Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

The use of descriptive analytics along with agile planning techniques (what-if analysis, discrete event simulation, and network design) helped. We find that companies with an analytics center of excellence drove progress faster than those with a supply chain center of excellence. Analytics investments are essential. Responsive.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the dynamic world of manufacturing, the quest for operational excellence is unending. This platform is a testament to QAD’s commitment to operational excellence, offering a holistic approach that focuses on optimizing people, processes and systems. Join Us at the Lumenia ERP Head-to-Head Event!

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BlueYonder

JULY 14, 2022

And neither were the retailers that planned to ride the coattails of the annual shopping event. To help uncover the latest consumer trends for Amazon’s annual shopping event, Blue Yonder surveyed over 1,000 consumers who participated in Prime Day 2022 to explore the impact of inflation, competing retailer deal days and more.

Trends 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. The continued focus on functional metrics like Purchase Price Variance (PPV), manufacturing costs, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), and transportation costs throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on IT standardization.

Supply Chain Planning Software 362

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AIMMS

MAY 4, 2016

Getting buy-in agreement and changing your company culture to embrace analytics is often more difficult. A Center of Excellence (COE) can help you start off with the right team structure, engage the right stakeholders and put you on the right path to implementation. How do you get buy-in and agreement? Business understanding.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 120

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Other than the purchasing power, Covid has also shifted our buying behaviors, turning upside down what used to be typical when purchasing goods. Besides being excellent venues for chit-chats, social media networks will be the primary places to do shopping. In that case, people will likely buy the brand’s products.

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 117

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lockdown, curfew, working from home office, buying everything online, “you are on mute”… for more than one year, we used those words more than ever before. Pre-event workout! Of course, the main focus remains the lead generation, and secondly, the networking aspect of the event. I found this to be very motivating. .

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. The Company also does not invest in sending the user group to Company A’s events or training. Here are my recommendations: Buy Software Like You Manage A Relationship.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The secondary problem is the lack of definition of process requirements and a buying team that cannot see past simple MRP/MRP II/DDMRP requirements. Each year, we ask attendees to rate the event based on a 1-5 score (with five being the best). This is our ninth year of the event and achieving an overall rating between 4.7-4.9

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SCMDOJO

JULY 28, 2022

The purchasing department purchases different types of goods and services. However, when you buy something, you may not always know all the suppliers that offer a particular product. This means that every time you host a sourcing event, the same suppliers bid on the same products at the same prices.

Negotiate Pricing 132

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Against my friends’ advice, I decided to drive to speak to 120 business leaders at the Gains Systems event. I wanted to say, “You let the consultants influence you to buy the wrong technologies based on IT standardization. Most planning happens in Excel Spreadsheets. ” Learn why are users dependent on Excel?

Inventory Management Software 272

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Did not have or make enough time to attend any events this past year? Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2015. Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2015. Vector Event.

Gartner 107

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Executing an event in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. The question is, “Why? Lockdowns and Disbelief.

Optimal Sourcing 221

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One retail sector that witnessed a dramatic rise in online purchases during the pandemic was the grocery sector. Analysts from Chicory note, “The grocery shopper’s path to purchase from digital to in-store and other online environments has always been obscure.”[2] The Omnichannel Consumer. The Omnichannel Retailer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Bundled offers (if you buy X, Y, and Z from me, I can offer a 10% discount or in case of transportation, grouping of backhaul lanes at a discount along with inbound lanes). Trying to evaluate bids with such complexity is well beyond the realm of manual methods and Excel spreadsheets. Digitalizing sourcing (i.e.,

Optimal Sourcing 233

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides the second in a multi-part series addressing the renewed importance of production planning and operational excellence in this very uncertain and constantly changing business environment. Refocusing on Operational Excellence In the previous section, we identified a number of drivers for operational efficiency.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

Specifically, through modeling and simulation of a digital twin you’re able to ‘virtually try before you buy’ — modelling different scenarios quickly and easily without interrupting operations, or committing significant time and capital. Do they purchase a 3D warehouse simulation and modeling tool?

Modeling 270

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 6, 2016

Did not have or make enough time to attend any events this past year? Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2016. Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2016. Quadimension Events.

