The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 11, 2020

Good food manufacturing software provides a means to track inventory in real-time, through every step of the supply chain. The capability to track both origin and channel supply of individual ingredients can also facilitate rapid response, should some misfortune necessitate a product recall.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

(Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. About twice a month, companies ask me to review their strategy documents. I am on a mission.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Previously I''ve covered about the classic and new supply chain management books that SCM professionals should check out. In this article, I will show you top 5 books that every supply chain executive should have on their bookshelf.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

José Carande, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy, explained some of the difficulties and challenges faced by banks and financial services companies at a JAGGAER webinar on October 8, 2020. Purchase orders were issued through the ERP system, but with no link to the approvals workflow and procurement decisions.

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QAD

MAY 28, 2024

Jeff Baltazar, VP of Manufacturing, and Wendy Horowitz, Corporate MMOG/LE Senior Manager, sat down with us on the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast to share TS Tech’s strategies and offer valuable insights for companies aspiring to enhance their operational and supply chain efficiency, meet new customer requirements and embrace change effectively.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Eerily the case studies sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. And, when it comes to their case studies, I do not find the step change. Dependency on Excel. Excel–while widely used for planning–is not equal to the challenge of modeling complex supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). In 2018, Rockwell Automation won the Supply Chains to Admire Award.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

As supply chain clichés take flight, clients struggle with execution. One of these concepts that I hear a lot; but see few tangible examples, is the idea of “customer-segmented supply chain.” The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. How do they buy from you?

Inventory Reduction 150

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Goldratt and Jeff Cox convey lessons in improving processes and operational excellence through a story about a small-town factory that’s heading for disaster. The Strategy-Driven Supply Chain. Supply Chain Management for Dummies. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Defining the New Normal in Supply Chain! As everyone in Supply Chain Management knows today, the field has come a long way. They use advanced ERP software and S&OP strategy to match supply with demand, and turn over inventory faster and faster.

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AFFLINK

AUGUST 23, 2017

Through supply chain analysis, other businesses can learn a lot from Nestlé's immense success, as the Swiss company continues to expand and evolve their products. To create products that appeal to consumers, Nestlé believes in a strategy they call "Brand Building the Nestlé Way (BBNW)". Profiling the Consumer.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here we explain how you can do this with 16 cost reduction strategies in inventory management?that To achieve this the customer shares information on sales and product needs with the supplier, who is then able to ensure the correct amount of inventory is supplied. that are each proven to reduce a company’s costs.?

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RFgen

MAY 13, 2024

Unilever strategic supply chain sets them apart from the rest and gives them the agility to process over 25 million customer orders annually, generating an annual revenue of $74.14B. Technological Innovations : Utilizes Kinaxis’s Rapid Response for integrated supply chain planning across its global operations.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. He has an MBA from UCLA.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

Exploring the world of AI tools for supply chain and logistics can be quite overwhelming. That’s why we put together this guide – to help you get a glimpse of the best AI tools for supply chain and logistics, how to implement these tools, what to take care of and more. Best AI Tools for Supply Chain and Logistics 1.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 11, 2016

European Supply Chain Directors Forum. European Supply Chain Directors Forum brings together 100 members from the manucoreCONNECT community for two active days of debate, interaction, networking and thought leadership. Our members include: VPs/Directors/Group Heads in: Supply Chain. Purchasing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Peggy was a speaker at the Supply Chain Global Summit. AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. As shown in Table A, the Company ranked 3 out of 12 companies in their peer group on driving supply chain improvement as measured by the Supply Chain Index. She had some exciting news.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Procurement training equips you to excel in the corporate world by teaching you everything from supplier dynamics to negotiating strategies. The demand for qualified individuals keeps rising as businesses increasingly understand how important procurement is to their overall strategy. But how do you get started?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

For the past month, I have been working alongside companies implementing digital strategies. Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supply chain is not clear. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. ” Incrementalism. I am tired.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

In part one of this blog series, I started the saga of the supply chain fairy tale. It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. I strongly feel that a blind focus on functional excellence will cause the supply chain to become out of balance.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Turvo’s Collaborative TMS Paved the way for Port X Logistics to Triple Growth The past two years have created a series of hurdles and obstacles for the global supply chain. Nothing is more important to a company than an enthusiastic reference,” says Greg White of Supply Chain Now. Port X and the Bingo!

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services. Do Facebook and Twitter Need a Logistics Strategy?

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions. These transformational shifts in consumer behavior create unprecedented levels of variability, uncertainty, and complexity in supply chains. Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

” Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, believes S&OP is suffering from a Peter Pan complex — it’s never grown up. When reading current case studies focused on S&OP, she notes, “[They] sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I know of few areas in supply chains discussion that raise as much dialogue or ire. I have been an industry analyst covering the market– Gartner, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and my own company Supply Chain Insights– since 2001. Inventory strategies and processes to absorb the error. Moving Forward.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“We live in a world where supply chains, not companies, compete for market dominance. But companies often have diverging incentives and interests from their supply chain partners, so when they independently strive to optimize their individual objectives, the expected result can be compromised. ”. What Is Value?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Let me explain.

Supply and Demand 150

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 30, 2021

Modern retailers need to adjust to anticipate what consumers will be buying, at what frequency, and through what channel. This extreme shift put a significant amount of stress on operations, supply chains, and retailers’ gross margins. Breaking up with Excel: Digital Sales Planning Success with Concord Foods.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shoppers can now enjoy more personalised buying journeys, as merchants make it faster and easier to find the products that they’re most likely to purchase. In short, your entire supply chain can benefit from the use of AI in eCommerce. Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game for online businesses. Let’s dive in.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2020

In this retrospective of the highs and lows of the year, learn which retailers excelled, and which ones looked like they might be struggling in the fiercely competitive online retail arena. For example, general merchandise retailer Target, and consumer electronics giant Best Buy have been enjoying gains in online sales in 2019.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Address Procurement Strategy. The variables and complexities of purchasing products and services, from basic supplies through to strategic purchases, make Procurement a key resource within the business. The focus should be on automating the buying process from a user/departmental perspective. Introduction.

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Unleashed

MAY 19, 2020

Leveraging the best manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, maximising productive efficiency, and accessing management expertise early , are the strategies that will set the best apart. Case study 1: Epic Brewing Company. Case study 2: Zeffer Cider. Supply chain management.

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