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Network Supply Chain Transformation at UScellular

Logistics Viewpoints

The Association for Supply Chain Management ( ASCM ) hosted its annual conference, ASCM CONNECT , on September 18 – 20 in Chicago. As such, I assumed that supply chain wasn’t a core competency. Network Supply Chain Restructure.

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Digital Supply Chain Transformation: Is Bad Data Wreaking Havoc?

CHAINalytics

Data is an essential part of every digital supply chain transformation, and your data accuracy will determine the quality of your results. What data to include, what data to reconsider, and … The post Digital Supply Chain Transformation: Is Bad Data Wreaking Havoc?

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Ahold Delhaize’s Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

In December of 2019, the global grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize announced it was investing $480 million to transform and expand its U.S. supply chain operations in support of a new three-year strategy to move to self-distribution. The retailer’s grocery chain banners in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Transformation Part 4: Working the Road Map Day-to-Day

CHAINalytics

This is the fourth in a four-part blog post series on supply chain transformation from Chainalytics’ Supply Chain Operations competency. Americas Blog Feature Supply Chain Operations Digital Supply Chain Transformation Supply Chain Transformation

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No Fluff ROI: The Top 5 ROI Drivers for Supply Chain Visibility

Speaker: Glenn Koepke, Andy Johnson, and Steve Rotter

To help you chart your supply chain transformation, we gathered best practices from 1,300 of the world’s most recognized. In this webinar you’ll discover the 5 critical areas that are driving results & the steps required to get there.

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Digital Supply Chain Transformation: Your Go-To Guide | Chainalytics

Raghvendra Awasthi

If information on digital supply chain transformation is widely available, why don’t 53% of these efforts achieve their objectives

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One Multinational’s Supply Chain Transformation Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

A large multinational is undergoing an impressive supply chain transformation that will run through 2023. A Complex Supply Chain. Not surprisingly a company this big, delivering different solutions to a variety of industries, has a complex supply chain.

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Supply Chain Transformation Methodology for Complex Multinational Organizations

CHAINalytics

Supply chain transformation is on everyone’s radar right now, and with good reason. Now is a great time to examine the hub and spoke supply chain network model.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

When a company undergoes a digital transformation, the transformation should be based on an understanding of what they want to achieve. The output from the monthly process is an updated plan that balances demand with supply over a 24-month time horizon.

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Supply Chain Transformation: Getting Started with Road Mapping and Project Management

CHAINalytics

Embarking on a supply chain transformation project involves more than preparation. Only then is real transformation possible. This is the first in a four-part blog post series on supply chain transformation from Chainalytics’ Supply Chain Operations practice.

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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

Belcorp’s Maturity in Supply Chain Design. When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. It requires a company to further leverage the supply chain design philosophy.

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Walmart’s Massive Investment in a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

The SVP of Supply Chain at Walmart speaking at Blue Yonder’s virtual user conference. Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. Supply Chain Planning Walmart

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Evaluate Your Supply Chain Transformation Readiness and Assess Your Current State

CHAINalytics

You’ve committed to a supply chain transformation. This is the second in a four-part blog post series on supply chain transformation from Chainalytics’ Supply Chain Operations practice.

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Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

”[1] Moss reports that a survey published last November by Capgemini found more than four out of every five organizations reported that COVID-19 had negatively affected their supply chains. Is it time to further diversify my supply chain ?

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Five signs its time for supply chain transformation

Kinaxis

Some transformations follow a convention, but in supply chain that’s rarely the case. Leaders from Bose, Boston Scientific and ON Semiconductor shared key lessons from their supply chain transformations, including what led them to consider change. If these stories sound familiar, it might be time for your supply chain to change too. Your supply chain planning process is so complicated that your company is reluctant to hire an outsider.

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Supply Chain Transformation — The Important Element of Information Strategy

Kinaxis

by Bob Ferrari The following guest blog commentary is contributed by Bob Ferrari, Founder and Executive Editor of the Supply Chain Matters blog and Managing Director of the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group LLC. We often context and plan supply chain transformation initiatives under the three-pronged perspectives of People , Process and Technology enablers. Having a bold vision to the end-state capabilities required across the value-chain is essential.

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5 Steps Towards Digital Supply Chain Transformation!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is a Digital Transformation? In a digital supply chain, the different foundations are created using web-based elements. Suppose you are wondering what is meant by digital supply chain management.

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Overcoming Hurdles to Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

For the past several months, supply chains have received more press than they have in a long time — maybe ever. Supply chains are in trouble. Indeed, recent research suggests that the pandemic disrupted more than three-quarters (78 percent) of supply chains.”[1]

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Global Study Reveals 52% of Vital Digital Supply Chain Transformation Efforts Hamstrung by Skills and Labor Crunch

ToolsGroup

Leaders surveyed in third annual ToolsGroup and CSCMP report are “extremely concerned” about external supply chain threats but lack people to make transformation succeed. Download the complete report: Digital Supply Chain Planning Outlook 2022 ?.

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Supply Chain Transformation With a Human Touch

Supply Chain Brain

Businesses need to look to their people and processes in tandem with innovative technologies to lead to real supply chain transformation

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Managing Supply Chain Transformation Beyond IT

Arkieva

Senior leadership engagement, business process analysis, and proper communication ensure a successful supply chain transformation. Managing Supply Chain Transformation Beyond IT was first posted on February 15, 2022 at 8:15 am. ©2017

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Evaluating Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

The new year is also a good time for supply chain professionals to evaluate how their value chains need to transform in the months and years ahead to meet changing business conditions, such as the recent coronavirus outbreak. I believe most professionals will discover their supply chains need to become more agile. ” If you’re not supply is not agile, it will fail to make the grade. ” The transformation imperative.

