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Talent Spotlight: Andrew F. Smith

Procurement Heads

The immediate priority was to balance supply with demand, including using procurement and supply chain skills to identify and quickly form relationships with some new suppliers who did have stock and availability, which was made even more difficult by the travel restrictions which meant that much of this needed to happen virtually.

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Talent Spotlight: Andrew F. Smith

Procurement Heads

The immediate priority was to balance supply with demand, including using procurement and supply chain skills to identify and quickly form relationships with some new suppliers who did have stock and availability, which was made even more difficult by the travel restrictions which meant that much of this needed to happen virtually.

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Fueling Success: Career in Supply Chain Guide

SCMDOJO

Inventory Management & Optimization: Managing inventory as working capital, focusing on demand planning, optimization, safety stock management, and meeting customer service expectations. Leaders need to be change catalysts, attuned to the emotional landscape of their teams.

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Democratising Supply Chain Training – Dr. Muddassir Ahmed from SCM Dojo

The Procuretech Podcast

People often jump on a new technology without thinking about the bigger picture of change management. But it's not going to create value without a plan on how that fits your business. . You can implement the best technology but with poor change management it will fail. But the tagline is knowledge and solution.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #1

Supply Chain Trend

During this exercise I was hand-picked to develop and lead the Demand Planning Team for the largest of the two operating divisions. It’s all about the culture, change management, and the desire to make this a core way to run a business. be very cognizant and purposeful in managing the change management.

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Why is Supply Chain Such a Great Career Path?

Supply Chain Game Changer

SCM encompasses the integrated planning and execution of processes required to optimize the flow of materials, information and financial capital in the areas that broadly include demand planning, sourcing, production, inventory management and storage, transportation — or logistics — and return for excess or defective products.

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The Big Debate: Characteristics of Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Opz

The capabilities typically cited as critical to achieving the level of orchestration needed to improve service and manage costs are: - Synchronized (E2E) planning capability – aligning production to the end-customer demand, therefore reducing the bullwhip effect and driving improved stability.

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