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January 2013

Newsletter - Fairfield County Chapter #12

The Dispatcher

Inside this Issue:

q Joint PDM - presented by Fairfield & Danbury chapters .................. p 1q About the Speaker - PDM Information ............................................ p 2q Thank you! to Paul Bailo ................................................................... p 3-4q Scholarship information .................................................................. p 5-6q 2012-2012 Chapter Officers & Board of Directors ........................... p 7q CSCP Classes & Review Sessions ..................................................... p 8 - 9 q What’s to Come - Save the Dates! .................................................... p 10q On the Job Front - Guest Contributor ........................................... p 11 -12q Supply Chain Trends That Shaped 2012........................................... p 13 q Top Ten Predictions for 2013........................................................ p14 - 15

Joint PDM - Ms. Lora Cecere, Speaker!

Read more information on page 2 for time, place and RSVP.

The Fairfield & Danbury Chapters APICS are pleased to announce a joint PDM event on February 6, 2013!

Join us as we celebrate a milestone in Supply Chain Management with the newly released book, “BRICKS MATTER”. Sharing relevant stories of success and failure from seventy-five supply chain pioneers, “BRICKS MATTER” re-veals the insights of what has been learned over the course of thirty years.

Co-author Lora Cecere, Founder & CEO of Supply Chain Insights, will present key take-aways from her first book, addressing the heart and soul of why “BRICKS MATTER”. Lora will be available immediately after the talk for a book signing. Copies of Bricks Matter will be avail-able for purchase onsite. Visit www.BricksMatter.com for more infor-mation on the book including reviews.

The Danbury Chapter sponsors the J.C. Jackson Student Paper contest for the WCSU Ancell School of Business. This year’s winner will present a sum-mary of their paper at the beginning of the meeting.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Ms. Lora Cecere

Date - Wednesday - February 6, 2013

When & Where...

u Joint PDM Info u

Location - The Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center 6 Lake Avenue Danbury, CT 06813 Parking in rear, on-street or in lot on Oil Mill RoadTime - 5:30 - 6pm - Registration/Networking 6 - 6:30pm - WCSU Student Paper Presentation 6:30 - 7pm - Speaker Presentation, Ms. Lora Cecere 7 - 7:30pm - Book signing/Refreshments

Topic - Joint PDM of Fairfield & Danbury Chapters to sponsor WCSU Student Paper Presentation and Co-Author of “BRICKS MATTER”, Ms. Lora Cecere

This is a FREE event - however seating is limited to 50 Attendees. Sign up NOW to reserve your spot. See website below.

For Reservations click on the link: http://www.apics-danbury.org

Copies of “BRICKS MATTER” will be available for purchase for Ms. Cecere to sign at the

discounted price of $37. Checks are payable to: Supply Chain Insignts.

Payment by credit card not available.

With more than 30 years of diverse supply chain experience, Lora spent 9 years as an industry analyst with Gartner Group, AMR Research, and Altimeter Group. Prior to becoming a supply chain analyst she spent 15 years as a leader in the building of supply chain software at Manugistics and Descartes Sys-tems Group, and several years as a supply chain practitioner at Procter & Gamble, Kraft/General Foods, Clorox, and Dreyers Grand Ice Cream (now a division of Nestle).

Lora Cecere is the founder of the research firm Supply Chain Insights, which is paving new directions in building thought-leading supply chain research. She is co-author of the new book, “BRICKS MATTER - The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation”.

She is also the author of the enterprise software blog Supply Chain Shaman. The blog focuses on the use of enterprise applications to drive supply chain excel-lence. As an enterprise strategist, Lora focuses on the changing face of enterprise technologies. Her research is designed for the early adopter seeking first mover advantage. Current research topics include the digital consumer, supply chain sensing, demand shaping and revenue management, market-driven value net-works, accelerating innovation through open design networks, the evolution of predictive analytics, emerging business intelligence solutions, and technologies to improve safe and secure product delivery.

Sign up on the Apics-Danbury website! Find it below!


THANK YOU!

Sincere thank you to, Paul Bailo, our PDM speaker in November 2012. He made us all think twice about Supply Chain in the future.

