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Jit Hinchman

Founder at Supply Chain Adviser™

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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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Are you happy in your current role?

People & Leadership Talent Management & Performance

Yes

Unsure

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Have blockchain projects meaningfully impacted your revenue or cost?

Blockchain

Yes

Too early to tell

Haven't invested

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Do you have remote employees on your team?

Talent Management & Performance

Yes

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What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

People & Leadership Financial Management Vendor Management

Keep it

I never accept them

Donate it

Depends on the dollar amount

Other (leave a comment)

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How important is it for your company to have its own branded software/app? ie. employee engagement app with your logo?

Mobile Business Applications

Extremely Important

Somewhat Important

It doesn't really matter

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What is your favorite browser?

Applications & Platforms Productivity Tools

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

IE (Edge)

Other (write a comment)

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Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

Culture & Values AI & Machine Learning

Yes, more jobs created

Yes, jobs lost to AI

Other (please comment)

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What do you consider the most intimidating part about starting a company?

Culture & Values

A good idea

The high chance of failure

Not getting a salary for a while

Raising funds

Other (please comment)

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What’s the best software development methodology for enterprise-level projects?

Technical Product Management Software Development Management Tools+1 more

Waterfall

Prototype

Rapid Application Development

Agile Scrum

Agile Kanban

Dynamic System Development

Lean Software Development

Other .. please add it down

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What are some of the projects or initiatives for building your sustainability supply chains?

Data & Analytics Applications & Platforms Disruptive & Emerging Technologies+5 more

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™3 months ago

Currently, Scope-3 emissions are the highest priority for the manufacturing industry. Many interesting developments are happening in this area, with much of the space remaining unexplored.

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What steps and strategy do you take to build risk resilience for your supply chains?

Risk Management

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™9 months ago

Map & Predict: Understand your chain, identify risks (think earthquakes, supplier woes), and predict their impact. ️

Diversify & Buffer: Don't put all your eggs in one basket! Multiple suppliers, alternate ...read more

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What do you foresee about the impact of increasing tension of the global Geopolitical (wars, political conflicts, humanitarian crises, rare earth metals & elements, clean water & air, food supply, etc.) on supply chain risk management and disruptions, and what should we do to overcome or prepare for?

Risk Management Culture & Values Peer Insights

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™a year ago

This is an omnibus question that someone could write a book length answer about or give a short superficial answer about. I'll try to aim for something in between.

We've had wars, political conflicts, humanitarian ...read more

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What's the funniest Supply Chain joke you ever shared or heard to break the ice in networking?

Peer Insights

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™a year ago

What do you call a supply chain manager who is always on the go? 🤔
A logistics manager 🙊

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What do you think the supply chain will be or look like in the next 10+ years? (Practitioners, Strategies, Networks, Tech & Tools, etc.)

Applications & Platforms Data & Analytics Disruptive & Emerging Technologies+10 more

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™a year ago

As a human being, not just a supply chain professional, I truly hope that supply chains will look different in 10+ years than what they are now (or were in the last decades) and I proactively work for this change to happen.

What ...read more

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What is your advice on how to successfully implement sustainability and circular supply chains? What are the challenges and what steps to approach them?

Strategy & Architecture Management Tools Process Management+7 more

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™a year ago

This is again a super broad question, but what works in every business are the following:
1. education at all levels of the organisation
2. transparency on where we are
3. mental openness and commitment to the change ...read more

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What are some of the projects or initiatives for building your sustainability supply chains?

Data & Analytics Applications & Platforms Disruptive & Emerging Technologies+5 more

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™3 months ago

Currently, Scope-3 emissions are the highest priority for the manufacturing industry. Many interesting developments are happening in this area, with much of the space remaining unexplored.

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With so many various trade publications on the market and sources for supply chain insights, what are the publications -- magazines, digital publications, or websites that you find to be most helpful in staying informed?

Peer Insights

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™3 months ago

Good question. It depends on what types of published contents you want to be informed and of your personal preferences as well.

- Publications: Gartner, McKinsey, EY, Supply Chain Management Review, Supply Chain Brain, ...read more

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Are there specific areas your organization is focused on or undertaking that are directly related to creating supply chain resiliency? If so, what advice do you have for others tackling the same challenges and solutions?

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™4 months ago

Good question.

It depends on where you are and where you want to be when it comes to setting the goals for supply chain resiliency. It should start with clients demand, you have to know what is the ideal stage of ...read more

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Be honest: are off-hours meetings (specifically meetings before 8 AM or after 5 PM) ever acceptable?

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™6 months ago

Yes. But attendees are often consulted, and group agrees.
1) project work that involves folks in different time zones may be approved
2) Physician meetings
3) 7/7:30am is more common than after 5pm

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What are some of the systems or solutions you have used for traceability in your respective areas and what would be the things to watch for in selecting a good traceability solution?

Collaboration Solutions

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™6 months ago

Are you asking about track and trace? If so, I haven't seen anyone successfully do this at scale. The industries I have been a part of didn't have a big focus on it; perhaps someone in food or pharmaceuticals would ...read more

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We are wrapping up a logistics network optimization project, and I am seeking examples and references for creating analytical solutions and dashboards to compare optimized scenarios. What examples can you share?

