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This December, I had the opportunity to travel south right around the time when things in Ottawa are starting to get a little cold. It was great to be able to ditch the jacket and break out the shorts. But when I arrived, I saw something that my Canadian …
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I came across an article in Industry Week about a study from IFS North America (with help from Mint Jutras ), which shows how traditional ERP vendors aren't addressing the needs of project based companies. The study looked at companies with more than $100 …
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I saw an interesting article on Fox Business that talked about how Apple has come to the realization that it needs to regain control of its supply chain. "What?" you say. "Apple is known for its fantastic supply chain". And you'd be right… if the focus is …
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I’ve been in Phoenix the last few days attending the IBF Supply Chain Forecasting and Planning conference. The uncharacteristically cool weather in Phoenix didn’t slow down the pace at the conference as people gathered to discuss everything from S&OP …
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It’s just after lunch on a Friday afternoon. The phone rings. It’s a company you’ve been trying to turn into a customer for years. They have a big order with your competition that they can’t get in on time and have decided to give you a try. The problem …
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If you, like me, get your blogs aggregated through Google reader, you were shocked to discover that Google Reader is going away as of July 1 st . I had a moment of panic when I contemplated having to actually visit the various web pages for the blogs I …
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If it wasn’t so depressing, I’d laugh. Last week, we discovered that one of the leading studies that has been driving the EU Austerity policy is flawed. Why? An Error in an Excel spreadsheet. The Eurozone Crisis really hit its stride in 2010 when several …
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A few weeks ago, Trevor Miles wrote a blog series entitled, “Truth, Lies, and Statistical Modeling in Supply Chain: Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 . In it, he discusses how companies often model manufacturing and supply chain systems using deterministic …
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I was fortunate to attend the GT Nexus user conference this week in Hollywood Florida (GT Nexus is a Kinaxis strategic partner ). I sat in on a panel discussion on how ERP data can be extended to global partners, and why this matters. One of the …
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At Kinaxis, I help our customers develop solutions to supply chain and project management challenges using RapidResponse. You may remember in my last blog entitled, “ Another Link in the Chain: Connecting Project Management to the Supply Chain ”, I …
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Supply Chain Digest’s graphic of the week last week is from the 2013 Gartner Supply Chain Study. It shows various initiatives that supply chain leaders feel passionate about like integrated business planning, government mandates, talent management, …
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I saw this post over at the Sourcing Innovation blog. It links to an excellent article with the catchy title of “ Don’t let this happen to you! ” on Supply and Demand Chain Executive . It brings to the forefront thoughts I’ve been having over the past …