THANKS PAUL!


Join us on Wednesday, February 6th for when the Danbury & Fairfield Chapters will offer a joint PDM! See the website for details.

Sign up early as seating is limited.


APICS FAIRFIELD COUNTY CHAPTER MEMBER

SCHOLARSHIPORGANIZATION GUIDELINES

& PROCEDURESProgram Background

The APICS Fairfield County Chapter #12 Member Scholarship Organization is a non-profit organization governed by an elected Board of Directors. The directors set standards for eligibility, selection and give final approval of those recommended for awards.

The program was established in 1994. It recognizes outstanding graduating high school students who are dependents of APICS Fairfield County Members. Scholarships are funded by revenues generated from Educational Seminars and Certification Review Classes and voluntary contributions from Chapter mem-bers. The Chapter President accepts member donations and applications. Applications are available to Chapter Members beginning in March each year. The one-time award is $1,000.

Program Objective

The program recognizes graduating high school seniors who have potential for academic success in college while maintaining a well-rounded lifestyle. Scholarships are intended for students who dem-onstrate financial need. Awards are meant to help defray first-year educational expenses and are not awarded on a continuing basis.

Eligibility Requirements

For an applicant to be considered, the APICS member must meet all of the following requirements; •HavebeenamemberpriortoJuly1ofthepreviousyearasaregularfull-timememberin good standing. •Enterprisemembersrequireaminimumofonecontinuousyearasadesignate. •Havecompletedatleast25hoursofvolunteerservicewithAPICS. •Bearegularfull-timememberoradeceasedmemberwhohasmettheabovecriteriaasof the application postmark deadline for the current year.

To be eligible, the applicant must be:

•Abiological,adopted,orstepchildofaqualifyingAPICSFairfieldCountyChaptermember (listed above) or a child for whom the APICS member is a legal guardian. •AchildofadeceasedorretiredAPICSmemberwhometthemembereligibilityrequirements (listed above).

To qualify as an applicant, the student must meet all of the following requirements:

•Beagraduatinghighschoolsenior. •Intendtopursueorprogresstowardafour-yearBachelor’sdegree. •Plantoenrollorenrolledinanaccreditedinstitutionofhighereducation.

Exceptions to these requirements are evaluated on an individual basis by the APICS Fairfield County Board of Directors as appropriate.


Selection and Award Process

Candidates for awards are evaluated on the basis of academic achievement, financial need, extracurricu-lar and community involvement, work experience, the interview findings and other factors. The selection process is always difficult and the competition among applicants is challenging.

All scholarship applicants are interviewed. The interviews, usually held in April, are conducted by the Board of Directors of the Fairfield County Chapter. In situations where it is not practical to conduct a com-mittee interview, the applicant will be contacted for an interview by telephone.

All applicants will receive written notification from the APICS Fairfield County Chapter regarding the Board’s decision by late May.

College Major

Scholarship awards may be deferred for one year with written approval from the APICS Fairfield County Board of Directors. Should an unexpected or unusual circumstance prevent the recipient from entering college within six months after high school graduation, the recipient must request a deferment. Defer-ment beyond one year requires a second request approval process.

To claim the award, the recipient should contact the president for an attendance verification form. This form must be completed following the instructions provided on the form and returned to the President by the college. The completed form serves as the recipient’s official request for payment. Deferment beyond one year without written approval from the APICS Fairfield County Chapter Board of Directors results in forfeiture of the award.

Payment Procedure

A recipient who attends a two or four-year college receives the full scholarship amount during the fresh-man year. The award check is made payable to the scholarship recipient, not the college. It is mailed directly to the student at the address provided on the Attendance Verification Form and should arrive four to six weeks after the completed verification form is received by the Chapter President.

Applicant Packet and Deadline Date

To participate in the APICS Fairfield County Chapter #12 Member Scholarship Program a student must submit an Applicant Packet to the Chapter President containing the following items: •Completedapplicationform •Currenttranscript •Collegeentrancescores •Twolettersofrecommendation •Typedbiographicalnarrativeincludingstatementoffinancialneed

The packet must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2013 and sent to the email below.

