Instead these analytic architectures sit. It is a popular subject.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 214

Prescriptive Analytics Software Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software 214

Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Ian Arroyo Chief Strategy Officer, Freightos Group Ian is a passionate entrepreneur, strategy geek, and people builder. Get Your F ree Custom Data Report Learn how customized freight data visibility could align with your unique business needs. Get Your Custom Report Now! He’s proven go-to-market and growth leadership across industries.

Negotiating Skills 156

Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing 156

Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

” Inventories and consumer spending a toss-up As we enter the holiday season, high inventory levels remain a concern for a smaller group of retailers compared to last year, while others have become more cautious in ordering new goods. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains!

Price Reduction 76

Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Reverse Logistics Retail 76

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2014

I rescheduled my Monday to meet with a client on a pressing deadline and worked through the night to edit and refine the reports/journals for last week’s newsletter. This is a networking group that meets by phone once a month. The book is now a very worn manuscript. No technologists are invited. Each session has a topic.

Supply and Demand 281

Supply and Demand Inventory Reduction Demand Planning Software Forecasting Software 281

MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 16, 2021

In addition to community engagement for credential holders, public forums and social media groups have been created to accommodate knowledge transfer and collaboration among all learners regardless of their progress through the program. One such group on Facebook has grown to over 6,000 users.

Resource Reduction 52

Resource Reduction Resources Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Network Software 52

Vanguard Software

APRIL 8, 2021

Our new website now allows visitors to easily search across 45+ assets and 280+ blogs and newsletters , covering everything from the best practices in resilient planning to optimizing inventory replenishment and SKU rationalization. Check out our latest case studies featuring Fountain Tire and Country Malt Group.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Optimization Software Case Study 52

Supply Chain Insights

JANUARY 11, 2016

We endorse the concepts of open content, and share research as we build it through newsletters, a global community , our annual event and social media. ” These sessions will be facilitated, small group meetings between business leaders and technologists.

Supply Chain Strategy 110

Supply Chain Strategy Price Mitigation Strategies Modeling Supply Chain 110

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2023

Background Our research parent, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group , recently published 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains ( Available for complimentary downloading in our Research Center ). Readers who desire to download the report can do so by signing-up for the AmChem newsletter at this web site.

China 52

China Survey Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies 52

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The analysis is within peer groups as defined by NAICS codes. Top performing companies post results better than their peer group on the Supply Chain Metrics that Matter while driving improvement at a rate faster than their peer group. Results by Industry Peer Group. Analysis by Industry.

Pharmaceutical 195

Pharmaceutical Metrics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 17, 2015

I am deep in research analysis of a couple of efforts (wrapping up our first year of supply chain planning benchmarking for ten clients, writing reports for the Supply Chain Insights newsletter and finishing some work with a couple of manufacturing clients) that are all telling me the same thing: companies are feeling supply chain pain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Software 150

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We kicked off the session by sharing some “food for thought” about the topic with the attendees (see slides below), and then we broke up into small discussion groups where we each focused on a different aspect of supply chain talent: Group 1: Making Supply Chain the Industry of Choice for Top Talent (Angie Freeman).

Conference 100

Conference Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain 100

Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 9, 2013

It will be launched on a webinar on April 25, 2013 and through a report that will run in our May newsletter. To understand supply chain excellence, we have been studying pattern recognition for industry peer groups at the intersection of the metrics in the Supply Chain Effective Frontier of growth, profitability, cycles and complexity.

Gartner 137

Gartner Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 137

The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2023

Over that time she has worked with a range of startups, local businesses, and Fortune 500 brands, including TFI International, CFI, Wreaths Across America, Imaginnovate, Fleet Enable, IMC Companies, Core-Mark International/Performance Foods Group, and PalletTrader/Bettaway Logistics.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 188

Logistics Network Optimization Software Price Mitigation Strategies Case Study Just-in-Time 188

Vanguard Software

APRIL 8, 2021

Our new website now allows visitors to easily search across 45+ assets and 280+ blogs and newsletters , covering everything from the best practices in resilient planning to optimizing inventory replenishment and SKU rationalization. Check out our latest case studies featuring Fountain Tire and Country Malt Group.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics Software Optimization Software Case Study 40

Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Intro Email Newsletters News Sites Social Media Influencers Blogs Unexpected Places. Experts’ Choice: Supply Chain and Logistics Email Newsletters. Which is why email newsletters just work – delivered to your inbox each day (usually) bringing a limited selection of top stories in condensed form. This was the result.

Resource Reduction 120

Resource Reduction Resources Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics 120

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2014

First I was employed by Gartner Group and then by AMR Research. This was followed by a short stint at Altimeter Group which led to starting-up my new company Supply Chain Insights. When Gartner Group bought AMR Research, I could not go forward. My research projects have been many, and I love new technologies.

Supply Chain Planning Software 314

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software Gartner 314

BlueYonder

APRIL 27, 2022

Kristi Montgomery, VP, Innovation, Research & Development, at Kenco Group recently shared her thoughts on career growth and mentoring for women in our “Fearless Females of Supply Chain” Blue Yonder Live. One of the ways you can do that is to get involved with associate resource groups at your company. FearlessFemalesSC.

Supply Chain Network Software 52

Supply Chain Network Software Just-in-Time Groups Meeting 52

Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

Judah Levine Head of Research, Freightos Group Judah is an experienced market research manager, using data-driven analytics to deliver market-based insights. Get Your F ree Custom Data Report Learn how customized freight data visibility could align with your unique business needs. Get Your Custom Report Now!

