Mike Crowe

Come visit Bojan "Boki" Poluga and me at the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning's 2024 S&OP and IBP Global Conference in Chicago next week. Learn how you can build a more intelligent supply chain. https://lnkd.in/eJXs7_3y #supplychainplanning

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I’m pleased to announce Curtis Ying, Mike Liebson, and I have just published an article, “Case Study: Optimizing Delivery Scheduling at a Large Restaurant Chain,” in the Fall issue of the Journal of Business Forecasting at https://lnkd.in/gGEKxHDm Full text available at: https://lnkd.in/gPR8H5xw The article introduces a new approach to distribution center (DC) delivery scheduling, a novel concept we call Master Purchasing Receipt Scheduling (MPRS). The article details how an iconic American $10B+ quick-service restaurant chain uses MPRS to reduce DC bottlenecks, increase receiving efficiency, and eliminate hundreds of hours of planning time. #supplychainplanning #inboundlogistics #qsr

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For Hershey, effective trade promotion management (TPM) is essential for business success. PwC helped implement an SAP-based TPM platform, allow Hershey to benefit from improved trade spend efficiency, forecasting, and continue to sweeten customer experiences. 🍫 Read the full case study below 🍫 https://lnkd.in/eNNXUkyr

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Message me to schedule an opportunity analysis for your business! #profitmargins #costreduction #valuethroughinsight

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🚀 Exciting news! Omnae has secured a new patent for our innovative supply chain management platform, OmnaeConnect, designed to revolutionize multi-tier supply chain visibility and efficiency. 🌐 Read more about how we're empowering businesses of all sizes to thrive in today's complex supply chains! Sources

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We're excited to share that Tonkean has once again been included in the #ProcureTech100, a list of the “definitive 100 pioneering digital procurement solutions," by ProcureTech and Kearney 🎉 It's an honor to be among this year's cohort. As ProcureTech CEO Lance Younger stated, “Organizations selected for this year’s ProcureTech100 continue to push the boundaries of the possible, trailblazing for the industry, offering unrivaled user experience and scalability, solving the most complex and simple procurement challenges.” To learn more about the ProcureTech100, check out our announcement below! #ProcessOrchestration #ProcureTech #AI #IntakeOrchestration

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How well does your business manage supply chain issues? Learn some of the common pitfalls and see what you can do to avoid them. #SupplyChain

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The supply chain is only becoming more complex—and every disruption creates a ripple effect that impacts other players. At SAP Sapphire, Christian Klein, CEO, SAP, shined a light on the true challenges the supply chain is facing. Some at the event even suggest up to 97% of our supply chains got disrupted in the last two years. What experience have you seen in the past few years? What is needed today? Can gen AI help save our supply chains? Can this technology help supply chains to become more flexible to serve the personalized needs of the consumers? https://lnkd.in/ey3dJdd5 Christian Klein Julia White Tim Clark Etosha Thurman JP Finnell Elaine Benfield George LeBron Mindy Davis Kelly Sheldon Murray Martin Barkman

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I’m honored and delighted to be having coffee with the one and only Rob Handfield tomorrow morning! I’ve known Rob ever since I moved to the Research Triangle area in 1996 to work for the IBM Personal Computer Company in their Global Logistics organization. Long before I fell in love with Energy and the people in that industry, I was a supply chain professional with 20+ years of experience working in some of the most complex and advanced supply chains on the planet. Supply chain is hands down the most important business discipline (if you’re inclined to argue just think back to those desperate searches for toilet paper during the pandemic) and energy is hands down the most important industry (without it we are all living in caves and huts cooking our food over fires). #Supplychain and #energy are inextricably linked and are two sides of the same coin.

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The latest episode of Supply Chain Briefs has been released with Bill Mrzlak and has already sparked a lot of interest on the topic of S&OP vs S&OE! Click below to listen!

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Business leaders across the globe have been grappling with continuous #supplychain and #sustainability challenges – and they’re only poised to continue throughout 2024 and beyond. Oracle’s Jon Chorley details the key priorities supply chain leaders should keep in mind this year and how technology can help: https://lnkd.in/gtGsZ4uq

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A great article from my friends at Pharosity and Twelve Consulting on planning and communication challenges that can lead to product shortages!! But if you are a manufacturer who unfortunately find's yourself in just such a situation...what steps are critical to successfully work through this challenge? How do you work with both your channel partners/intermediaries and end customers to make this shortage situation as painless as possible? When handled poorly both channel partners and end customers have long memories that may well impact both future relationships and demand sales. Let's connect and start the conversation on how we have assisted manufacturers with this critical process.

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What are some key strategies for establishing a resilient #supplychain model? My colleagues, Ashutosh Dekhne and Milene Carvalho, discuss that in this article.

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Monetary uncertaintity was the top priority for orgnisational risk that procurement will focus on according to economist impact. https://buff.ly/45TNmcc This article looks deeply into the lagged effects of COVID-19 supply chain disruptions on inflation and as thorough as youd expect from the brookings institute. | Brookings

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This brought back a lot of (positive) memories...Accenture's ASCET publications of advanced supply chain thinking in the 1990's...#ascet #suupplychainstrategy https://lnkd.in/gh_bkJsi

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