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Over the last few years, we have all felt the effect of semiconductor shortages. From phones to cars and high-tech electronics, these little chips have a big impact on our lives, so when semiconductor demand started to outpace supply, the “chip shortage” …
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As organizations digitize their supply chains, they gain access to a wealth of information — more than any individual can process without technical assistance. Integrated platforms with sophisticated analytics functions provide critical data, often in …
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Of course I am playing off of the title of the movie “ The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ”, a comedy with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, in which IMDB describes the plot line as A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories …
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As discussed in Part 1 and Part 2 of the "Truth, Lies, and Statistical Modeling in Supply Chains series, systems rarely exhibit variability that follows a Normal distribution, even though very often we base our inventory policies on the assumption that …
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I want to take all of us down into the weeds for my next blog, "Truth, Lies, and Statistical Modeling in Supply Chain. I came to the conclusion that this would be necessary after talking to colleagues and customers about the how we model all of our …
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In the original blog, "Truth, Lies, and Statistical Modeling in Supply Chain", John Skelton asked if I had not mistakenly used “too much inventory”instead of “too little inventory” in the highlighted section of the sentence below: “If we determine safety …
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Today, Kinaxis is pleased to welcome MorphoSys into its community of supply chain innovators. The fast-growing U.S. and European biotech company joins an expanding list of businesses who have gone live with advanced planning in less than 12 weeks thanks …
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Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Over the next several weeks, I’ll outline these issues and discuss some ideas around how to avoid these practices. You …
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Our partner Celestica recently published the following article, ‘ Is your company being held hostage by poor inventory performance? ’ The authors, Anandhi Narayanan, Senior Manager, Advanced Customer Solutions, Charles Thomas, Director, IT Customer …
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So you're an inventory manager, and your CFO just asked you to reduce inventory by 10% before year end to free up some capital for next year's big investment in R&D. At first glance, it's not so bad; you've got nine months to do it. But then you look at …
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From designing, sourcing and manufacturing, to distribution and consumption, your supply chain is at the heart of your customer satisfaction levels. It has become a competitive weapon that could help you win the consumerism war. But the sheer complexity …
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I recently began reflecting on if the “10 Principles of Good Design” applied to supply chain and how we design for it. In this blog I will explore the first of Dieter Rams’ ten principles for good design to see how it applies to the supply chain and what …