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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software.

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346: Enable and Empower Your Supply Chain, with WiseTech

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Their global team of nearly 2,000 people is united in a mission to create breakthrough products that enable and empower those that own and operate the supply chains of the world. WiseTech listed in 2016 (ASX:WTC) and has grown into a more than $21 billion (AUD) company. Guest bio: Richard founded WiseTech Global in 1994.

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Choosing Rod Sherkin

Procurement Insights

This later became his one of the most famous strategies.” ProPurchaser ** ProPurchaser** operates in the procurement intelligence and cost management sector, providing tools and data to assist supply chain professionals in negotiations. COMPETITORS 1. As a result, Ever.Ag As a result, Ever.Ag

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The State of S&OP according to 7 Thought Leaders

Supply Chain Trend

To assess the current state of S&OP, I interviewed 7 S&OP thought leaders at the end of 2016 for my blog supply chain trend. S&OP is still too supply chain focused, although it covers much more than supply chain. Too much Supply Chain focus.

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Solution Providers – Stop Telling & Selling and Start Asking & Solving!

Procurement Insights

.” The following excerpt from the article defines “robotic selling:” “Many notable sales training and coaching programs have historically focused on getting to a decision maker, confirming they have a budget, a need, and the authority to buy, then selling them the benefits of a product or service.”

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The ‘Why’ in S&OP: or How to Find More Meaning

Supply Chain Trend

Usually lead and motivated by supply chain who promises a great business governing model, there is some enthusiasm and support from other functions. The often supply chain oriented S&OP objectives like forecast accuracy improvement and inventory reductions will not really engage executives deeply.

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Procurement Fact File

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In Deloitte’s Global CPO Survey 2016 the top 4 priorities for CPO’s were found to be cost reduction, new product development, increasing cash flow and organic expansion. source: (p2) Deloitte – The Deloitte Global CPO Survey 2016. Cost Reduction. Reducing total life cycle/ownership costs.