- 21. The Meaning of "World Class
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- "World Class" seems to be an over-used phrase, but the supply chain experts at the Hackett Group know it when they see it.Their recent report not only defines the term, but it spells out what it means ...
- 22. Getting the SIOP Ball Rolling
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- Sales, Inventory, & Operations Planning (SIOP) is a tough nut to crack. However, if done right the benefits are undeniable.Michael Nelson, in a guest article on the Spend Matters site, identifies some ...
- 23. Growth of Mobile Usage in Supply Chains
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- Mobile technologies have driven a host of major changes to the supply chain on the demand side. They're having a valuable impact on operations as well, from logistics to workforce optimization.According ...
- 24. Predictions for the Supply Chain of 2030
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- Some of us have problems predicting a week into the future, but not Tom Gregorchik. He's looking out toward 2030 and has a few predictions he's pretty sure about. His focus is narrow, but it's a start.Check ...
- 25. Airbus Builds a Control Tower
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- Although most of us have little in common with aircraft manufacturer Airbus, there may be some takeaways from a recent presentation about their supply chain control center.Bob Ferrarri attended the discussion ...
- 26. Moving Toward Integration
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- Integration between suppliers and buyers can be a competitive advantage. Unfortunately, a low percentage of relationships are at the stage where they can be considered advantageous. On the Supply Chain ...
- 27. Walmart & Target Go After Supply Variability
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- Retail supply chains have been innovative over the years, with efforts like RFID, advanced metrics, and ECR. However, they've been a little too accepting of variability from suppliers on things like delivery ...
- 28. 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, ...
- 29. Supply Chain Optics
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- 'Optics' is a common buzzword in this election season. Supply chain folks ought to become familiar with it as well, according to Art van Bodegraven on the DC Velocity site.If you're doing the job, there's ...
- 30. WalMart's New Delivery Standard
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- WalMart has new delivery standards rolliing out early next year. Suppliers will be scrambling to meet them, according to an article by Jeff Berman on the Supply Chain 247 site.When you look at all the ...
- 31. Getting Started With S&OP
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- Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is an undeniably important part of supply chain management. Lora Cecere has studied the process and provides suggestions on how to get started in a new post on the ...
- 32. Next-Gen Supply Chain Talent Needs
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- The supply chain talent gap is still a common topic around the water cooler. It's not a static target, though, and predictions are that it'll only get worse.Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, has analyzed ...
- 33. The Inventory Balancing Act
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- Inventory management is a tough one. The traditional thought is that if you don't get it right, too much inventory is a waste of money, too little and you risk missing sales.The omnichannel consumer has ...
- 34. Managing the Demand River
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- The Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, is looking at the challenge of managing demand flows in supply chains. In her view, the way we're managing demand is not only not working, it's distorting the measurement.She ...
- 35. 2016 Supply Chains to Admire
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- The Supply Chain Shaman has developed her 2016 list of Supply Chains to Admire. As usual, not only is the list interesting, but the criteria used to create it are even more instructive.In an article on ...
- 36. It's All About Cost
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- ... the Logistics Viewpoints site, Ascena Retail Group, has done a fine job with this. Curt Reiser reviews their operational changes and their impact on metrics in his story and explains how their investments ...
- 37. Results of Recent Gartner Supply Chain Study
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- The results of this year's Gartner & The Supply Chain Digest study are in, and as usual they're a fascinating read. Not only is the methodology interesting to see, the results in some categories, in particular ...
- 38. Planning for Today's Supply Chain
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- Supply chains are becoming more and more complex, yet the tools being used for planning are usually pretty dated. It's time to start looking at new ways of doing things, according to John Westervald on ...
- 39. 2016 First Half Results
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- First-half economic numbers are in for 2016, and while the US is still not going gangbusters, we're still keeping our head above water and are ahead of most of the rest of the world.In an article on the ...
- 40. Challenges to Consumer Products Supply Chains
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- The household products industry used to lead the world in supply chain effectiveness, but that's in the past. Industry leaders like Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark haven't evolved quickly enough,while ...
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