I was blown away by the capabilities of Equifax at a recent conference I went to (I don't get compensated by them for the shout out). There are other companies that have similar risk profiles, but they're good. Teal ...read more

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How can AI be leveraged to optimize supply chain operations and improve efficiency while also ensuring ethical and sustainable practices are being followed throughout the entire supply chain?

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Nathan CunninghamFounder, CEO at WIPP data in Consumer Goodsa year ago

The first step in ensuring ethical and sustainable practices throughout the supply chain is to actually have visibility to your Tier 2-10 suppliers. Who are they? Once you know who those suppliers are, leverage AI to auto-research ...read more

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How does your Organization benchmark Inventory Turns? Who are the best in class and what are the best in class Turns for OEMs?

Nathan CunninghamFounder, CEO at WIPP data in Consumer Goodsa year ago

There's SO many variables. This is very industry specific and function specific. Indirect goods should have lower turns than Direct Goods. My experience in manufacturing is that inventory turns for direct material production ...read more

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For those with Category Strategy programs, what were some of the key Technology strategies you addressed first or had the biggest impact? Based on how some taxonomy platforms are set up, it can be difficult to clearly identify some good candidate 'targets' since the categories are hidden in higher levels and don't have a direct line of sight.

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Nathan CunninghamFounder, CEO at WIPP data in Consumer Goodsa year ago

I haven't done true category strategy for about 7 years and the technology I had was a network of ERP systems and a BI platform that aggregated all those ERP systems and categorized spend. Those were already at the company ...read more

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We are considering an assessment with a supply chain optimization consultant Reveal (https://www.revealvalue.com). Would any of you be willing to share about your experiences with Reveal? Looking for a customer reference.

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Nathan CunninghamFounder, CEO at WIPP data in Consumer Goodsa year ago

Caveat: I've never worked with Reveal. And I'm bias because I'm a supply chain consultant, of sorts. But here's my response regardless:

ERP systems are incredibly complex. The chance that your company ...read more

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With companies thinking about moving from a 5-day work week to a 4-day work week, do you feel the supply chain function can make this shift? Please share your pros/cons.

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Nathan CunninghamFounder, CEO at WIPP data in Consumer Goodsa year ago

There are some aspects of Supply chain that can operate in a 4-day work environment. Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Operations, and Analytics. But from my perspective, the core of the supply chain function is based in Transportation, ...read more

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Can anyone share experiences in benchmarking on Supply Chain Due Diligence to compare good practices/approaches that manage supply chain risks while complying with emerging regulations (notably EU ones)? Very interested in discussing this.

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Nathan CunninghamFounder, CEO at WIPP data in Consumer Goodsa year ago

There are so many aspects to due diligence within supply chain that it's hard to set just one. From my opinion, the risk measurement tools for supply chain are not great. Cost Savings has had easy measurement tools forever ...read more

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