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At the AAFA Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Savannah, Georgia, industry leaders discussed the shift from traditional supply chains to demand-driven approaches. The panel, moderated by John Short, included experts Fred Isenberg, Jim Sciabarrasi, Barry Shapiro, and Jeff Streader. They explored collaboration strategies and technologies that integrate product development, logistics, and consumer demand information, emphasizing the need for real-time data to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction. Learn how companies can enhance operational performance and achieve superior financial results.
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Beyond Speed-to-Market Turning the Supply Chain Into The Demand Chain AAFA Supply Chain Leadership Conference Savannah, Georgia March 22,2006
Beyond Speed-to-Market Panel: Fred Isenberg, New Generation Computing Jim Sciabarrasi, New Balance Barry Shapiro, Chicos Jeff Streader, VF Corp Moderator: John Short W John Short & Associates, LLC Organizer: Rick Horwitch, Bureau Veritas
Beyond Speed-to-Market The Demand Driven Supply Chain …combines world class supply chains with near-real-time consumer demand information to create a Virtual Vertical Company (VVC) that delivers world class operating performance in order to produce industry leading financial results
Beyond Speed-to-Market …..though US supply chains became significantly faster and cheaper between 1980 and 2000, product markdowns owing to excess inventory jumped from 10% to 30% of total units sold – while customer satisfaction with product availability plummeted….. Hau L. Lee, Co-Director Stanford Global Supply Chain Forum Harvard Business Review – October 2004
Beyond Speed-to-Market Global Logistics & Supply Chain Magazine’s annual ranking of the 25 top US companies in Supply Chain management based on operating and financial performance included only one apparel or footwear company: Nike
Beyond Speed-to-Market Panel Challenge What are the collaboration and communication strategies being developed and technologies being implemented to combine PDM, PLM, sourcing, logistics and consumer demand information to create a Demand Driven Supply Chain