Most supply chain professionals know that a successful project is likely to include elements of people, process, and technology, but few of us really devote the attention to People issues that they really deserve. Manhattan Associates’ Momentum conference was refreshing because they did not ignore this critical element of project success.
JDA Software Group, Inc. held its annual user conference in Nashville last week. The event was a big one, with well over 2,000 attendees, over 50 sponsors, 100 customer presentations, roundtables, and discussions, and a concert at the Grand Ole Opry featuring Darius Rucker. The customer case studies spanned multiple industries, solutions, and geographies, and […]
Descartes Systems Group held its annual user conference last week in sunny West Palm Beach, FL. This was my first time attending the event, and it did not disappoint. There were over 400 attendees at this year’s conference, making it their biggest yet. The theme of the conference was “Logistics in Motion – Company in […]
The Logistics Services Provider (LSP) is notorious for its high employee turnover. Does this matter? A leading LSP believes if you want happy customers you need happy employees.
Hear, hear! Once again, it’s a new year (poet, didn’t even know it)! And with that change comes a wish list of conferences that you would like to attend. Let’s face it, a trip to Miami in February isn’t hard to swallow. But your request needs to get approval from the corner office, right? What’s […]
Here is a sample question for prospective supply chain, business, or financial analysts, “how many piano tuners are there in Chicago?” This question comes from the business best seller Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction. Before I give you the “answer” to the question, let me tell you a bit about this book’s genesis. While […]
… innovating at scale at CSCMP’s annual conference last week. For Amazon this means innovating like a start-up but being able to bring to bear the scale and resources of a big company to support the kind of rapid innovation typical of startups.
