Supply Chain Insights

The differences between a leader and laggard boil down to five things: supply chain leadership, talent management, active design of the supply chain, strong horizontal processes, and being good at supply chain planning.

Don’t Let the Old Horse Die - The processes of S&OP are now over 35 years in evolution and in many ways they are quite different, and in many they are the same. Let me explain.

The large-scale assembly of the next iPhone will commence soon (if not already underway) along with fresh supply chain developments coming off Asia that points to milestones involving Apple's key manufacturing partners.

Big data is more of an opportunity than a problem. Companies need to mobilize now to build new processes and differentiated services. The focus needs to be on what the end-to-end supply chain can be. To do this, companies need to free themselves from the limited definition of what it is today. As a result, some organizations are calling it the “digital supply chain.”

You don’t get anywhere near the depth and breadth of visibility with 3PL tools as you would if you engaged a standalone TMS solution from any of the leading providers especially with respect to rate data, carrier acceptance data and overall visibility.

Hurst will arrive at Amazon in October with nearly two decades' experience working in tech and sustainability.

With so much growth in academic programs, and industry sponsors lining up to invest in universities' supply chain centers, the sense is that supply chain has finally "arrived" as a profession.

In the next decade, talent will be the missing link in the supply chain. While companies today are active in college recruiting and mentoring high-performance talent, many are unaware of the sea change that is happening in talent management.

It takes many years to build a culture to improve supply chain excellence, and many well-intended technology or plant design projects can quickly take a supply chain team off guard.

Based on the concept of “Imagine,” attendees at the conference will be challenged to think differently about the future of supply chain.

Five years ago talent was plentiful, companies could easily recruit for supply chain planners, and it was easier to recruit supply chain graduates - Not so today.

Apple, which once drew fire from campaigners for working conditions in China and heavy reliance on fossil fuels, is now leading other technology companies in controlling its own power supply and expanding its use of renewable energy.

Through a strategic partnership, Supply Chain Insights and Supply Chain 24/7 have developed a series of targeted surveys that will, with SC24/7 members’ participation, address some of today’s most relevant and pressing supply chain challenges.

Effective demand planning doesn’t just happen, it requires work. To move forward, companies have to admit the mistakes of the past, implement continuous improvement programs to drive discipline, and carefully re-implement demand planning technologies to sense and shape demand. Here’s a guide to making sound demand planning a reality.

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