For an Application Form & further information please contact your Chapter President - [email protected]




Fairfield Chapter 2012-13 Officers & Board of Directors

J. Sciglimpaglia President & Secretary 7/1/12 6/30/13 [email protected]. Philips Vice-President Website/CBAR 7/1/12 6/30/13 [email protected]. Rogan Treasurer 7/1/12 6/30/13 [email protected]. DeMarco Director - Publicity/Newsletter 7/1/12 6/30/13 [email protected] Director - Education 6/30/13 [email protected]. Cerullo Director - Programs 7/1/12 6/30/13 [email protected]. Desouza Director - Membership 9/1/12 6/30/13 [email protected]

Name Board Position Start Date End Date email

Is your Company a member of APICS? If not, inquire with your Manager, Director, Department head or HR representative to see if your Company is interested in membership information.

For more information on renewing your membership or to have a friend or co-worker get involved and join, contact Membership - [email protected]

If you are interested in joining the Board or would like to attend a Board meeting, please contact any board member

and let one of us know. Thank you.


FIND US ON:

Brush up on your knowledge of Supply Chain and make sure you are up-to-date on the latest terms and procedures.

Go to the Apics website and see what’s available.

It’s never to late to learn!

www.apics.org

Contact anyone of your Board of Directors for information on classes that your Chapter may be sponsoring right now!



CSCP Certification Class Information Take your career and organization in a new and exciting direction. Enhance your future, align your career goals, and distinguish yourself from the competition. In this challenging global marketplace, only the most well trained, well-educated supply chain and operational professionals are sought after and valued by employers. Join the 12,000+ supply chain professionals who have already earned their APICS CSCP designation. The Fairfield Chapter of APICS in conjunction with the Northern New Jersey Chapter of APICS and PIM Associates Inc. will be offering at least three CSCP instructor-led classes each year in the CT, NY and NJ area. These instructor-led courses offers 42+ hours of classroom time, enhanced CSCP courseware, extra exercises, tools, and additional CSCP in class practice questions to help you better understand the material and prepare for the exam. Our course focuses on key concepts, various CSCP calculations, definitions, relationships and it provides numerous examples on how companies apply these concepts. We also devote our final class to provide test taking tips and a review of approximately 100 practice test questions to help enhance your probability of passing the CSCP exam. 2013 CSCP Class Schedule Jan 26, Feb 9, 16, Mar 2, 16 and Apr 6 Saturday Bloomfield, NJ

Apr 14, 28, May 12, Jun 9, 23 and 30 Saturday Bloomfield, NJ

Sep 29, Oct 13, 27, Nov 3, 17 and Dec 7 Saturday Bloomfield, NJ

CSCP Pricing

Item Member Non-Member APICS CSCP Learning System $ 966. $1,296. APICS CSCP Exam Voucher $ 630. $ 795. CSCP Class Tuition $1,300. $1,600. APICS CSCP Instructor Visual Booklet * Included Included

Total $2,896.00* $3691.00* * Special Bundle Rate: Register for the CSCP class fifteen days in advance of the first class

and pay only $2,650 as a member and $3,500 as a non-member plus you will receive a copy of the CSCP Instructor Visual Booklet at no charge.


CSCP One-Day Review Session Are you concerned about passing your APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) certification exam? Do you wish you had an opportunity to review additional practice questions? Would you like to increase your probability of passing the CSCP exam? If your answer is yes, then you need to attend a Fairfield Chapter of APICS one-day CSCP review session. The session will be held in conjunction with PIM Associates Inc. The objectives of the session will be to:

1. Answer any pre-submitted questions on any CSCP topic. 2. Review CSCP certification test taking tips to prepare you to take and pass the exam. 3. Test your CSCP body of knowledge by reviewing between 75-125 CSCP practice questions. 4. Compare your CSCP readiness against other attendees through the use of an audience

response system. 5. Identify gaps in your CSCP body of knowledge.

