- 21. Preparing for the Holiday Wave
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- This time of year can be challenging for retail supply chains. If you're a surfer, business volume is akin to a monster wave that you ride either to glory or oblivion.In a guest article on the DC Velocity ...
- 22. Getting the SIOP Ball Rolling
- (News)
- 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. More on Recent IoT Security Breach
- (News)
- ... reiterates his recommendations on how to protect these devices and software.He's not gloating about his accurate prediction but instead urges tech teams to refocus on the security issues. Read his arti ...
- 24. Managing the Demand River
- (News)
- 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 ...
- 25. Use Your Suppliers to Innovate
- (News)
- Today's new acronym: SEI, or supplier-enabled innovation. It makes sense to involve your supply chain partners in developing ideas to improve processes and profitability, does it not?The staff at Supply ...
- 26. Building Your Value Chain
- (News)
- 3rd party connections are important to businesses, no more so than to their supply chains. Extended supply chains are totally dependent on them, but few companies seem to value them appropriately.The Supply ...
- 27. Mind Your Data
- (Management)
- ... a large retail supplier had with some of their processing. One of my recommendations was to increase the amount of historical data they were storing so that they would be able to look backwards in time ...
- 28. What's Amazon Up To
- (Management)
- ... experience side, Amazon has created tools such as one-click checkout, wish lists, recommendations, dynamic pricing, etc. These are but a few of the innovations Amazon has pulled off to achieve their ...
- 29. Retail by the App
- (Retail)
- ... personalized recommendations similar to how Amazon.com and Netflix use buying history to find items you might be interested in buying. But all these advances depend on very rich item information combined ...
- 30. How to Excel at S&OP
- (News)
- ... it but there's no consensus on how best to execute it.Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, has researched companies who say they excel at the process and presents some high level best practice recommendations ...
- 31. Gaining Value from Analytics Projects
- (News)
- As usual, the Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, has strong opinions on the topic of projects related to analytics. In a recent post on her site, she shares recommendations on how to best mesh basic project ...
- 32. Mitigating Risk
- (News)
- Managing risk is a constant for supply chains across the globe. In an article on the EBN site, Bruce Gain reviews a recent study by BSI that provides a number of solid recommendations for supply chain ...
- 33. Demand and Fulfillment Planning
- (News)
- You can usually learn a lot by drilling down into company or segment specific case studies. On the JDA Supply Chain Nation blog site, Shai Garber writes about an implementation in the grocery industry ...
- 34. Global Sourcing Integration
- (News)
- Integrating global sourcing with your supply chain execution is a best practice that is often out of reach. There are approaches that can be taken to get you closer to the goal line, though.In a guest ...
- 35. Supply Chain Risk Research
- (News)
- According to new research by BSI, supply chain complexity is driving manufacturers nuts in some sectors of the economy. Natural disasters, government instability, and other continuity issues are top of ...
- 36. Iceland Hot On Electronic Invoicing
- (Management)
- ... companies to adopt e-invoicing as well.” The move is based on recommendations issued by Iceland’s Government Efficiency Group (GEG). In 2013, that group was tasked with devising ways for the government ...
- 37. The Road to Supply Chain Excellence
- (News)
- JDA Software's recent whitepaper on supply chain excellence has been reviewed by Susan Fourtane on the EBN site. Since the business climate for manufacturers is so challenging, it's good to identify a ...
- 38. More 2015 Resolutions
- (News)
- It's almost too late for another article on this topic, but CJ Wehlage on the 21st Century Supply Chain site has thrown the usual type of resolutions out the window and gives us some real actionable ones.If ...
- 39. Demand Planning Essentials
- (News)
- There aren't many things more important for supply chains than demand planning. If you're looking at how to best improve your process, Jpsh Preacher from the Hackett Group can help.In a recent guest article ...
- 40. 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 organization.Check ...
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