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Putting Together S&OP
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is one of the most important processes affecting the supply chain. Its ownership, though, seems to be an issue for a broad swath of companies.
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Managing the Demand River
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.
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Supply Chain Network Modeling to the Rescue
As omnichannel trends and accelerated fulfillment demands force supply chain planners to rethink things, network modeling has stepped to the forefront. It's a challenge to balance efficiencies with service, now more than ever.
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Attracting Millennials to Supply Chain Roles
Supply chains in this country have a talent gap, as evidenced by the projected need for 1.4 million more workers by 2018. As the millennial generation begins to populate the workforce, it may be helpful to know what they value in employers.
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Integrating the Procurement Pieces
When you have an ERP, P2P systems, supplier networks, and various supply chain system components running your supply chain functions, you have your hands full. Integrating the technology pieces is tough, but it's the process side that may be the real challenge.
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WalMart's Big Acquisition
In hot news for the retail market, WalMart has spent big to acquire an Amazon competitor, Jet.com. According to Bob Ferrarri on the Supply Chain Matters site, this is an effort to jump-start their omnichannel efforts.
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Career Advice for Supply Chain Folks
If you're a youngster beginning a supply chain career, the sky's the limit. Technology is affecting almost everything and the supply chain has become more strategic.
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Is Big Data Overwhelming Your Supply Chain?
There can be, as we all know, too much of a good thing. Those supply chain shops that have gone full-on into Big Data may be finding that out right about now. Converting data to good information for analysis is the key to getting a return on your Big Data investment.
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WalMart ex-CEO's Supply Chain Lessons
When WalMart's most successful CEO of recent years decides he wants to share some supply chain lessons, I reckon we ought to listen. Mike Duke spoke at a recent Gartner conference and was generous in the content he provided.
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OpenText Plans
OpenText, a well-known software company in the ecommerce and B2B integration space, continues to evolve. Bob Ferrarri attended their recent conference and came away with a wealth of information about where they're going.
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