The cost of this one-day review session is $99 for Fairfield APICS members and $149 for all other attendees. If you would like to learn more about this review session or to register please contact Howard Forman at [email protected] or call 973 838 5946. Space is limited so make your plans to register early. Remember that all educational classes: APICS CPIM, CSCP, Principles, or the Lean Enterprise Workshop, plus tailored supply chain and operational course are available to be taught on-site at your company. We provide flexible class scheduling to meet your company’s unique requirements. Please contact Howard Forman at [email protected] or call 973 838 5946 to learn more about how to bring a class in-house.

2013 CSCP Class Schedule

Jan 25, Feb 8, 15, Mar 1, 15 and Apr 5 Friday Bethlehem, PA

Jan 26, Feb 9, 16, Mar 2, 16 and Apr 6 Saturday Bloomfield, NJ

Apr 13, 27, May 11, Jun 8, 22 and 29 Friday Bethlehem, PA

Apr 14, 28, May 12, Jun 9, 23 and 30 Saturday Bloomfield, NJ

Sep 28, Oct 12, 26, Nov 2, 16 and Dec 6 Friday Bethlehem, PA

Sep 29, Oct 13, 27, Nov 3, 17 and Dec 7 Saturday Bloomfield, NJ

The Northern New Jersey Chapter offers extra additional assistance to help you prepare to take the exam, and students are permitted to retake a public class at no charge until passing the exam. A student may register for the Bloomfield, NJ CSCP class and pay on the Northern New Jersey Chapter of APICS website at www.apicsnonj.org. All APICS CPIM and CSCP certification classes plus tailored educational courses, such as basic MRP concepts, Inventory Reduction, Inventory Accuracy, Demand Management/Forecasting, etc. are available to be taught on-site at your company. We provide flexible class scheduling to meet your company’s unique requirements. Please contact Howard Forman at [email protected] or call 973 838 5946 to learn more about how to bring classes in-house.


PDM’s/Plant Tours for the 2012-2013 SeasonNo events in January 2013

February 6, 2013 - PDM - see page 1 of newsletter

March 2013 - PDM (TBD)

Wednesday - April 10, 2013 - Bic Lighter facility Plant Tour/Milford, CT - more details to follow.

May 2013 - Membership Meeting & Pizza Get Together - more info to follow!

What’s to Come - Save the Dates!

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Refer to the Chapter website for detailed information and any last minute changes!

“It’s a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It’s a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known.”

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Famous or Not - Film Quotes :

“Oh! You cursed brat. Look what you’ve done. I’m melting! Melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness.”

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

“You see, George. You really had a wonderful life. Don’t you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?”

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)


On the Job Front

Eight Tips For Organizing Your Job Search In Today’s Challenging Job MarketPosted on January 7, 2013

Continued on next page

As a new feature for “On the Job Front” look for articles from “guest contributors” in Fairfield County. This column is to aid members in Networking, Job Search and Resume building.

Ms. Linda Van Valkenburgh has graciously offered to provide the following article.

By Linda Van Valkenburgh, MS, CCMC, CJSS, CSMCS

The beginning of a New Year brings with it an opportunity to clean your slate. You can start everything fresh. Or, if you are newly laid off as often happens at the end of the year, you will be starting from scratch in your job search. Either way, one of the many important things to do in your search is to be organized. Treating it like a job will go a long way towards helping you secure your next position. This posting is devoted to organizing your career campaign so that you can manage all of its moving parts resulting in functioning like a well-oiled machine!

1. Start by creating your space. You need a spot for your computer and whatever supplies are required. Think of yourself as telecommuting for a job and set the stage for productivity. Unless you work completely paper free, you will have papers that need to be organized in folders, books that you will or have read, articles, scratch copies of resumes and other things to manage. Also, you need to work in a place that is conducive to the search process so you can concentrate and be free of mess.

2. Determine your skills and strengths to prepare creation of your Value Proposition. Think about and write down the stories of your work life to see where your skills and strengths are which proves your value to any organization that you work for. You will need to pull them out over the course of your search to cre-ate your Value Proposition, your resume, for your letter writing campaign, phone screens interviews and many other situations.

