Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 8, 2014

I now have a working manuscript for the entire book of Metrics That Matter. I jeopardized the release date of the book by taking an extra three months to finish the Supply Chain Index work. He is trying to figure out the answer to these questions: What defines supply chain excellence? The Webinar.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 19, 2014

You are pissy and opinionated in this world of supply chain blandness. The term supply chain excellence is easier to say than define. I have been trying to define it as a supply chain analyst for over fifteen years. I had spent the last two decades in the technology market and I wanted to celebrate success.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Yesterday, I spoke at the University of Tennessee Supply Chain Leaders Forum on innovation. I asked the audience for a show of hands to understand how many of the supply chain leaders in the room were testing blockchain. Later that afternoon, I hosted a webinar featuring blockchain case studies. Lots of interest.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 21, 2021

Warehouse management is no longer the static element in the supply chain, but an area that’s ready for smart transformation. In this new, connected world, the Warehouse of the Future is about achieving key operational metrics and exceeding customer service requirements more profitably while supporting sustainability goals.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

This week, I will speak at Llamasoft’s conference on improving supply chain network design. One of the reports that I am writing is on the state of Supply Chain Planning (SCP). In the recent study of the Voice of the Supply Chain Leader , we find that the gaps are large, and growing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The consulting team pitches a theme–vision of supply chain best practices, big data analytics, or demand-driven value networks– to the executive team, and a new project is initiated. Question 1: What drives a Successful Implementation of Supply Chain Planning? Supply chain planning is now on its third decade.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

We believe that supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. We also believe that it helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks. What does the future of supply chain excellence look like?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 9, 2013

I was writing the book, Bricks Matter and I wanted a better definition of Supply Chain Excellence. I believed that there was a strong tie between supply chain excellence and corporate performance. We started with mining the data on supply chain financial ratios within industry groups. Check them out!

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Procurement and Supply Chain Management are essential functions that can help companies navigate these challenges, but they are often siloed and operate in separate departments. Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

I have worked for Gartner Group, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and now my own company, Supply Chain Insights. I have now been an industry analyst in the supply chain management space for ten years. This month, I am proud that the Supply Chain Insights team will announce the Supply Chain Index.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 15, 2020

This spike in home deliveries disrupts supply chains and increases planning complexity for retailers and express companies. There’s a battle to win and retain consumers at the last mile, but the many moving and interdependent parts of last mile operations are making it the most complex and expensive part of the supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The global supply chain industry has by default, a large environmental impact, through its carbon footprint. We are committed to preparing the supply chains of the future. In addition, CEVA Logistics was also appointed by General Motors (GM) to manage its entire ventilator production supply chain in support of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

Yesterday, I finished a post on supply chain planning maturity. A client had asked me, “How do I know if we have a mature supply chain planning organization?” Excellence in supply chain planning is a cultural shift. The average supply chain leader has five distinct supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2018

Supply chain leaders will face 2018 with uncertainty and opportunity. Digital technologies are becoming more prevalent in basic supply chain functions, and changes in legislation are likely to spur dramatic changes that will result in the need to reevaluate supply chain strategy in both domestic and international locations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2012

“If only I had the money that the company was supposed to save from the multiple ERP and supply chain projects. This year supply chain leaders will celebrate thirty years of progress in supply chain management; but we have not made progress on one of the funamentals: inventory management. I really do.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

Supply chain leaders are competitive and they want to measure their success. In many businesses, assets are a core part of the supply chain. The more work that I do on trying to understand corporate balance sheet information and the connection to supply chain excellence, the more I realize how unqualified I was to vote.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The increase is directly correlated to the turbulent market caused by the pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and rapid inflation. When it comes to supply continuity, being proactive about mitigating disruptions is essential, yet many procurement organizations may still lack sufficient resources. Inflation Metrics.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2016

Take a look at how a business can use technology, metrics, and services to improve transportation processes, which range from supplier shipping to route optimization.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. Logistics encompasses certain subsets of practices within the supply chain, such as just in time logistics, mission critical logistics, and more. Some logistics involves transportation or warehouses or both.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