Peer Insights

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™6 months ago

Great project. I hope you find it rewarding as you see the results from your hard work.

Network optimization can be a powerful tool to help SC practitioner seeing a real-time KPIs snapshot of SC performance (To Compare between ...read more

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What are some of the most common traps you believe new Manufacturing leaders should be cautious of when entering their role?

People & Leadership

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™7 months ago

Manufacturing is understated in many aspects. Not able to maintain work-life balance and employee engagements, neglecting continuous improvement practices, ignoring supply chain complexities etc. should be on top of the mind ...read more

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What steps and strategy do you take to build risk resilience for your supply chains?

Risk Management

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™9 months ago

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Based on your experience during your career with successful and unsuccessful supply chain transformations at scale, what were 3 key factors that contributed to having a positive transformation & 3 key factors that undermined it and led to the failure?

Peer Insights Strategy & Architecture People & Leadership+1 more

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™10 months ago

The ACT framework helps address this issue by emphasizing human oversight and continual monitoring to identify and address potential bias, errors, and unintended consequences. This means that organizations must establish ...read more

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Has your supply chain implemented advanced technologies such as 5G, IoT, and AI algorithms for predictive analytics? If so, have these implementations led to significant improvements in efficiency, cost reduction, and real-time tracking of inventory and shipments? Please share your experiences and insights.

Cost Optimization 5G IoT+4 more

Jit HinchmanFounder at Supply Chain Adviser™a year ago

Not yet , But I have submit a proposal to a company to monitor the full supply from loading to unloading on project side , the whole process should be monitored by putting/integrating Vehicle GPS tracking system in the ...read more

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Content Jit is Following

Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Are you happy in your current role?

Have blockchain projects meaningfully impacted your revenue or cost?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

How important is it for your company to have its own branded software/app? ie. employee engagement app with your logo?

What is your favorite browser?

Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

What do you consider the most intimidating part about starting a company?

What’s the best software development methodology for enterprise-level projects?

What are some of the projects or initiatives for building your sustainability supply chains?

What steps and strategy do you take to build risk resilience for your supply chains?

What's the funniest Supply Chain joke you ever shared or heard to break the ice in networking?

What do you think the supply chain will be or look like in the next 10+ years? (Practitioners, Strategies, Networks, Tech & Tools, etc.)

What is your advice on how to successfully implement sustainability and circular supply chains? What are the challenges and what steps to approach them?

What are some of the projects or initiatives for building your sustainability supply chains?

With so many various trade publications on the market and sources for supply chain insights, what are the publications -- magazines, digital publications, or websites that you find to be most helpful in staying informed?

Are there specific areas your organization is focused on or undertaking that are directly related to creating supply chain resiliency? If so, what advice do you have for others tackling the same challenges and solutions?

Be honest: are off-hours meetings (specifically meetings before 8 AM or after 5 PM) ever acceptable?

What are some of the systems or solutions you have used for traceability in your respective areas and what would be the things to watch for in selecting a good traceability solution?

We are wrapping up a logistics network optimization project, and I am seeking examples and references for creating analytical solutions and dashboards to compare optimized scenarios. What examples can you share?

What are some of the most common traps you believe new Manufacturing leaders should be cautious of when entering their role?

What steps and strategy do you take to build risk resilience for your supply chains?

Based on your experience during your career with successful and unsuccessful supply chain transformations at scale, what were 3 key factors that contributed to having a positive transformation & 3 key factors that undermined it and led to the failure?

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Content Jit is Following

Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Are you happy in your current role?

Have blockchain projects meaningfully impacted your revenue or cost?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

How important is it for your company to have its own branded software/app? ie. employee engagement app with your logo?

What is your favorite browser?

Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

What do you consider the most intimidating part about starting a company?

What’s the best software development methodology for enterprise-level projects?

What are some of the projects or initiatives for building your sustainability supply chains?

What steps and strategy do you take to build risk resilience for your supply chains?

What's the funniest Supply Chain joke you ever shared or heard to break the ice in networking?

What do you think the supply chain will be or look like in the next 10+ years? (Practitioners, Strategies, Networks, Tech & Tools, etc.)

What is your advice on how to successfully implement sustainability and circular supply chains? What are the challenges and what steps to approach them?

What are some of the projects or initiatives for building your sustainability supply chains?

With so many various trade publications on the market and sources for supply chain insights, what are the publications -- magazines, digital publications, or websites that you find to be most helpful in staying informed?

Are there specific areas your organization is focused on or undertaking that are directly related to creating supply chain resiliency? If so, what advice do you have for others tackling the same challenges and solutions?

Be honest: are off-hours meetings (specifically meetings before 8 AM or after 5 PM) ever acceptable?

What are some of the systems or solutions you have used for traceability in your respective areas and what would be the things to watch for in selecting a good traceability solution?

We are wrapping up a logistics network optimization project, and I am seeking examples and references for creating analytical solutions and dashboards to compare optimized scenarios. What examples can you share?

What are some of the most common traps you believe new Manufacturing leaders should be cautious of when entering their role?

What steps and strategy do you take to build risk resilience for your supply chains?

Based on your experience during your career with successful and unsuccessful supply chain transformations at scale, what were 3 key factors that contributed to having a positive transformation & 3 key factors that undermined it and led to the failure?