3. Arrange your stories in a way that helps you create your Value Proposition. I often call this the “spine of your search. ” You manipulate your Value Proposition for many purposes from your resume to network-ing meetings to interviewing and many other situations. The organization of your work life stories helps you keep them top of mind so they are at your fingertips and ready when the time calls for them.

4. Create or update your resume by coordinating the varying tools you have for this process. I have al-ways said that a good place to start is by looking at postings of positions that you are interested in applying for. Use word lists that you can find online to help you figure out different ways of expressing the things that you did. Keep a highlighter to use as you modify your resume so that you can highlight the changes you make as you tailor it to the postings you start to apply for.

5. While you are preparing your resume, you can also start researching the companies that you are in-terested in working at. You need to manage your research so that it is available to you later on when you finally are able to secure that coveted interview. In addition, you will need to be joining organizations to increase your network so the research on this needs to happen here as well.


6. So now you have arrived at the heart of your search, which is to start applying for positions, posting your resume on job boards, attending networking functions and other parts of the process. How do you keep track of all of it? There are many ways to do it. There is the old fashioned pen and paper way. There is the very sophisticated online way by using cloud software like JibberJobber.com. For those of you who are familiar with Salesforce.com, JibberJobber is similar to this for the career search industry. All components of your job search can be entered into your database including your networking con-tacts and their information. You can track your resumes, job postings and see who you know at the varying companies you look to apply to.

Another cloud service is called Huntsy.com. With Huntsy, you can keep track of all of your job postings and Huntsy will help you manage the timeline of events for the position such as which resume did you send, when is your interview, contacts with HR and all of your correspondence. With Huntsy, you can attach postings to your tool bar as you move from place to place. The Huntsy owl sits at the top in your tool bar waiting to prey on your job components.

Then, there is always creating a spreadsheet on Excel for tracking purposes. Use different workbook sheets to manage all of the different parts of your search always making sure to include the dates of your contacts and submissions. Create a sheet for networking, recruiters, job boards, outreach to com-panies, interviews and whatever else you want to track. Whatever method you choose, your goal is to be so organized that you are able to function with the parts of your search in an efficient and effective manner.

7. Design a schedule for yourself. I have always told my clients that huddling over your computer for hours at a time will not serve you well. This is still my mantra. Develop a schedule that includes com-puter time, networking time, family time and recreation time (and don’t forget sleep!).

8. Lastly, establish a positive attitude towards your search process so that you can overcome the tolerations and problems that drag you down. Realize that it is not that difficult to get things going by systematizing your career campaign with the suggestions presented above. Having an organized framework goes a long way to helping overcome inertia issues that weigh you down.

So here you have eight tips to help you organize your job search. Please send me a comment and let me know if this was helpful to you. As always, if you need help with your search, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or 203-323-7797.

Contact Information for Linda - Web: http://www.myexecutivecareercoach.comE-Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lindavanTwitter: @LinVanValFacebook: http://on.fb.me/CoachLinda Office:700 Fairfield Avenue, Suite 101 | Stamford, CT 06902Office: 203.323.9977 | Fax: 203.323.9966 Appointments also scheduled virtually!

“I’m certainly no expert on the matter, but there must be an easier way to

distribute your resume.”



Five Supply Chain Trends That Shaped 2012

Overall IT trends such as the cloud, big data and mobile are impacting the supply chain sector just as they do other sectors, but there are other trends specific to supply chain that came to the forefront in 2012. 5 Trends that came to the forefront in 2012: 1:) Improved Customer Service Levels Over Cost Cutting, 2:) Execution Moves Ahead Of Demand & Supply Planning, 3:) Resurgence of Contingency Planning, 4:) End-To-End Partner Communication & Collaborative Execution, and 5:) Big Data Is Becoming Mandatory.

By Sean Riley, Director Strategic Business Solutions, Software AG, December 13, 2012 Supply chain technology continued to evolve throughout 2012 as companies realize that a highly visible supply chain is necessary for success in today’s business climate. Of course, overall IT trends such as the cloud, big data and mobile are impacting the supply chain sector just as they do other sectors.

But there are other trends specific to supply chain that came to the forefront in 2012. Based on my discussions and work with clients, here are the five trends that truly shaped supply chain this year.

