Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

S&OP 60

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software 60

Logility

JUNE 26, 2018

Learnings from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Last month I, along with 2200 other supply chain professionals, attended the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix Arizona. This is where pre-briefs could be useful.

Supply Chain Planning 115

Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Optimization S&OP Scenario Planning 115

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The cheese on the puffs stains my hands like I feel that mis-guided past practices have indelibly colored supply chain practices. In most value networks, downstream partners have progressively pushed costs and waste backwards in the extended supply chain. Supply chain planning is all about better math and modeling.

Inventory Management Software 262

Inventory Management Software Inventory Reduction Inventory Management Supply Chain Planning Software 262

Alloy

JANUARY 10, 2019

We’re posting this from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where we’ve had a couple packed days of meetings and checking out the latest innovations in technology. Many of these are geared toward a specific audience, such as sales or supply chain. 3–6, Shoptalk (Las Vegas, NV) Apr.

Consumer Goods 40

Consumer Goods Las Vegas Conference Alloy 40

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

It was far a cry from the neon and glitzy hotels of Las Vegas where I am often speaking. Today, supply chain design has become a process all to its own. As shown in the process flow, the design of the supply chain has become a closed loop process with planning and execution. The theatre was packed.

Supply Chain Design Software 268

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Network Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 268

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2015

Last January, I shared 5 New Year’s Resolutions for supply chain and logistics executives to improve as leaders. As I wrote last year: According to leadership expert Ken Blanchard, “when you stop learning, you stop leading,” and this is especially true in supply chain management.

Conference 100

Conference Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Las Vegas 100

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S.,

Conference 91

Conference Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 91

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Does it contain a line item for supply chain talent and leadership development? Supply chain professionals often cite peer-to-peer learning and networking as the most valuable investment of talent development time and money. Below is a short list of the supply chain and logistics conferences scheduled for 2016.

Conference 90

Conference Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 90

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 11, 2013

Last week, I attended the SAS Analyst Day at Steamboat Springs and the Logistics and SCM 2013 event in Las Vegas. I am currently doing research in the area of analytics (reference Supply Chain Insights Report, The Art of the Possible ). One had implemented the HANA application on S&OP and we had a good chat.

Analytics Software 150

Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software 150