Demand Management Procurement Procurement Analytics 
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
One of my favorite supply chain leaders has a stack of Palantir reports in black binders on his desk. The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. The purchase of Rubikloud by Kinaxis shows just how little the Kinaxis team knows about demand management.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 2, 2023
Models Matter. In implementing planning, most of the focus in purchasing technology in the sales cycle is on optimization. These role-based views can be consumed into a demand visibility signal and used in the respective applications within transportation and procurement.) Demand is a tough subject. Let me explain.
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Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 14, 2013
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.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2024
This is especially true in the world of demand management. It might be a change in modeling technique (like an attribute-based model), shifting the bottoms-up and tops-down forecasting approach (forecasting at a different place in the hierarchy), or the use of channel data. The Functional Manager. Let me explain.
Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 12, 2024
For those procurement or Supply Chain executives in suitable organizations, there is an increasing number of uncertainties to manage, especially in today’s tough economic environment. Is there any definitive boundaries for procurement not to step across? If you think so, you are probably too conservative.
Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 3, 2013
We recently had a senior data analytics professional from a large financial services organization speak in my MBA Supply Chain relationships class. The scope of the datasets his team was working on was limited to supply management, but the sheer volume of data was staggering in its complexity and fragmentation.
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. There is also no Santa Claus.
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