Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 6, 2013

'Nine out of ten companies are stuck. They are not stuck in a good way like a label to a case. And, it is not in a minor way, like food on a plate that cannot be easily removed for the dishwasher. Instead, they are stuck in a way that cannot easily be undone. It is like gum on your shoe or a car in a snow storm. Henry Ford once said, ”If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said, a faster horse.” There is a reason why manless vehicles are being innovated by G

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 23, 2013

'Nobody likes to wait – that’s how Jeff Bezos, the Amazon.com founder sees it. Amazon.com, eBay and Wal Mart are all heavily investing in the same-day delivery concept. The thing is, only large players can afford to play the same-day delivery game. But smaller companies are now claiming there’s another way to deliver goods just as quickly at a fraction of the cost.

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SCM Research

DECEMBER 26, 2013

'A Munich court is currently hearing a case that involves several members of a supply chain: (1) Alfred Ritter, a manufacturer of chocolate (“Ritter Sport”), (2) Symrise, Ritter’s supplier of piperonal, an aromatic compound, (3) Stiftung Warentest, an influential consumer organization, whose verdicts frequently lead to an increase or decrease in sales in Germany, and (4) the end consumers.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2013

'What if there was a talk show focused on supply chain and logistics topics? I asked myself that question a little more than a year ago, which ultimately led me to launch Talking Logistics this past January. My goal was to provide supply chain and logistics executives, as well as students and young professionals, with an interactive and engaging platform to learn and network with “newsmakers and thought leaders” in the industry.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2013

'Hottest Growth Sectors in Supply Chain Management. Staying ahead of the game with critical information is a key to success. Over the last several months, I have had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of CEOs, vice presidents, directors of operations and various management personnel within the supply chain management (SCM) industry. Thousands of conversations later I wanted to share the collective wisdom and fears of some of the industry leaders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 16, 2013

'Irony: the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. . Dictionary.com. . Do you remember Horton, the good-natured African elephant, in Horton Hatches the Egg ? Mayzie, an irresponsible bird, asked Horton to sit on her egg while she took a short “break.” To make a long story short: Mayzie permanently relocates to Palm Beach leaving Horton, the elephant, sitting in a tree attempting to hatch an egg.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 4, 2013

'It’s that time of the year. People are decorating their Christmas trees, putting up the lights, brewing eggnog and baking cookies. They’re looking forward to Christmas Eve when they’ll hear the sounds of sleigh bells and heavy footsteps on their roof. On Christmas Day, they’ll come downstairs to find wrapped presents under the tree. With only 20 days to go, the question remains – will Santa make it in time this year?

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2013

'Parker CMC Networking. About UCLA Parker CMC. The UCLA Anderson Parker Career Management Center is comprised of Career Coaches and Executives-in-Residence, who partner with students to define, pursue and achieve their post-MBA career goals, and the Campus Recruiting Team, which cultivates relationships with companies to connect them with the right MBA talent.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2013

'I’m always on the lookout for companies that are using social networking technologies to enable business processes other than marketing and customer service. Yesterday, I came across a Financial Times article that mentioned two examples: Red Robin and GE. Here are the excerpts: Red Robin, the US fast-food chain, used to take 18 months to create a burger [emphasis mine], waiting for sales figures to come in from small trials, [Adam Pisoni, co-founder and chief technology officer at Yammer] said.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

'Today’s supply chain and logistics management executives are tasked with managing multiple supply chain configurations, maximizing flexibility and incorporating complex technology systems into the mix. Shining a light in the world of visibility, asset management and inventory tracking, is that of radio frequency identification (RFID). At the end of the chain, this can translate to a supply of goods to the customer 40% faster than your competitor, a 20% rise in sales capacity, and “out of stock”

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Logility

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Is Demand Planning just a stepping stone? Dan Gilmore at Supply Chain Digest has some interesting survey numbers that may light a fire under some demand planning teams. According to the report, Demand Planner Benchmark – Survey 2013: Current Practices and Results, more than half of companies in North America and Europe (52%) view demand planning as “just a stepping stone to other roles in supply chain or finance.” Less than one third of respondents said “a nice career cou

