Shifting sands. War. Tariffs. Shortages. Price increases. Ocean booking cancellations. Tightening of pocketbooks: changing demand patterns. Decline in consumer confidence. All are unsettling. Companies are
Every two weeks, I will be doing a podcast with Peter Bolstorff previously at ASCM and now at Inspire.ai. Sign up to follow the Straight
The booths at the National Retail Federation (NRF) on January 12th-14th will shine brightly with AI plastered everywhere. However, based on my discussions with the
Holding my coffee tight, I gingerly slid into the last seat on the bus. It was early morning following a long night of travel. I
What metrics should supply chain leaders use to drive value? Here we answer this question and share a metrics hierarchy for consideration.
When teams say that they want to move to outside-in processes using the crawl, walk, run approach, I say not so fast! The shift is a step change not an evolution. Here I share how to jump into the new paradigm.
Can we redefine the work of a supply chain planner through GenAI? I think yes. Here we share use cases.
A discussion on data latency and distortion and why it should come first before defining the supply chain architecture.
The journey for S&OP is a road with many ruts and potholes. In my opinion, the road is tougher today because it is paved with
Here the author struggles with nine paradoxes in traditional supply chain thinking.
