Manufacturing Procurement Philadelphia Sourcing Strategy 
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Last week, I bought a shirt at Bloomingdales on Walnut Street in Philadelphia for 1$. Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Mature organizations focus on the form and function of inventory and tie the inventory strategy to corporate policy. As a result, obsolescence increased.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Last week, I spoke at the CPHA supply chain conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Companies that are good at demand management understand the need for design–form & function of inventory and push/pull decoupling points –and the orchestration of demand to make better decisions in sourcing, transportation and delivery.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 5, 2013
It was a sultry day in Philadelphia. Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Management and planning of the entire network against a value network strategy. Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Recognition of asset strategies in go-to-market plans. Manufacturing. Procurement.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 3, 2018
On Wednesday morning, when I finished speaking at the Foundation for Strategic Sourcing in Fort Lauderdale, an executive from J&J pulled me aside and said, “Our strengths, are now our vulnerabilities.” Strategy to Network Design. Leaders make choices on strategy and these decisions are tied to network design parameters.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 18, 2015
In supply chain strategy documents, terms like alignment, agility, responsiveness, and flexibility dot the page. In meetings, groups nod their heads that the strategy is correct. However, at a practical level, companies struggle with the implementation of strategy due to a lack of definition. The goal was efficiency.
Supply Chain Game Changer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
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Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 7, 2015
The answer for many teams I work with is to wave their hands and declare the need for an end-to-end supply chain strategy. Building the Effective End-to-End Strategy. While companies believe that there is opportunity to building an end-to-end strategy, there is no standard definition. Figure 1: Supply Chain Descriptors.
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