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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. Functional metrics need to be abandoned to focus on balanced scorecard outputs.

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Procurement Leadership is Needed for the New Era of Disruption Ahead

NC State SCRC

I recently spoke at the National Contract Management Association on the subject of human capital in supply chains , and the need for building leadership skills in our procurement and supply chain professionals. work with those using the products and services to develop these metrics.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain & Logistics Executives

Talking Logistics

Natural disasters like the Japan earthquake, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. The same is true for CEOs.

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How to Recruit and Organize Supply Chain Talent to Unlock Your Supply Chain’s Potential

Talking Logistics

Some of our clients with very complex supply chains, for example, are leveraging demand classification, inventory optimization, and simulation technologies that can incorporate large data sets and include end-to-end modeling of flows down to the SKU-level to understand inventory stocking levels. Austin State University.

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At the Starting Line: New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain and Logistics Executives

Talking Logistics

Natural disasters, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. CFOs rarely know anything about supply chain management.

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Changing Mental Models

Supply Chain Shaman

But, the tune has changed, and they are unsure how to dance together. Hospital supply chains have matured. Seventy-five percent of hospitals have a supply chain organization. The average tenure of the supply chain professional in the hospital is six years. Generalize procurement of materials.

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Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond

BlueYonder

Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach.