Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 1, 2017

This past month I attended our Supply Chain Insights Bootcamp training led by Lora Cecere in Philadelphia and facilitated the first course of a Cross-Company Academy training, End-to-End Supply Chain Orchestration. What is the business strategy? What supply chain strategy aligns with that business strategy?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Most Disruptive Analytics Strategies Within Five Years. Philadelphia streets are swarming with crowds from the Superbowl win. So, in short, there are many facets to rethink analytics and drive business value through the Art of the Possible. It requires testing existing paradigms and redefining old processes. I hope this helps.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

In the current quantitative study that we are completing on risk management, we define risk management processes as the “proactive identification and assessment of potential risks to the supply chain – as well as the development of strategies to avoid these risks.” ” It can include uncertainty, disruption or volatility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Last week, I bought a shirt at Bloomingdales on Walnut Street in Philadelphia for 1$. Mature organizations focus on the form and function of inventory and tie the inventory strategy to corporate policy. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2017

The flight into San Francisco on American was six hours late arriving at 7:00 AM EST. (I had scheduled the last flight out of Philadelphia on a Sunday night to spend the afternoon with my grandchildren.) Instead of the direct from San Francisco to Philadelphia, I was to fly on United to Newark and take a train from Newark to Philadelphia.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Last week, I spoke at the CPHA supply chain conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The focus is on improving demand sensing, demand translation (into manufacturing, transportation and material processes) and the execution of demand orchestration strategies. Is a Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

For more on this, please attend the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 4th-7th in Philadelphia. Designed for extreme networking, the conference is to challenge existing processes, define winning strategies in digital transformation, and learn about new technologies. We have 40 seats left and hope to see you there!

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2017

I am one of the keynote speakers, along with two-time gold medalist and FIFA World Cup winner Mia Hamm, Bill Driegert (Chief Innovation Officer at Otto), and Jon Dorenbos (two-time NFL Pro Bowler with the Philadelphia Eagles and a finalist last year on America’s Got Talent).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 18, 2018

She had not mapped demand flows or studied the impact of network design strategies. This includes postponement, common platforms, product formula simplification, alternate sourcing, and buffer strategies. Likewise, while she wanted and desired agility, the organization lacked a good definition. Current State of Supply Chain Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The move to the new high-tech facility is part of a broader plan to boost the retailer’s use of advanced digital technology to support an aggressive growth strategy. With its new team of robots and the advanced facility, both operated by GXO Logistics, Saks is aiming to keep up with surging online sales.

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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. Let me explain.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 23, 2017

Forge a strategy? Three courses are scheduled for in Philadelphia. As companies deploy growth strategies they need to rethink the principles of demand, become demand-driven, and mature relationships towards market-driven orchestration. Forging a Strategy? Summer is ending. 2018 is right around the corner. 1200 per person.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

Strategy to Network Design. Leaders make choices on strategy and these decisions are tied to network design parameters. We hope to see you at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 4-7, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA. Correlations between Quantitative Survey Data and Balance Sheet Analysis. I hope that this helps.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. While the push in the back office was for efficiency–larger batch sizes, transactional processing, lower costs of transportation, and labor arbitrage strategies (Many companies outsourced the back office to India.)–the

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

But how do companies best translate strategy to action? My caution is not so fast… 95% of companies are not making progress at the intersection of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and asset strategies. Yet, the Titans, the first generation of supply chain super powers, continue to battle competitors. best results?

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 21, 2022

The complexity of freight includes evaluating freight consolidation , transloading , cross-docking , and other strategies to reduce the cost of getting goods to customers. Freight is packaged on pallets or in sturdy cargo containers and moved long distances by multiple modes of transportation like rail, ship, airplane, and truck.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2015

It is a beautiful fall day in Philadelphia. Sales and Operations Planning is a cross-functional process to make trade-offs between go-to-market strategies and operational plans. This afternoon I put the finishing touches on a new report, “What Is the Value Proposition for Sales and Operations Planning?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

It was a sultry day in Philadelphia. Management and planning of the entire network against a value network strategy. Recognition of asset strategies in go-to-market plans. Risk management strategies integrated in network design programs. Last week, it felt like August not May. client meeting. Supply Chain Design.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 26, 2015