Shipping 306

Shipping Negotiating Skills Asia Yemen 306

Supply Chain Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

We also built a database of twenty years of supply chain financial ratios that we mine daily for companies to understand where they are on the Supply Chain Effective Frontier against their peer group. We are working to combine qualitative interviews, with quantitative data and supply chain financial data. The team is learning every day.

Supply Chain Planning Software 235

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design 235

Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 29, 2016

An S&OP communication plan is part of the corporate communication plan and helps to structure the messages and conversations a business wants to have with different echelons and groups of employees. The message type and communication channel have to be chosen to reflect those different groups.

S&OP 68

S&OP Supply and Demand Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction 68

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 18, 2015

In meetings, groups nod their heads that the strategy is correct. The greatest impact is between the supply chain organization and the finance group. There are too many to list here, but we will be publishing a complete report on this research in our June newsletter at the end of the month. It is not easy. What do you think?

Sourcing Strategies 150

Sourcing Strategies Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design 150

Provenance

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Jessi Baker speaking at the CBI Conference with Steve Murrels, CEO of the Co-operative Group. Jessi, alongside Steve Murrells, Chief Executive of the Co-operative Group, discussed the transition from a “revolution of understanding” to more people coming together to act on societal challenges. Join our newsletter. Source: CBI ).

Sourcing Strategies 74

Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing Procurement New Zealand Price Reduction 74

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

AMR had just been bought by the Gartner Group. When I went to Altimeter group, my friends Charlene Li and Jeremiah Owyang said that I should be like a “shaman” and help supply chain leaders embrace new technologies. My best friends thought that I was daft. I was happy at AMR and I was sad to leave. What would make sense?

Gartner 181

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Supply and Demand 181

Supply Chain Insights

MAY 17, 2016

Each week we share Open Content—newsletters, blog posts, reports, webinars—with the global community. We are a small team focused on building research insights for the supply chain business leader. We are independent and focus on driving insights on next generation practices. Online Benchmarking.

Supply Chain Design Software 191

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Price Mitigation Strategies 191

Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

The trade group proposed a newly created federal body to monitor freight demand and capacity on a public level. The group found that “transportation accounts for the largest share of order cycle time variability in most supply chains, thus affecting inventory levels, stock-out costs and on-time delivery.”

Freight 52

Freight Purchasing Skills Procurement Analytics Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

When new groups come together, the forming process is often awkward. ” In this team activity, people who do not know each other list four statements and ask the group to guess which statement is false. .” ” I played three lies and a truth with the group. Other industry groups did not. The reason?

Inventory Reduction 261

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Material Savings 261

DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

TIA was founded in 1978 by a small group of supply chain executives. TIA Logistics Publications – Members-only weekly and monthly newsletters with exclusive articles and insights to keep you up to date on industry trends. Today, the association is made up of 1,600 member companies of various sizes and specialties.

Freight 70

Freight Third Party Logistics Education Guidelines 70

Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

An initiative to keep an eye on in the long-term is an effort from a CPG group to expand domestic trucking capacity’s visibility potential. The CBA proposed a federal group be created to monitor freight demand and capacity on a public level. Trucking Capacity Could Get Increased Visibility .

Freight 52

Freight Manufacturing Procurement Los Angeles Purchasing Skills 52

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

I am also busy this Saturday writing reports for our Tuesday newsletter. I recently presented this slide to a group of consultants, and a person that I love in the audience raised his hand and said, “Lora, let’s just face it. This week, I will speak at Llamasoft’s conference on improving supply chain network design.

Case Study 282

Case Study Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design 282

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2013

The company that has done this the best in this food peer group is General Mills. Two reports to finish before Tuesday’s newsletter. Sage Advice? Rethinking Conventional Wisdom. We have mapped over fifty of these evaluations in our Supply Chain Insights Community and each time, teams are surprised. You will not want to miss it!

Turkey 226

Turkey Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Inventory Reduction 226

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

This research will publish at the end of the month in our newsletter. This share group is now in its sixth year. Have we made progress over the last three years on S&OP? I will attempt to correlate the results to balance sheet data. Stay tuned. What To Do? My advice to business users? Take a pause. Don’t rush to buy.

S&OP 176

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 176

Vinculum

JUNE 26, 2021

Through them, you can decide which products you’d like in a bundle, use past purchases in your future purchases via emails or newsletters, and even personalize the items themselves. Throughout COVID-19, companies are also reinventing the DTC model in many ways and grouping products according to individual needs.

Modeling 52

Modeling Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Manufacturing Procurement 52

FourKites

DECEMBER 9, 2020

We needed to build a success rate in a small group with the transportation department before expanding out to other areas of the organization. It’s important to be able to scale the deployment of any new technology, so you’re not going through the same learning curves every time you transfer the tool to another user group.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 52

MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 11, 2014

CLI researchers are now refining the model by allowing for social factors such as the influence of activist groups on relief operations. The presence of political extremist or criminal groups is another social factor that can be taken into account in some countries. But their actions vary according to each group’s mission and strategy.

Modeling 91

Modeling Optimization Modeling Modeling Software Colombia 91

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Today I am deep into writing reports for the Supply Chain Insights newsletter. For example, P&G kept pace with the industry average on operating margin and inventory turns, and posted some of the best results in Cash-t0-Cash (30 days below the peer group), but underperformed on growth and Return on Invested Capital.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Industrial 150