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#1! Are you a Supply Chain Digital Champion?

ivalua

PwC’s study demonstrates that Digital Champions focus on several core building blocks within their supply chains to offset multiple risk areas. Digital Champions rate Smart Logistics as a top supply chain priority as it accounts for more than half of their overall supply chain cost-savings.

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Segmenting Supply Chain using Portfolio Matrix (2x2 Matrix)

Supply Chain Opz

Case Studies. Segmenting Supply Chain using Portfolio Matrix (2x2 Matrix). Supply Chain Segmentation is the planning process that links a corporate strategy to the executions. Demand profiling is the method presented by Dr. Janet Godsell in the article named " The Power of Supply Chain Segmentation ".

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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain excellence happens when the leadership team is driven by product and service innovation with a passionate focus on the customer. Consider the case study of Sleep Number that outperforms in the furniture sector. One of my favorite supply chain leadership stories is Clorox. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Globalization Drives Market Need for SC Segmentation

Supply Chain Movement

Download “Globalization Drives Market Need for Supply Chain Segmentation: Research & Key Strategies” to read about the full results of the study, as well as strategies companies can implement to combat these challenges. > Fluctuations in customer demand (50%). Increasing customer expectations (42%).

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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

As I study research methods, and the market, I realize the lies I’ve spun for prior employers (Gartner and AMR Research) are untrue: The AMR Research Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics. Over the last two years Gartner Group introduced the concept of bimodal supply chains.

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Key Manufacturing Takeaways from FocusConnect 2016

BlueYonder

Supply chain segmentation in Europe. Janet presented the top-level findings of a Warwick and JDA study of 100 manufacturing organizations across Europe. The study shone a light on the window of opportunity for manufacturers to derive a competitive advantage from segmenting their supply chains.

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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

Jodi quoted a pwc study suggesting that 3D printing will result in 41% reduction in air traffic and 37% reduction in sea traffic. 3D printing is shifting manufacturing closer to the point of consumption. This will cut down the need to move components and/or finished product around the world.