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I was reading a blog on the Supply Chain Expert Community by Peter Balbus on How can we make America’s Supply Chains More Dynamic and Innovative, which got me thinking about my own experiences in dealing with supply chains and their impact on companies I …
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I was talking to another consultant recently about issues one of their customers had with obsolescence in the high tech electronics industry. He said with all the rapid advances in technology, it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid the effects of …
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Yeah, there has been some positive news as of late on return of growth for ERP, but not everyone is singing the same tune. For example, I came across an article the other day in SupplyChainReview taken from PC World : ERP investments to slow in 2011 The …
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Attribute based forecast generation can be defined as using the common attributes of a particular group of products to more accurately forecast future demand at the individual SKU level. Forecasting is part science and part art, so the more we can move …
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The advent of the latest recession and slow recovery has led many companies to realize the benefits, nay, the necessity, of integrating demand and supply planning across the enterprise. The benefits of increased response to demand fluctuations, reduced …
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Special Notice: Kinaxis would like to invite the public to participate in an open Twitter chat about S&OP trends and strategies. Follow the discussion tomorrow (Oct 5th) from 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT using the hashtag #SOPchat. Come participate in what we …
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I came across the following blog post that gives a plain English description of pull-model production methods – how to be lean and demand-driven. I particularly like Stephen’s analogy of push vs. pull manufacturing: By trying to guess potential demand, …
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I was fortunate to have the opportunity to contribute an opinion piece to IndustryWeek last week on my favorite topic to rant about….ERP Suites. In the article, I proposed five questions that can serve as a gut check for IT and supply chain executives to …
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You often hear that SaaS is a more efficient way to deliver software value to the customer. The main feature people point to is “if you don’t need it – just don’t renew your subscription.” This “clouds” some other real benefits of SaaS. Deployments are …
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I believe it is. What I refer to as SaaS 2.0 will be the “dagger in the heart” of the traditional enterprise software model. The first incarnation of SaaS, which was popularized by SalesForce.com, created a totally new value proposition for enterprises. …
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Kinaxis was the presenting sponsor of last night’s AMR Supply Chain Top 25 awards dinner. It was a great event. Kudos to the AMR/Gartner team and congratulations to the 25 stand-out leaders . We are proud to say that two of the top 5, and all 3 companies …
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Based on the conversations we’ve had with prospects, analysts and others in the field, we believe that most, if not all, are seeing SAP’s plans to discontinue standard support for their APO suite as the equivalent of an end-of-life plan without a directly …