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Sourcing Innovation: The Voice of the Customer
As mentioned in yesterday's post on What Can The Right Supply Chain Transformation Do For You, there are a number of best practices that should be followed when undertaking a supply chain transformation but by far the most important is to listen to the voice of the customer. Since the whole
The 21st Century Supply Chain » Blog Archive » Closing the gaps in supply chain management
The C-suite & SCM Much has changed over the years since the 1980’s when few knew the term Supply Chain Management (SCM) and even fewer knew what it meant, including me.
Infor Donates Supply Chain Network Design Software to University « SCM Pulse
Infor Donates Supply Chain Network Design Software to University …TMCnet – USAThe software will be used by the Supply Chain Management Research Center (SCMRC) in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the university as part of …<img alt="" border="0"
Sourcing Innovation: You Cannot Overlook SSDO And Optimize Your Supply Chain
I was taken aback at this recent article in SupplyChainBrain on Supply Chain Optimization in the New Analytics Economy which outlined five analytics-enabled objectives which did not include strategic sourcing decision optimization, which is the next logical step in the sequence. Consider the
Sourcing Innovation: How Do We Harness The Wisdom of Crowds In Supply Chain Forecasting?
As per a recent article in Strategy + Business on cleaning the crystal ball, which discussed the challenges associated with forecasting, we are reminded how the old game of estimating the number of jelly beans in a jar illustrates the innate wisdom of the crowd. In a class of 50 to 60 students,
Sourcing Innovation: Optimization is Supply Chain's Simulation
A recent article over on Industry Week pointed out how Simulation is Empowering Product Engineers to Save Time, Money (and the Planet Too). According to the article, simulation helped: NatureWorks design a new biodegrade chip bag for SunChips, Balzer Pacific Equipment Co. design and
Sourcing Innovation: What's the Right Planning Horizon for Your Supply Chain?
The recent report on Supply Chain Strategy in the Board Room by the Cranfield School of Management and Solving Efeso had some interesting and surprising statistics on the frequency of supply chain strategy review and the supply chain planning horizon. Namely, while the frequency of review was all
The 21st Century Supply Chain » Blog Archive » Is collaboration the next supply chain optimizer?
On June 15th, I had the privilege of presenting at the world first Chief Supply Chain Officer Summit alongside a very well-known and respected Supply Chain Leader.
The 21st Century Supply Chain » Blog Archive » 2010 Chief Supply Chain Officer Summit – Free,
Our very own John Sicard will be joining Angel Mendez, senior vice president, customer value chain management at Cisco Systems for a presentation on Next Generation Value Chain Best-Practices.
The 21st Century Supply Chain » Blog Archive » Human intelligence and machine stupidity: Supply
Before I start on the body of my blog posting, let me state unequivocally that I believe, no, that I know, that computers and software have a huge role to play in decision making and execution in a wide range of business functions.