In 2015, safe practices are taking center stage as Congress considers the FMCSA’s recent strategy proposal for improving road safety. The conference will focus on strategies for creating a strong safety culture within the industry, and using new data capabilities to improve safety.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

For the past month, I have been working alongside companies implementing digital strategies. The strategy was to “milk maintenance revenue” and drive consolidation through debt. Also, the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is on September 4 th -7 th in Philadelphia, PA. ” Incrementalism. Movement by degrees. I am tired.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 8, 2014

It is such a very different landscape than the green mountains of my farm in West Virginia or my city streets in Philadelphia. In the story, Joe and his leadership team work together to learn the answers to these questions through a series of strategy days. It appears SO barren from my window in seat 4D. It has been a good week.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

While many companies implement traditional buy/sell strategies with technology providers, Agco chose to partner. Next year, the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit will be in Philadelphia on September 4th-7th. Use carrots not sticks. Involve employees in developing answers to problems using new technologies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2015

In the survey, supply chain risk management is defined as the proactive identification and assessment of potential risks to the supply chain along with the development of strategies to avoid these risks and avoid supply chain disruption. A disruption is a failure in cost, quality or customer service. Life is busy at Supply Chain Insights.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 6, 2015

It is finally spring in Philadelphia. Most supply chain centers of excellence evolved from a multi-year ERP implementation, or the evolution of a strategy to form a global multinational supply chain. Yesterday, as I walked the streets on the way to ballet, I saw flowers for the first time in a year. I love spring. What am I finding?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 16, 2023

About a year ago, private equity firm KKR invested in Körber SCS, providing capital for the company’s strategy to build out an end-to-end platform of supply chain software. Acquisitions, such as that of enVista’s Commerce platform, are one tenet of the strategy that will be utilized in circumstances when time to market is an important factor.

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Tompkins Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

For more than 35 years, Tompkins has provided end-to-end solutions on a global scale, helping clients align business and supply chain strategies through operations planning, design and implementation. The company delivers leading-edge supply chain solutions by optimizing the Mega Processes of PLAN-BUY-MAKE-MOVE-DISTRIBUTE-SELL. 3GTMS, Inc.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Last week’s 2015 LogiChem conference was held in Philadelphia, PA, the birthplace of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. I always come back from these conferences inspired and fascinated at how diligent chemical supply chain managers must be to mitigate risk and adverse events.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

It is the year-over-year improvement in balance sheet results and income statement improvements as defined by the operating strategy. for the public training in Philadelphia i n August and the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. At the end of the day, real results define supply chain leadership.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

It’s like going from Brooklyn, NY to Philadelphia, PA. Over the past few years, as mail volumes have continued to decline, Pitney Bowes has had to adjust its focus and strategy to find new growth areas. How far is 100 miles? How long will it take me? Well, it took me just over 7 hours last year in Death Valley !

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2015

Do not hire a large BIG6 consulting partner to redefine your analytics strategies. We are working on the completion of our new game– SCI Impact – for the public training in Philadelphia in June and August and the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. Keep the large consulting teams at bay, and arms-length.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

(NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company®, today announced that Fabrizio Brasca, vice president, global logistics, JDA Software, will participate in a panel discussion at the CSCMP Annual Global Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa. The panel is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. Session Details.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Feeling very green, I stumbled through the airport and found my way to my seat on the plane from Brussels to Philadelphia. <The The body of research in academia is not up to the standards of other fields like finance, corporate strategy or marketing. The body is amazingly efficient in getting rid of what is making you sick.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 24, 2015

Here we share the perspective of Mick Jones, Vice President for Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy, Mick shares these insights. for the public training in Philadelphia in August and the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. To help supply chain leaders on this journey, we are conducting interviews.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

. …spark a new conversation, network with a supply chain visionary, and build a new strategy. for the public training in Philadelphia in August and developing the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. These network interactions are the Global Summit make this happen. _.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Benchmarking is a measurement of the quality of an organization’s policies, products, programs or strategies against standard measurements. for the public training in Philadelphia i n August and the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. Business Dictionary.com. Life is busy at Supply Chain Insights.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 17, 2015

Recognize that the design and execution of inventory strategies is about far more than technology. While you cannot make this type of improvement without technology, you cannot make the improvement with the technology unless you address the cultural issues. The first challenge, is to define a job position and process for inventory management.

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