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Will your supply chain lead in the next decade?

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In 2004, Walmart wasn’t concerned about Amazon; it was just an upstart online bookstore. Professionals in demand planning, procurement, logistics, fulfillment, sourcing: step up and take ownership of your area. Remember Walmart and Amazon in 2004 and look at them now. Innovation cycles are short and becoming shorter.

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The Big Interview with Ana Maria Velica

Procurement Heads

It was back in 2004 in Romania – I am Romanian – and at the time I was working as a Marketing Assistant at British American Tobacco. If we look at how specialised supply chain is, the specialism required to perform jobs like demand planning, supply planning, employee retention and relationships are vital.

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Walmart Supply Chain: Building a Successful Integrated Supply Chain for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

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By sharing real-time sales data and demand information, CPFR enables accurate forecasting and demand planning, minimizing information distortion, and promoting synchronized inventory replenishment. Lee (2004) proposed the concept of a new Triple-A supply chain for Walmart and other companies in the 21st century.