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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. Let me explain.

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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The class discovers the current blackholes of the supply chain (direct procurement and contract manufacturing. Revenue management is siloed and distinct from demand management, while Transportation Management (TMS) has nothing in common with Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP). Lack of executive buy-in.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

The Center of Excellence at the company wanted to improve base-level capabilities but struggled to move forward due to the traditional views of the planning team, which they felt were self-serving. (The The team was not calibrated on the role of forecasting and the basics around process excellence. Demand is a tough subject.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The Terra Technology investment is one of what we believe will be a series of purchases to build inter-enterprise cloud-based software platforms to redefine supply chain planning.

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Future Procurement Capabilities: Supply Managers Need to Think like CFO’s

Supply Chain View from the Field

In this first of a series of blogs, I will be exploring many of the key themes that emerged in the recent Future of Procurement study I co-authored with KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Council. The first of the themes we will explore is the procurement manager’s role as a support to the Chief Financial Officer.

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If Only the Supply Chain was Reconfigured

Supply Chain Shaman

This is especially true in the world of demand management. The Functional Manager. The second issue is that process companies are manufacturing centric while discrete organizations are supply centric (procurement). (A Most of these global sourcing decisions were made on Excel spreadsheets by financial teams.

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Best Supply Chain Management Software For Enterprises in 2025

ThroughPut

SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) – Best for enterprise resource planning and global supply chain management SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a comprehensive solution helping with supply chain monitoring, sales and operations planning, demand management, inventory planning, and supply planning.