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2013

'The snow is falling outside my window. It is the quiet, steady kind that mounds on the window sill… a strong signal for me to relax and enjoy winter. I want to light a fire and curl up on the couch with a good book. I am a voracious reader. I think that this is one of the reasons why I love to write. Three months ago, one of my clients asked me to help him out.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 19, 2013

'As I wrap things up for the year, it dawned on me that 2013 has been an enlightening year in the world of technology and supply chain. Delivery drones, 3D printing and big data are making headlines these last few months. It makes me look forward to what 2014 has in store. Before the year ends, I thought it would be a good idea to comb through the Quintiq blog and pull out some of our most popular and thought-provoking posts for 2013: Centralized supply chain planning: Busting the myths.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

'2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 17, 2013

'Without doubt, S&OP has been one of the most popular management buzzwords of the past decade. Gurus, consultants, blog writers and recently also software suppliers have claimed the topic. S&OP is hot and everybody wants to get a piece of the cake. Rightly so, because S&OP is a powerful concept with huge potential. Potential, that more often than not, remains untapped.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'December is now upon us and before we know it we’ll be starting off 2014 right, which means it won’t be long until we’re all gathering in San Diego Feb 23 rd to 26 th for RILA Supply Chain 2014. Last year in Florida at RILA Logistics 2013, the topic of multi-channel was discussed with 5 related presentations delivered where the challenges of the coming omni-channel revolution were laid down.

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Logility

DECEMBER 6, 2013

And on the seventh day…the postman delivered… Amazon’s recent announcement that they will start Sunday delivery through a deal with the USPS is, from a supply chain point of view, another example of the cadence of business speeding up. What used to be monthly became weekly, what used to be weekly became daily, what used to be daily became hourly and it continues to trend towards instantaneous.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 10, 2013

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SCM Research

DECEMBER 2, 2013

'Amazon is testing delivery packages using drones. Is this the future of logistics?

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

'World view. Research Expo displays 70 to 80 supply chain research projects from multiple countries. On January 22, 2014, some 120 master’s students representing about 30 countries will gather at the MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA to present 70 to 80 supply chain thesis research projects. Also, nine faculty members will talk about the research they are engaged on.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 20, 2013

'Forecasting product demand will never by 100% perfect but it is possible to reduce the error of judgment. Nestlé is revitalising its Demand Forecasting process in Europe, relying on analytics to predict the demand for low-volatile products. This is giving planners more time to forecast demand for promotions and the volatile products, the so-called Mad Bulls.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 8, 2013

'A few years back the Government of Canada introduced the role of Chief Technology Officer or CTO, which ultimately resulted in the formation of Shared Services Canada. Since that time progress has been made on the elimination of redundancy and standardization across the government which process continues to roll out. IT services, applications and servers are of course a very significant cost to the government and ultimately the people of Canada.

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Logility

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Is Demand Planning just a stepping stone? Dan Gilmore at Supply Chain Digest has some interesting survey numbers that may light a fire under some demand planning teams. According to the report, Demand Planner Benchmark – Survey 2013: Current Practices and Results, more than half of companies in North America and Europe (52%) view demand planning as “just a stepping stone to other roles in supply chain or finance.” Less than one third of respondents said “a nice career cou

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 5, 2013

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 3, 2013

'Doug Hague, Vendor Analytics Executive from Bank of America, shared insights on how the financial services industry is facing a lot of pressure to supply-related analytics and management of suppliers. A good example is “robo-signing”, performed by third party vendors, and the need to establish controls and oversight over activities in loan servicing, loss mitigation, and foreclosure-related support.

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 9, 2013

'Despite the economic malaise in Western Europe, multinationals are investing heavily in manufacturing and distribution in the eastern part of the continent. As two rapidly expanding economies, Russia and Turkey are large enough to warrant local production activities. The Balkans are also an emerging manufacturing region for Europe. The growth in intercontinental freight flows into Europe is primarily coming from the Far East, and particularly from China, although these freight flows are increas

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 5, 2013

'MIT CTL partner companies participated in the Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains Roundtable at MIT on November 21, 2013. Alexis Hickman Bateman is a Postdoctoral Associate, MIT CTL, hickmana@mit.edu. Whether it is a risk management precaution, an eco-efficiency cost savings approach, or a genuine belief in the need to increase corporate commitment to green initiatives, companies are paying more attention to improving the environmental performance of their supply chains.

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