Pharmaceutical 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Dependency on Excel. Due to the shortfalls in the evolution of Advanced Planning, 68% of business users use Excel spreadsheets as the primary mechanism for planning. Excel–while widely used for planning–is not equal to the challenge of modeling complex supply chains. Don’t rush to buy. The result?

S&OP 181

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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

This year, we centered our event around the theme “Stronger Together” to celebrate the collective challenges we have overcome and how we can move forward with renewed priorities. Leader Forrester CLM for Buy-Side Contract Suites, Q4 2021. We’ve taken measures to minimize this impact–but our event cannot completely eliminate it.

Procurement Solutions 130

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Taming Supply Chain Bullwhips with DemandAI+ Bullwhip effect is a common term used in supply chain to describe how a small change in consumer purchasing pattern or a change in any demand pattern that can cause significantly large impacts to supply. Each one of these events has a ripple effect, contributing to the bullwhip.

Supply Chain Planning Software 135

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.

Gartner 198

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) Explore rating/review data, weather and event insights, channel data, field images, and unstructured text mining by brokers/customers/and distributors.) And how do we measure it? (Is

Supply and Demand 388

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Popular Beliefs on Supply Chain Excellence Do Not Align With Results. . The curtain is provided by a number of event companies that hold the supply chain market hostage by marketing bad events.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost. Never before has it been more important to define a clear vision of supply chain excellence and be clear on governance–how to decide and what makes a good decision.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Was it that Kraft was not clear in its definition of supply chain excellence (which was true) or not clear on how to best use the system (which was also true)? What defines supply chain excellence? And, while companies have purchased Multi-Enterprise Inventory Optimization technologies. How should they make a decision?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Millions of shoppers, like my Dad, are not going back to their old habits because there are now faster and more convenient ways for buying daily household needs. It excels on a union of E-Commerce mobile apps and last-mile delivery innovations. It also provides an excellent part-time employment opportunity with flexible shifts.

Supply Chain Planning Software 220

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gases, the fashion industry is a major polluter, especially with the onslaught of “fast fashion”, where people will buy clothes for an Instagram photo and then never wear them again. Leadership Excellence for the Digital Age – LogiSYM January/February 2018. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

When customers have transparency into product availability, delivery timelines, and order status, they are more likely to complete purchases and continue shopping with a business. At the same time, it makes excellent sense to have a good SEO software solution to keep track of how your marketing strategies perform.

Supply Chain Visibility 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. Event companies perpetuate the myths of best practices. They want to talk.

Supply Chain Planning Software 231

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Last week as I spoke at an European event, and I struggled to gain clarity in a world of increased confusion. While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. on process excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2018

Buying a car is overwhelming. We sit on 9,000 quantitative responses and we want to better understand the drivers of supply chain excellence. Supply chain planning satisfaction is a driver of excellence. The event is on September 4th-7th in Philadelphia, PA. This week, after ten years, I am test-driving cars.

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ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

The event is free to attend and aims to attract hundreds of procurement and supply chain professionals to discuss and learn more about the latest industry trends and processes. But of course, it’s not just about what you’ll learn at the event, but who you’ll bump into, connect with and be inspired by. appeared first on Ivalua.

Procurement Analytics 100

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ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Recent supply disruptions from black swan events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and current geopolitical events have placed supply chain transparency firmly in the spotlight as organizations need a new level of agility to reconfigure their supply chains,” said Alex Saric, CMO at Ivalua. About the research. Global Media Contact.

Procurement Analytics 130

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

I can walk into a local shop and purchase products from all around the globe. This isn’t just about consumerism; it’s inspiring to think that in purchasing an imported product, we are, in a tiny way, helping provide employment for people across our planet, often in developing countries. I started Freightos a decade ago, in 2012.

Purchasing Skills 156

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

The order latency is the time from purchase by the end consumer to the visibility of the order. For example, when a product at retail is purchased, the shelf is replenished from backroom stock. In contrast, in outside-in planning, the models primarily use market data for inputs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 339

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 13, 2024

” Source: SAP Website The Discussion Not Held on the Stage The main event at the Forum was not on the main stage. While the traditional wisdom is buying more and more SAP applications to have one throat to choke, this assumes that anyone can get their hands around a greedy throat. Consider alternatives.

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