1:) Improved Customer Service Levels Over Cost Cutting This was the foremost trend during 2012 and will continue through 2013. Supply chain costs have been continuously cut since the recession began four year ago but customers have begun pushing back on the cost cutting measures that negatively affected service levels. Companies are now focusing on how to improve service levels while simultaneously decreasing costs.

2:) Execution Moves Ahead Of Demand & Supply Planning Demand and supply planning has been rightly focused on as this is a critical point for supply chain success. However, the ability to execute on the plan when forecast errors occur - a constant issue - results in the need to focus more and more on execution. Forecast errors, or the difference between what is planned and what occurs, are driven by every day issues of “abnormal” supply chain events that can cause major disruptions. The ability to react efficiently and effectively is critical to every supply chain and primarily relies upon end to end supply chain process visibility at the transaction level. This was a theme that came up again and again in 2012.

3:) Resurgence of Contingency Planning As supply chains have gotten leaner, the reduced inventory levels require the ability to react quickly when abnormal events occur or stock outs will increase exponentially. Because these events are occurring more frequently, responding to them in an effective manner is a must or companies will face severe revenue losses. The result is that we have seen resurgence in contingency planning this year to ensure that supply chain functions continue even in emergency situations. More importantly, companies want to know how well they performed against their plan and if the plan was truly followed. When a crisis occurs, individuals have the tendency to find “work arounds” to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Companies are focused on developing contingency plans, executing those plans and understanding in real time if their plans are effective.

4:) End-To-End Partner Communication & Collaborative Execution All partners in the supply chain from retailers through raw material providers must constantly collaborate on what events are occurring, the data behind those events and how they can execute as a unified group to respond to the challenges as they unfold. Trading partners in 2012 are now acting in a concerted manner based on transparent information to resolve issues when they happen. Solving a problem by pushing costs to another supply chain partner is an antiquated proposition as companies realize that cost shifting is not a sustainable, competitive solution.

5:) Big Data Is Becoming Mandatory Big data was the big IT story in 2012. And combining the data of multiple supply chain partners, turning that data into information and being able to react and execute accordingly requires a lot of data. Big data solutions combined with complex event processing (CEP) solutions are being used more than ever this year to digest the enormous magnitude of available data and turn it into executable actions. Leveraging these tools with supply chain visibility solutions will quickly become a “must have” rather than a “nice to have” as companies utilizing these tools set the bar for the new normal in supply chain performance.

Supply chain technology is helping to transform the way companies do business with consumers and each other. If there is one thing these five trends have in common it is that having constant feedback and control over supply chain functions is key to doing business in today’s ever-changing environment. For this reason, these trends are likely to continue into 2013 and beyond.


The Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions are: • Prediction 1 – Resiliency becomes a priority for end users looking to master ‘massive multidimensionality.’ “The broader notion of the entire predictions list is of supply chain resiliency, which might not be top of mind for many companies. The notion of moving from modern supply chain to a smarter supply chain that integrates all these components is also not necessarily top of mind. The pace of business continues to accelerate, demand is more volatile, products and services are proliferating, and that’s putting pressure on the supply chain to be more responsive.”

• Prediction 2 – On the supply side of the supply chain, recognizing the inherent cost of long lead-times, manufacturers continue to look at global networks through the lens of both regional and country-level sourcing. “I think manufacturers have finally gotten their heads around the idea that long lead times are expensive, and perhaps have not been properly accounted for in their cost models.”

• Prediction 3 – On the demand side of the supply chain, recognizing the need for better service levels and mass customization, manufacturers look again to postponement techniques and data analytics to drive more effective customer insights and ‘smarter’ fulfillment. “The notion of fulfillment excellence weaves its way through a couple of these predictions. A couple years ago, we were trying to come up with a clever term for postponement, such as manubution or distrifaction, the notion that some things historically done in the factory ought to be done in the distribution center. As the supply chain nodes share more business intelligence, this could become more common.”

• Prediction 4 – End-user IT organizations will have to support a more productive supply chain ecosystem. “IT is going to have to think more in terms of provisioning services than meeting project timelines and those sorts of things.”

