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Pushing for the smarter supply chain 19 Sep 2012 | 11:00 pm
You and I are steadily increasing our power and influence. Disagree? I’ll tell you why; Internet makes information easily available and helps us gain better and better knowledge. And knowledge means p...
This week’s limerick (13) 25 Apr 2012 | 02:34 am
A Controller on ‘Fine Boulevard’ thought logistics could not be so hard. It came as a shock when most of the stock was somehow getting stuck in the yard. No, a balanced scorecard will not buy you...
Refreshing 3 Mar 2012 | 01:54 am
The other day I was running our WMS application. I do that occasionally, being a product manager. I had opened two different dialogs and made a few changes in one of them. When I toggled back to the o...
Even Less Stock in the Virtual Store… 2 Mar 2012 | 12:59 am
Just following up with some evidence around the trends expressed in yesterday’s post; check out the article in CSCMP Quarterly on the virtual store here. /Pär
Less Stock in Store Puts Pressure on Supply Chains 29 Feb 2012 | 10:16 pm
Tired of carrying bags? Several private label chains in retail report increases in eCommerce sales and decreases in store sales. Behind the numbers are several trends that will drive new go-to-market ...
Yuletide Wishes 28 Dec 2011 | 02:54 am
I wanted to send a holiday greeting, but it is difficult in today’s world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met with my lawyer yesterday… And on advice I wish to say the fol...
This week’s limerick (12) 3 Dec 2011 | 02:51 am
When supply chain chiefs met in Lausanne multi-channel discussions begun. An Englishman said let’s put this to bed as I’m pretty darn sure there’s just one… If you want a more serious discussion ...
Building the Case for Supply Chain Visibility 1 Dec 2011 | 02:49 am
Supply chain visibility is at the top of many executives’ priority lists. Capgemini conducted a survey in May 2011, and found that 45 percent of the survey takers listed visibility as their main goal ...
5 steps to make the unexpected expected 15 Nov 2011 | 02:45 am
One of those annoying disruptions happened to me a couple of weeks ago on a high speed train journey. It was outside the typical supply chain context, but caused me to think about how important it is ...
Active Processes Make Proactive 1 Oct 2011 | 12:08 am
Hello again, it has been some time, but today I feel an urge to share my thoughts on how companies often focus on trying to fix negative effects late in the supply chain instead of going to the root ...
