Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

This warehouse runs at a perfect optimum with fixed capital in the form of inventory balanced perfectly with sales and purchasing, and all the items perfectly distributed to the various storage areas of the warehouse. Operational excellence systems for the best use of the human resource.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

As a supply chain leader, he is struggling how to dance in the ring of fire. Each executive has a different perspective on the definition of supply chain excellence, but they are never discussed and aligned. The focus by Anne, the CIO, is on the deployment of an outdated ERP system purchased five years ago. Let me explain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2024

In follow-up qualitative interviews, one of the largest issues with organizational alignment was metric definition and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. To manage continuous improvement, companies need a clear definition of excellence and organizational alignment to that goal. They do not excel in planning or forecasting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 29, 2024

Here I share how to challenge the status quo. In 2012, when I started Supply Chain Insights , I believed that I could revolutionize the purchase of supply chain planning solutions by initiating a rating and review process across trading partners. How can I improve the process of software selection? Reflection. The reason?

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Here''s a blog post we did that goes into some more detail about how to write an accomplishment-based resume. It is the quickest and simplest way to help an employer buy into you and answer the common interview question ‘so…. If you’re a Procurement professional, what was your spend? Thus, never throw a number away.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2024

In addition, a purchase order changes three-to-four times and there is a black hole (data is caught between email systems of trading partners for one-to-two days). Shipment data is the most important, but we have not figured out how to best move logistics network data across trading partners. PE Firm Buy-out and Consolidation.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 10, 2022

Several factors contribute to customer loyalty, but providing excellent customer service—and a top-notch experience–is one of the most important in driving retention. 6 Examples of Excellent Customer Experiences. How does a great in-store customer experience boost loyalty? Image source: Ikea.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. As a result, organizations struggle with how to move forward. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. They are just too risky.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Provide procurement more negotiation power with suppliers of materials and services, as well as the ability to automate purchasing and production decisions based on real-time price and market data. Accomplish operational excellence and higher production quality while reducing costs, leveraging Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM).

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In the process, there is a fine line between marketing hype and overpromising, making buying difficult. When asked how to drive interoperability, I replied, “There is no good template. Where are the business models that help buyers to rethink processes to gain insights on how to drive value based on these technological advancements?

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The prospect gets value because the report that I’ve just built in RapidResponse replaces an Excel report that takes hours every day to update. One company we were selling to a few years ago wanted us to reproduce a report that alerted the buyer whenever a purchase order was changed by the supplier through the on-line portal.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2021

I suggested a POC as a way to “try before you buy” and mitigate the risks of choosing a supply chain planning solution that doesn’t fit your organization or live up to its marketing materials. In this post, I’ll dig deeper into how to run a successful proof of concept. But first, let’s recap what a proof of concept is.

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My Office Apps

JANUARY 16, 2024

Start Your Year with Cloud-Based ERP: The Ultimate Guide to Operational Excellence Begin your year on a transformative note by embracing the power of Cloud-Based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Operational Excellence with Cloud-Based ERP Procurement Management Efficiently manage your procurement processes with ERP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 27, 2022

Before taking beginner steps into the world of this digital crypto, one should always buy the digital wallet first. Do you know why experts and every investor suggest you buy the digital wallet first? If you think that buying a digital wallet is just a wastage of money, then you are wrong.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

An enlightened leadership team wanted to be sure that the organization knew how to make money through bi-directional orchestration of the bill of materials. 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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

While touted as a digital procurement provider, it took the Company nine days to onboard me as a vendor, and two weeks to process a Purchase Order. Let’s learn from the past to unlearn to rethink supply chain excellence. We do not know how to walk the talk. I shook my head in disgust at the waste in the process.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, 79% of consumers have indicated that they are looking for more bargains than before, and 46% say they are willing to wait to purchase at a better price “no matter how long it takes”. They train the consumer not to buy in-season because they can come back in three months and get a discount.

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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 Game Changer

JANUARY 27, 2022

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

How the digital twin concept drives benefit By using advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms, digital twins can provide real-time insights and recommendations to optimize operations, reduce costs, and increase productivity. Do they purchase a 3D warehouse simulation and modeling tool?

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on how to succeed in planning and decisions amid times of disruption. Working with Excel spreadsheets does not contribute the efficiency, speed and agility necessary for planning teams to bring the best plans to the company. Figure 1 shows a dashboard that exemplifies this concept.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

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 planning team was defending the status quo without questioning current practices and how to improve them.) Models Matter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

So, I smile, catch my dinner partner’s eye and ask, “In our prior conversations, you mentioned the lack of clarity on the definition of supply chain excellence in your current deployments and how this is a barrier to implementing supply chain planning properly. Were the plans feasible? What do after-action reviews reveal?

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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. And how do we measure it? (Is Or planned orders to purchase orders?) Using FVA and calculating the bullwhip effect helps companies understand how to drive improvement. Or a similar comparison of customer orders or planned orders?

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 25, 2020

Had they gone public (nice in hindsight), they could have had funds to ride out the dot.com era and to buy the company that bought them. How do you prepare your company to excel even in trying times? They never recovered and were later bought for a fraction of their value.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. Could it be, “How to help supply chain planners be more effective?” My struggle is how to help organizations create an environment to enable planning effectiveness. Clarity of Supply Chain Excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

They excel in the four Ps of marketing. In contrast, a market-driven organization connects bidirectionally market-to-market to orchestrate the signals to shape demand and mitigate risk (buy-side to sell-side and back). They understand how to shape demand to maximize profit. We have built transactional buying relationships.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

It’s excellent protection against rain on what could’ve been a perfect day, too. You can attain an industrial tent by either buying or renting it. The method you choose depends on what you’ll use it for and how long. But now comes the question of whether you should buy or rent one. When To Buy. When To Rent.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Which metrics do you think matter to supply chain excellence? Total Delivered Cost means capturing the end-to-end cost of the global operation: inbound freight, material purchases, inventory losses, yield losses, internal and external manufacturing, distribution, inter-facility freight, outbound freight, overhead, duties, taxes, tooling, etc.

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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.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Over the next several weeks, I’ll outline these issues and discuss some ideas around how to avoid these practices. While Excel can be fine to do the initial S&OP model, moving to the next level of S&OP effectiveness requires a more integrated, responsive and collaborative application. How about excellent planning?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In parallel, PE/venture capitalists purchased/consolidated network solutions, slashing R&D and delaying investment, reducing industry capabilities. If you, like most, are running your supply chain based on ERP and Excel spreadsheet data, you are not prepared. How to be a better trading partner? No one knows. What to do?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As companies consider purchasing new solutions based on better planning engines—machine learning, rules-based ontological frameworks, narrow AI, pattern recognition, large language models, and sentiment analysis— I ask for the use of caution. However, SAP supply chain planning is an excellent system of record. You need both.

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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. In the program, we challenge functional mindsets and drive discussion on how to improve conventional thinking.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

days to receive a purchase order confirmation. The average purchased order changes 3.5 As shown in FIgure 1, the fourth node is the COV of materials in planned orders/COV of purchase orders. Make the argument of: Why are we trying to have a discussion on how to make imperfect data perfect even though it is 1-2 days old?

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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.

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