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[Video] Supply Chain Transformation In The Oil And Energy Industry

Talking Logistics

Francois Xavier Lanne and David Marshall from GEODIS discuss Supply Chain Transformation in the Oil and Energy Industry. Podcast version (click to play): The post [Video] Supply Chain Transformation In The Oil And Energy Industry appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Francois Xavier Lanne and David Marshall from GEODIS discuss Supply Chain Transformation in the Oil and Energy Industry.

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On-Demand Webcast – Supply Chain Transformation: Avaya’s Journey

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Did you miss our recent live webcast on Avaya’s supply chain transformation? In this webcast, Bryan Ball, Aberdeen Group, and Benji Green, Avaya, discuss the circumstances and challenges Avaya faced on their four-year journey, the catalysts for transformational change, and the dramatic results they were able to achieve. VP and Group Director, Supply Chain and Operations. Director, Global Operations, Sales, Supply and Inventory Planning.

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Supply Chain Transformation, Part One: The Transformation Imperative

Enterra Insights

Supply chain snarls and disruptions have captured headlines for months. Evan Quasney, Global Vice President for Supply Chain Solutions at Anaplan, insists these challenges prove supply chain operations need to change. Supply chain disruptions are not new.

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Supply Chain Transformation, Conclusion: Future-Proofing the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Because predicting the future is difficult, organizations shouldn’t think future-proofing their supply chains is going to be easy. In Part One of this article, I discussed why transformation is essential in order to future-proof supply chains.

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Two Measures: Stock Buybacks and Supply Chain Transformation- Are They Related?

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters editorial commentary this Editor dwells on data relative to U.S. The related commentary pointed to companies shrugging off fears of recession, (and likely high supply chain driven inflation), along with ongoing supply chain disruptions.

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Hostess Brands Turnaround Driven by a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

as a supply chain guy, I just love hearing about a business turn around that was largely driven by a more effective supply chain. Food & Beverage Industry Logistics Outsourcing Replenishment Transportation Hostess Brands lean logistics supply chain transformationThat, as Tuesday's financial news proves, was clearly the case with Hostess Brands.

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Accelerate Your Supply Chain Transformation

Demand Driven Technologies

There are a number of reasons executives give when they say they’re not ready to undertake a supply chain transformation.

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The Digital Supply Chain Transformation

SCM Research

“Accelerating technology and automation are resulting in wholesale transformation of the supply chain profession.” ” This is the key message of EY’s new report, titled Supply Chain: Skills for the Digital Era. Practice Research Digitalization Report Supply Chain Management TrendIt is not long, but definitely a good read.

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Supply Chain Transformation in the Oil and Energy Industry

Talking Logistics

There is a lot of discussion today about supply chain transformation, most of it focused on the consumer goods and retail industries, but there are many challenges and opportunities in the Oil and Energy industry too. The post Supply Chain Transformation in the Oil and Energy Industry appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Episode Highlights Supply Chain & Logistics Trends digital transformation GEODIS Oil and Energy

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Supply Chain Transformation and Digitization, Part 2

Enterra Insights

In the first part of this article, I discussed why so many analysts insist supply chain transformation (i.e., The post Supply Chain Transformation and Digitization, Part 2 appeared first on Enterra Solutions. Artificial Intelligence Best Practices Big Data Business Cognitive Computing Connectivity digital enterprise Internet of Things Supply Chain Technology Enterra Solutions Stephen DeAngelis

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Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

There should be little doubt in any business leader’s mind that transforming their company into a digital enterprise is an … Continued. The post Digital Supply Chain Transformation appeared first on Enterra Solutions. Artificial Intelligence Big Data Business Cognitive Computing digital enterprise Supply Chain Technology Enterra Solutions Stephen DeAngelis

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Supply Chain Transformation – The Need for Speed

Logility

The amount of change in supply chain management practices since I first became a practitioner more than 25 years ago is eye watering. Today supply chain practitioners operate in a world of ever increasing complexity, data is doubling every 18 months and there’s a wealth of knowledge in social media ready to be utilized. The supply chain can’t wait until the end of the month or week or even day to respond.

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Three Musts For Successful Supply Chain Transformations

CHAINalytics

By Vikas Argod, Senior Supply Chain Operations Consultant & Karun Alaganan, Supply Chain Operations Manager at Chainalytics If a few potholes need to be filled on a single street, it’s likely closed for a few hours at night to prevent disruptions during your commute. The post Three Musts For Successful Supply Chain Transformations appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Technology and Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

More and more articles are being written about the need for supply chain transformation and, as a result, supply chain … Continued. The post Technology and Supply Chain Transformation appeared first on Enterra Solutions. Artificial Intelligence Big Data Business Cognitive Computing digital enterprise Internet of Things Secure Information Sharing Supply Chain Technology Enterra Solutions Stephen DeAngelis

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7 Supply Chain Transformations at SAMSUNG

Supply Chain Opz

In supply chain management context, they has demonstrated the operational excellence that leads them to the supply chain hall of fame. Then he gradually created transformations that later change the face of the entire industry. How do they build the superb supply chain management capabilities? Conclusion The secret sauce behind Samsung''s supply chain success is definitely " Best Practice Analysis ".