- 1. Harnessing Predictive Analytics for Demand Forecasting in Supply Chains
- (Technology)
- ... optimization opportunities. Their ability to understand the complexities of the supply chain, combined with their analytical skills, is crucial for driving continuous improvement in demand forecasting ...
- 2. Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Strategies
- (Supply)
- ... real-time monitoring and continuous improvement. With the analysis of historical data, businesses can identify areas of improvement and implement strategies to enhance their overall supply chain resilience. ...
- 3. Optimizing Efficiency Streamlining Supply Chain Logistics for Better Performance
- (Logistics)
- ... partnerships can also help businesses anticipate and respond to changes in demand and supply, reducing disruptions' impact. 5. Continuous Improvement Any business must always stay ahead of the competition. ...
- 4. Are You Considering Any of These Six Approaches This Year?
- (Supply)
- ... relationship. This is often called alliance management. It provides a mechanism where the supply chain issues can be sorted out and continuous improvement goals established. Ensure that performance measurement ...
- 5. Are You Treading Water with Cost Reduction?
- (News)
- The Supply Chain Shaman is using the 'treading water' anology to describe where supply chains seem to be with cost reduction efforts. There's been progress in some industries over the past few years, but ...
- 6. Thinking About Supply Chain 2030
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- As supply chain managers think about what the world will look like for them in the year 2030, who better to ask for thoughts on the subject than the Supply Chain Shaman?In a recent article on her site, ...
- 7. Risk Management Becomes Top of Mind
- (News)
- Everyone believes in risk management, but sometimes it takes a real disaster to get things moving. The latest bankruptcy news about Hanjin Shipping is an example of a non-weather related disaster that ...
- 8. Applying Lean to MRO
- (News)
- MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) purchasing is one area of procurement that consistently flies under the radar. Might it be a good target for process improvement and cost reduction?Kevin Tacek ...
- 9. KPIs Importance to Supply Chains
- (News)
- A new report released by ASQ points out the importance of key performance indicators (KPIs) for supply chains. Maintaining good, open relationships with supply chain partners is another 'must have' according ...
- 10. The State of Supply Chain Control Towers
- (News)
- Everyone agrees that a supply chain control tower would be a great capability. At a recent conference, Logistics Viewpoint's Steve Banker discussed the state of control powers with a group of knowledgeable ...
- 11. Supply Chain Design, #3
- (News)
- In the 3rd installment of his series on supply chain design, Jonathan Lofton addresses the point that 'good design makes a product useful'. He examines a company, Zara, that embodies this principle.It's ...
- 12. Building the ROI for WMS
- (News)
- The WMS is a key supply chain technology component. To deploy such a system, you need to build a case for the return on your investment (ROI).Defining your objectives is an obvious first step, but how ...
- 13. The Old Ball & Chain
- (News)
- Is legacy thinking holding back your supply chain? The Supply Chain Shaman thinks so.Lora Cecere provides a breakdown of a recent presentation on where she feels supply chains are headed over the next ...
- 14. What's Better for Performance: Lean or Tech
- (News)
- What's the better approach to improving supply chain performance: process improvements via Lean, or technology implementations? It's an interesting question whose answer might depend on which part of the ...
- 15. Using Six Sigma
- (News)
- Six Sigma, a counterpart to Lean in the continuous improvement toolkit, is the subject of the latest installment on the Chief Procurement Officer site. It's a methodology based on the use of statistical ...
- 16. Using Lean in Procurement
- (News)
- Lean is the continuous improvement tool that is becoming more prevalent in procurement situations. Since only so much can be saved on direct materials, streamlining processes and eliminating waste become ...
- 17. Boss or Leader?
- (News)
- As Tim McMahon on the A Lean Journey site reminds us, there's a big difference between being a leader and a boss. You may think it's just a matter of semantics, but it's not.The differences can make or ...
- 18. 3D Printing and Supply Chains
- (News)
- It's a foregone conclusion that 3D printing (3DP) will have an effect on supply chains. Will it be significant, or just a blip?In a guest article on the Spend Matters site, Steven Roth looks at where it ...
- 19. The Lean 3PL
- (News)
- It's obvious that if you're evaluating 3PLs to support a portion of your supply chain, you want to ensure you identify one with a 'quality' culture. But saying it's so doesn't mean it is.According to Steve ...
- 20. Best Lean Tips of 2014
- (News)
- This is the time for Top 10 lists, and Tim McMahon comes through with the best Lean tips of the year. Unlike most other 'Best of' articles, these recommendations will actually help you to improve your ...
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