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Why Do Control Tower Implementations Fail?
With many companies implementing control towers, why do so few deliver on the promise of end-to-end visibility and control? This
How Digitalization Holds the Key to Retail and Consumer Goods Success
Dave Allen, a supply chain thought leader with a history of transforming supply chains at major consumer goods companies, share
3 Supply Chain Trends to Consider in 2018
There is a lot of buzz around the supply chain industry with new technologies and trends disrupting the industry. With
Enhancing Blockchain for Supply Chain
A brief overview to solving the problem of using Blockchain in the supply chain First, what is Blockchain? In simple
8 AI Mistakes Almost Everybody is Making…
With the rapid advancement in Artificial Intelligence (AI), there has been a huge interest in how it can help run
Video: Digital Transformation for Restaurants
Restaurants have been under increasing pressure to meet changing consumer demand, lower costs, and minimize waste. Consumer-driven, digital business networks
The Rise of Supply Chain Control Towers
Supply chain control towers have risen in response to a very real problem and an urgent need. How well are
The Dead End of “Supply Chain” Thinking
More and more, companies are looking to leverage the cloud for predictive and actionable supply network operations, integrated financial measurement,
Replenishment: The Store Specific Replenishment Advantage
In our first article on replenishment, Replenishment: The Real Time Advantage, we explored the significant advantages of shorter replenishment lead
Digital Supply Chains: What’s the Big Deal?
Digital supply chains and digitization of business processes in general, have a huge impact on business success. Boston Consulting Group’s
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.
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 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 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
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
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 ERP reduces accountability and measurement in your supply chain, and how you can fix it
Assuming excellence in customer responsiveness is a given, in order to achieve excellence in operating performance all employees should have
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
Check the box if you’re demand-driven…..
Note, this is part three of an ongoing series. In part one and part two I explained how the terms “shelf-connected” and “demand-driven”
What is ‘integrated business planning’ and what does it mean for my supply chain?
In earlier posts I’ve explained why existing enterprise management solutions are limited (hint: it’s stale data), and why I believe
Uniquely Unqualified: Why ignoring your customers can be a good thing
Think back to the first microwave that your parents had and what are you likely to see? A rectangular box
Why the supply chain should be more social
No company has ‘truly’ modeled the full relationship set between how companies interact with other companies upstream and downstream in
Old Dogs, New Tricks in Supply Chain
There’s a saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. But if you were one of Susan Butcher’s dogs,