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Issues with the Gartner Top 25
I wouldn't say she's ready to go to war over it, but the Supply Chain Shaman is more than a little peeved that supply chain people are giving the Gartner Top 25 too much credibility. She questions a number of Gartner's approaches and methodologies and thinks she, and we, can do better.
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Tech to Make Your Inventory Planning Hum
Andrew Dunbar takes a spin through the technology he feels is needed to support the inventory planning process. If your system can provide the 10 'must-haves' he presents, it should be smooth sailing for the management of your key business asset.
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Fixes for the Talent Gap?
Supply chain managers readily acknowledge that they have a long way to go to resolve their issues with talent management. As network complexity and globalization have increased, technological advances have added to the challenge of attracting and keeping good people.
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Drivers Behind Supply Chain Execution Convergence
Convergence seems to be a hot buzzword in the supply chain. What's driving it? Two things: visibility and collaboration.
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Portal Problems with E-Invoicing
As e-invoicing becomes more prevalent, certain customers requirements can wreak havoc on the efficiency of the process. When multiple platforms are needed, it may be time to try a different approach.
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When Suppliers Merge
Supplier A is one of your stars, but you deal with Supplier B only when you have to do so. What happens when they merge?
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Closed Purchasing Systems to Fade Away
In the new purchasing world, proprietary systems will fade away. That's the premise of a recent post on the Spend Matters site by the folks at Vroozi.
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Revisiting Supply Chain Segmentation
Jennifer Baljko on EBN asks an important question about supply chain segmentation strategy in a recent post on the site. As in, is its time past?
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Time-to-Survive Explained
When any supply chain manager looks at risk, he or she typically starts to sweat. Now, imagine you're running one of the world's biggest manufacturing companies that's dependent upon multiple tiers of suppliers world-wide. Yikes!
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Omnichannel Fulfillment Options
Omnichannel continues to be on most supply chain managers' radar. There's still no consensus, though, on how to best handle processes like fulfillment.
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