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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

Source Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The market shift is towards analytics, but this new market is confusing. The first definition of Demand-driven Supply Chains was pushed into the market by AMR Research (now part of the Gartner Group) in 2004. Data model structures are the difference between success and failure.

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

Hau L Lee, Triple-A Supply Chains, Harvard Business Review, October 2004. I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. E2open last week announced the purchase of Serus. I believe that value is what you create. We would love to hear from you.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

In traditional planning taxonomies, the tactical forecast is modeled, and the operational signal is calculated using consumption logic. Models Matter. In implementing planning, most of the focus in purchasing technology in the sales cycle is on optimization.

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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. As you implement supply chain analytics and use control theory with well-defined reference data with clear bands for control, process improvement ensues.

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Logility Buys Halo BI

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, November 27th, Logility announced the purchase of privately-held Halo Business Intelligence. A significant source of revenue for the company is maintenance renewals. Prior acquisitions include: Demand Management, (often termed Demand Solutions) supply chain planning for mid-market, 2004 for $9.5M A Look Back .

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. Based on reporting from the Wall Street Journal, the company hired Morgan Stanley to shop the company and package it for sale in 2014 with an expected evaluation of 800M$.

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2016: The Start of the Third Act?

Supply Chain Shaman

The source of the content is research. I manage a team at Supply Chain Insights and actively publish using an Open Content research model. This Tuesday we will publish our 87th report, and our 167th podcast, in our 36th newsletter. 2004 data references the work that I completed while an analyst at AMR Research.)