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Category: Supply Chain Management
Is “In-Sourcing” the Answer to Rigid, Enterprise Software?
As I mentioned in a recent post, Total Disruption on the Horizon, many companies are becoming increasingly disillusioned with traditional
Total Disruption: Industry Operating Backbones
This is the fourth article in our ongoing series on Disruption. If you missed the earlier ones, read them here:
Three New Challenges All Organizations Need to Meet
The growth of eCommerce, the evolution of consumer expectations, and the globalization of eCommerce have resulted in many changes in
Total Disruption: On the Horizon (Part 1)
Disrupt – shatter, separate forcibly, interrupt flow or continuity. (Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 7th edition, 1982, Oxford University Press.) Major
The Importance of Network Design to Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Company Supply Chains
It is important to recognize that a Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) company’s network determines its supply chain efficiency and customer
Brilliant Boredom (Supply Chain Management)
Are you bored? Chances are, you’re not and that’s a problem. As a society we’ve won the battle against boredom.
How international shipping can be improved in today’s global automotive supply chain
Note: This is an ongoing series of posts on new developments within the automobile supply chain, with examples of best
Big Opportunity for Logistics Providers? Supply planning and inbound services….
Note: This is a series of posts exploring how logistics service providers can offer their customers solutions that go beyond
Why demand sensing is value-based performance management
Pursuing improved forecasts is certainly not an academic exercise. Better forecasting translates directly into making better business decisions. Some research
Replenishment in a Shelf-Connected Supply Network
Note: This is the next installment in an ongoing series that explores shelf-connected supply networks. In the first post, I
Doing the math (Flowcasting)
I can still remember how excited and proud I was when I presented my Mom an autographed copy of our
Are we in a Supply Chain Renaissance?
There’s a great new report out from Chainlink Resarch called “Supply Chain Renaissance” Just what is the supply chain renaissance
Why ERP can’t provide a single version of the truth for your supply chain
Today’s highly complex global supply chains truly require a single version of the truth providing full order and inventory visibility
This is the invisible network that keeps the world running
As a nice follow-up to last week’s post on the world’s largest container ship, the BBC has an in depth article
This is the world’s largest container ship….and it’s massive
Last month the world’s largest container ship, the MSC Oscar, set sail from a South Korean shipyard. It’s hard to
A new frontier for forecast accuracy
Note: An upcoming webcast will feature this topic as well as an actual demand sensing project between one of the world’s
Three new year’s resolutions for your supply chain
Note: In honor of a similar post from last year, I thought I’d do an update for 2014. So here
Are Supply Chain Orchestration Services Still Science Fiction?
Note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts where I discuss the current landscape for logistics service
Our 5 best posts from 2014
Ok, by “best” we mean the most read. Anyway, here are the 5 posts from 2014 that our readers were
CPFR or Demand-Driven replenishment for your supply chain? Choose wisely….
Prior to today’s advanced capabilities around Demand Driven Value Networks, the prevailing strategy was to implement Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and
Why a ‘single version of truth’ is key to a great supply chain
The journey from ‘good’ to ‘great’ is well underway across many global supply networks. While comprehensive benchmarks are still being
Why “Distributed Order Management” is a top retail trend and why you should care
Today I want to talk about an important concept in retail–Distributed Order Management (“DOM”). Read on to find out what
Use these management strategies to build a great supply chain…
Today I want to talk about some of the processes and management strategies that can be used to help