Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Yesterday, @DamarqueViews asked me a question on twitter: “What do you think are the greatest barriers in the adoption of social technology in the supply chain?” I find the evolution of social technologies, and the promise of social, exciting for the supply chain. They excel in the four Ps of marketing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Interestingly, in Q3 2023, 38% of manufacturers, distributors and retailers missed their target for revenue guidance for the quarter. The result was restatement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

A supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) is a key technology for improved collaboration across an extended supply chain. That is how enterprise and supply chain software solutions work. A company buys these solutions to optimize their business. The lack of predictability leads to higher costs and worse service.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

In the supply chain, variability and volatility come from many sources. The best way to start the design of an agile supply chain is to look at the sources of variability and market volatility that your supply chain encountered in the prior year. Additionally, through network strategies, be sure to design your warehouses for flows.

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Logility

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From harvest to hands, the food & beverage (F&B) industry leaves no room for guesswork, especially without supply chain optimization software. The key to creating an effective market-driven demand plan is access to rich forecasts based on inputs from multiple sources. And that’s pretty astonishing.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. From whom are we buying?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Data is a crucial component of digital transformation in the manufacturing sector. Many manufacturers aren’t maximizing the value from enriching data and missing out on opportunities to grow, optimize or manage risk. With the right combination of technology and creative thinking, this is a realistic goal.

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2021

After the COVID-19 pandemic exposed serious vulnerabilities, companies needed to take stock of their existing food systems. This gap in the farm-to-fork system may seem grim. Excellence in all these areas requires predicting demand, buying supplies and producing products promptly, and responding to market demand with agility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I find technology providers pitching old–often wrapped in the cloak of ‘digital transformation.’ Recent releases of Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) refined but did not transform initial software concepts. Little modernization despite the evolution of new technologies to enable: 1) Demand Sensing. Let’s reflect.

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Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

How can manufacturers manage disruption and improve productivity? By using advanced analytics for manufacturing, to understand the valuable information concealed within the data they already have! Therefore, manufacturers must continually look for new ways to improve the productivity and profitability of their operations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 23, 2023

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I The report centers on the concept of moving from inside-out to outside-in technologies. The evolution of planning moves from a focus on the enterprise to an adaptive platform that senses and responds based on market data.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It’s no secret that manufacturing companies around the world are rethinking their supply chain strategies. One of the ripple effects of the pandemic was that domestic sourcing, where possible, grew as companies could no longer import products for their production line. Australian reshoring strategies for advanced manufacturing .

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Frank, the line manager for manufacturing, dominated the meetings. My job, as the plant engineering manager, was to drive innovation and implement technology improvement. Despite goals to improve agility and resiliency, functional metrics for manufacturing efficiency continually throw the supply chain out of balance. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. Which metrics do you think matter to supply chain excellence? When it comes to how our products are produced, our Global Manufacturing Principles (GMP) set these standards.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? Technologies and processes need change. Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors.

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Bottom Line: The top 10 manufacturing trends reflect how manufacturers are planning to achieve their goals of revenue growth, operational improvements, digital transformation, and launching new products and services in 2019. In parallel, there will be more self-service analytics and BI apps specifically designed for manufacturers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Dr. Alexandros Skandalakis – the Director Global Manufacturing Capacity, Strategic Assets and Capital Expenditures at Philip Morris Products S.A. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. It was predictable. The tool was able to create a model going out multiple years.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Here we provide an overview of the latest pet food industry trends, and answer the question: how can pet food manufacturers respond to changes in consumer demands to take advantage of these new trends? manufacturing had seen five years of consistent growth. manufactured?pet tended to buy their?pet pet food manufacturers?significantly

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

As a result, when I was a Gartner analyst and technology providers would provoke me to write a Magic Quadrant on visibility solutions, I would laugh. When we ended the discussions, we agreed that visibility is supply chain capability not a well-defined technology classification. These sources while functional are difficult to connect.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 6, 2018

I joined a supply chain software company while Gagan joined a large global manufacturer and quickly grew through the ranks to be the vice president of supply chain IT in his company. Almost immediately, the new CDO declared responsibility for all new technology initiatives in the company. These would belong to the CDO.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 20, 2014

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. I lost track of how many carrots we had and ended up buying more when we really didn’t need any.

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Unleashed

MAY 15, 2023

Wholesalers and manufacturers need effective B2B strategies to sustain business growth and beat the competition. That’s where a quality CRM system comes in. A B2B CRM (business-to-business customer relationship management) system is software that helps businesses manage all their B2B sales and customer data in one centralised location.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

As an analyst, when technology providers acquire and divest companies, I get invited to pre-announcement conferences. In these sessions, the technology providers share their rational for the investment and invite questions. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance. The pace of change hasn’t slowed, and now the Internet of Things , digital operating models, and predictive analytics are further enhancing the end-to-end capabilities of the business. Agility is the name of the game.

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Precoro

JULY 15, 2024

The chief procurement officer (CPO) is a senior executive responsible for developing and implementing their organization’s procurement policies, procedures, and strategies. Making sure these purchases are of high quality and compliant with relevant laws and regulations also falls under the CPO’s responsibilities.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Cisco System Case Study. The only solid case study about supply chain risk is definitely from Cisco System. The company won the ISM 2012 Award for Excellence in Supply Management (category:process). In details, the whole system Cisco develops is far more complex than this. And according to the U.S. 2011: Thailand Floods.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Manufacturers and brick-and-mortar retailers have been using software to manage their inventory for years – but inventory management is even more important when you’re running a business that operates in the complex eCommerce space. Learn more: Guide to Effective Multichannel Selling What is eCommerce inventory management?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

He is very passionate about developments in the Supply Chain arena and is always seeking excellence in his drive for efficiency & innovation in Supply Chain operations” – a quality that is very relevant to face up to the many Supply Chain challenges in our path! My passion for Logistics and Supply Chain is founded from.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. ” The hyperconnected world is today’s reality.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging.

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Logility

APRIL 9, 2020

Transaction focused Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and spreadsheets do not provide the capabilities needed to efficiently and effectively respond to major disruptions. Surviving major supply chain disruptions requires capabilities that are only available through advanced supply chain planning and optimization platforms.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 15, 2023

Manufactures are continuously faced with the challenge of forecasting how much (raw material) to purchase and how much (finished goods) to produce. To manage this delicate balance of demand and supply, manufacturers often use statistical forecasting techniques to predict future demand by looking at historical sales data.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Today we are going to look at lean manufacturing. Myth: “No Need for S&OP; We have Lean Manufacturing.” Raw and WIP inventory takes time to procure, build and transport. Lean manufacturing will not help you solve these lead time mismatch issues and longer term planning problems.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

It requires rethinking business outcomes using advances in technologies through a redesign of supply chain processes. They will challenge commonly accepted best practices and test new technologies. The change in front of us will transform the base-level definitions of source, make and deliver. Here are my seven predictions.

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