As I picked it up , I saw a twitter alert welcoming people to the APICS webinar with @lcecere on Agility that afternoon. As we went live with the webinar, I laughed. Your supply chain needs to be agile too. Your supply chain needs to be agile too. The best supply chains are also designed for purpose.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. The Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts from 2017. What are the specific technologies to understand in the digital supply chain.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 3, 2024

My previous blog post highlighted the complex real-world challenges that are leading companies to embrace automated execution. The team involved in the transformation includes Johnny Ivanyi, Global Head of Distribution Excellence at Bayer Crop Science and Vivek Chhaochharia, Digital Supply Chain Leader at EY US.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2025

Supply chain disruptions have become all too common. The problem lies in effectively balancing inventory across the supply chain. This critical aspect of optimization is often overshadowed by flashier supply chain trends. When demand surges, inventory needs to rise, and vice-versa.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

I have taken myself off the road to write the book Metrics That Matter. For most companies today there is great room for improvement in the supply chain. Companies want a supply chain that is more aligned and agile. Current State of Supply Chains. It is a slow week. It is tedious. But, guess what?

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Supply Chain Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

We founded Supply Chain Insights on February 9th, 2012. Supply Chain Insights is a true bootstrap startup. We also built a database of twenty years of supply chain financial ratios that we mine daily for companies to understand where they are on the Supply Chain Effective Frontier against their peer group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

We finished our report on the maturation of hospital supply chains , and I have put the finishing touches on the Healthcare Supply Chain Index for this Thursday’s webinar. New Supply Chain Leader of a Regional Children’s Hospital. “We Supply Chain Leader of a Large Hospital. “We

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

As with the logistics category where we featured 15 most popular blog posts vs. the 10 we covered in the top manufacturing blog posts and supply chain blog posts , we write so many transportation blog posts in that category, we are going to feature the 16 most viewed transportation blog posts. Read the Full Blog Post.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Cerasis put on a 75-minute webinar entitled, The "Big Benefits of Effective Reverse Logistics" Webinar on September 30th, 2015 at 2:00 PM CST. We had a great turnout with over 170 logistics managers, supply chain officers, and those in the transportation world registering and attending the webinar.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 25, 2022

Now, nearly three years from the start of the pandemic, it is clear that variability in supply and demand will continue to test the resiliency and agility of extended supply chains around the globe. Key capabilities required to support innovation in CPGR Supply Chains: End to end modeling and representation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

Yesterday, I presented to 700 global attendees on an APICS webinar. In the presentation, I shared data on the evolution of supply chain planning and the results on user satisfaction. The use of best-of-breed planning technologies was small at 15%. Summary Data of User Satisfaction with Supply Chain Planning Applications.

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 9, 2013

This month, the Supply Chain Insights team will announce the Supply Chain Index. The Supply Chain Index is a formulaic representation of supply chain excellence based on market valuations. Based on inquiry, we do this analysis free of charge for members of our Supply Chain Insights Community.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

In today’s interconnected global economy, supply chains play a vital role in the success of businesses. Supply Chains Under Disruption: A Financial Toll Recent years have witnessed several disruptions that have shaken global supply chains, causing major financial setbacks for companies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Here is the list: Supply chain technology implementations have reduced inventory. Companies should implement supply chain best practices. Companies that have focused on collaboration in the supply chain have built competitive advantage. Supply chain excellence matters. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

Or will companies stumble on the path by mistakenly implementing supply-centric processes and calling them demand-driven initiatives? As a writer of research on demand-driven supply chains for over eight years, I find many amusing. Supply chain leaders feel stuck. Their current technologies are inadequate.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

In a recent study, MIT found that companies that focus on 5 key initiatives to improve their supply chain data can have a big impact on their bottom line. Some supply chain companies are leaning on the power of analytics to help streamline their processes and get ahead of their competitors. Hanesbrand Inc. ,

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Supply chain leaders are enthralled with the idea of using big data, but they tend to fail to understand how to disseminate big data in their organization properly. True, they may know how to roll out big data in a single warehouse, or they may have heard their competitors used branded systems for implementing this new technology.

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