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Supply Chain Talent: Our Take on Deloitte’s Survey Report (part 2)

Demand Solutions

In my last article , I introduced Deloitte’s supply chain survey report and shared Deloitte’s concept of what it takes to be a supply chain Leader. It’s clear to me from the survey results that Leaders become Leaders because they have superior talent. So, how do they develop that talent?

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Winning Student Posters Focus on Visibility, Total Cost of Ownership, and Procurement Processes

Supply Chain View from the Field

Students presented a total of 26 projects, including both practicum projects from our undergraduates, our MBA, and the new Local Food Systems Class. John Deere – Supply Chain Visibility – MBA Team: Jessica Newsome, Nithin Seshandri, Delia Smith, Bo Zhang – Project Sponsor: Mark Burton, John Deere.

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The Renewed Importance of Production Planning and Scheduling in the New Normal- The Talent Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

The following is a continuation of a supply chain technology thought leadership education series developed in collaboration with Replan. Such an environment requires manufacturing and supply chain processes to be able to more proactively sense, pivot and respond to constant or rapidly changing market conditions.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

In this fifth Supply Chain Matters weekly reader update, we highlight the latest developments related to ongoing UAW labor strike involving the big three U.S. Southern States and the UAW agreeing to a two-tiered wage system for entry level workers in 2007 in the midst of the bankruptcy fears of two of these automakers.

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Insights From Procurement Leaders Conference Part 1 – Making HR Your Friend!

Supply Chain View from the Field

Take a supply chain view of the recruitment process. Map the process of keeping track of talent and understand from HR stakeholders – what the strategy is. What does this have to do with stakeholders and talent? Joanna noted the importance of strategy. “Map So we need to be committed to a less bureaucratic process.

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The Digital Supply Chain Will Change Everything… Ask Gary Kasparov!

NC State SCRC

A lot of blogs and writers are discussing the role of machines vs. humans and their relationship, especially in the context of supply chain management. The change management portion of analytics will be a bigger inhibitor than the software and hardware changes.

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Review of “Procurement Value Proposition” misses the point…ISO “Mr. Impossible”!

Supply Chain View from the Field

” “The education ‘systems’ are increasingly focused on preparing people for specific jobs. That is exactly what initiatives like the SCRC do, is bridging the world of industrial and service supply chains with the academic and learning environment. That is how learning takes place.