• Prediction 5 – Service excellence becomes a strategic priority. “This ties back to the fulfillment and supply chain execution side. It’s also partly about better aligning supply chain management and product lifecycle management.”

• Prediction 6 – Supply chains will optimize omni-channel customer service and cost by enabling trustworthy, efficient and effective supply chains (TEE). “The modern supply chain gets smarter and more cohesive in terms of the planning and execution side of the supply chain. This will lead to better integration of transportation, warehousing procurement spend and inventory optimization.”

• Prediction 7 – End-users will focus efforts to improve collaboration both upstream with suppliers and downstream with customers to better compete in a faster world. “The intermediaries in that process, whether it’s the carriers who are moving freight or the warehouses who are picking and packing orders, are a fertile environment for a higher level of collaboration, and it means that those constituents have to be more integrated into the whole process.”

• Prediction 8 – Supply chains will invest in technologies that enable visibility, visualization and virtualization. “Import and export are key drivers of growth for a lot of manufacturing sub-industries, so the ability to effectively manage it is important. My sense is, when you talk to manufacturers, some have very flexible capabilities, and others do not.”

• Prediction 9 – The ‘modern’ supply chain gets ‘smarter.’ “In so many industries, companies are being pressured to deliver with shorter lead times, which means they don’t have as much wiggle room. They need to know exactly where things are at all times. From a warehousing perspective, companies are increasingly looking to expand the definition of inventory on hand, to include inbound shipments. If I know a truckload of product is coming tomorrow, I can build that into the orders I pick the day after tomorrow.”

• Prediction 10 – The big data ‘era’ dawns for supply chain organizations. “We’ve been talking about big data for a while, but we think one of these years it’s going to become a really big deal for supply chains, and so why not 2013? As this big data era dawns, supply chain organizations will really start to grasp what it means to have all this data.”

The following 2 Top Ten Prediction lists for 2013 comes from Supply Chain Management Review, Dec 14, 2012 issue

From the role of people in organizations to a company’s awareness of global dynamics, the predictions call for new ways of thinking.


The Top 10 Manufacturing Predictions are: • Prediction 1 – Business productivity - the next wave begins “Up until 1980, cost had largely kept up with productivity, so as one doubled so did the other. Then we saw companies holding costs static and making large gains in productivity thanks to things like, technology, automation and outsourcing. When we talk about the next wave, it’s how do we leverage those things to increase revenue without increasing costs?”

• Prediction 2 – Four pillars [Big data, mobility, cloud and social business] support the house of productivity

• Prediction 3 – Resiliency becomes a priority for manufacturers looking to master “massive multidimensionality”

• Prediction 4 – Manufacturing IT organizations will have to support a more productive operational ecosystem

• Prediction 5 – Companies recalibrate the product lifecycle process

• Prediction 6 – IT delivers a “digital thread” for the product management process

• Prediction 7 – Service excellence becomes a strategic priority

• Prediction 8 – Technology advancements accelerate service excellence initiatives

• Prediction 9 – People will be at the Center of the Factory of the Future

• Prediction 10 – Advanced technologies will emerge in support of operational excellence strategies


December 2012

•UKretailinggiantTescoannouncesitisleavingitsoncefearedentrancetoUSmarket,losingits $1.6 billion investment.

•Applesaysitwillinvestsome$100milliontoonceagainbuildsomeMaccomputersintheUS.

•UNGlobalClimateconferenceinDoha,Qatarseenasmostlyadud,asfewagreetoextendKyoto Accord and not much other progress made. Little media coverage versus previous years.

•Michiganvotestobecome24thrighttoworkstateoverfierceunionopposition.

• Honeywell announces plan to acquire wireless/data collection vendor Intermec, takingmarket down to itself and Motorola Solutions.

•East/Gulfcoastportworkersagreeto30daycontractextension,avertingmajorstrike,afterkey issue over legacy container royalty payments resolved. Next deadline Jan. 28th.

•Oil(WTI)endstheyearatabout$92.00,down6%orsoontheyear.

Review of the Key Events in Supply Chain and Logistics 2012

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