Richard Howells

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With over 25 years of experience in the IT and technology space, I am a passionate and…

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    Medfield Youth Soccer

    - Present 24 years 7 months

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    Soccer coach for teams from age 5 - 14

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  • The Ultimate Guide To Running A Live Supply Chain

    Supply Chain World

    The digital economy is radically transforming supply chain. Technological innovations are leading to more complex products. Individualization and accelerated delivery schedules are leading to rising customer expectations.

    Today’s supply chain organizations must respond to these challenges by gaining greater agility, visibility, and scalability. The key to achieving this hinges on transforming your traditional supply chain into a digitized, extended supply chain.

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  • Live from SAPinsider Studio: Harnessing the Internet of Things

    SAP Insider

    Richard Howells on Harnessing the Internet of Things

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  • Digital Transformation Across the Extended Supply Chain

    Voiceamerica.com

    The Extended Supply Chain of the Future with Game Changers,

    Welcome to our new series, where we’ll cover ESC fundamentals, implications on the buyer’s journey, how it impacts your organization’s alignment and accountability, and the struggle to measure its influence on your bottom lin

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  • Trading Places: United States As The New China?

    Forbes

    We’re all familiar with the reasons why the U.S. outsources large parts of its manufacturing resources overseas. But the surprising results from two recent reports suggest the global supply chain game is about to get turned upside down. Will businesses be ready?

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  • When It Comes To Changing The World, Millennials Mean Business

    www.forbes.com

    My children, and their (virtual) “friends,” are driving demand and changing the game for businesses today, literally “changing the world.” They don’t, and never will, read newspapers. They fast forward through ads on TV. They spend hours huddled over the font of all knowledge – the smart phone – even when in the same room as their friends! They would rather communicate using text messages, Instagram or Twitter than (God forbid) pick up the phone and talk in person. And when they do talk…

    My children, and their (virtual) “friends,” are driving demand and changing the game for businesses today, literally “changing the world.” They don’t, and never will, read newspapers. They fast forward through ads on TV. They spend hours huddled over the font of all knowledge – the smart phone – even when in the same room as their friends! They would rather communicate using text messages, Instagram or Twitter than (God forbid) pick up the phone and talk in person. And when they do talk face-to-face, it is usually via Skype or Facetime.......

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  • Horses For (Main) Courses!

    www.forbes.com

    The Horsemeat scandal running wild across Europe didn’t exactly break out of the starting gate. It began at a canter in January, when the Food Safety Authority of Ireland found isolated cases of horsemeat in beef burgers sold in British and Irish supermarkets.The story gained global attention, picking up its pace to a full gallop, in mid-February when European food regulators discovered horsemeat in school meals and hospitals across Europe and the U.K. Major supermarkets.
    How can we protect…

    The Horsemeat scandal running wild across Europe didn’t exactly break out of the starting gate. It began at a canter in January, when the Food Safety Authority of Ireland found isolated cases of horsemeat in beef burgers sold in British and Irish supermarkets.The story gained global attention, picking up its pace to a full gallop, in mid-February when European food regulators discovered horsemeat in school meals and hospitals across Europe and the U.K. Major supermarkets.
    How can we protect the Supply Chain through improved traceability?

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  • A 360 Degree Perspective On Customer Engagement

    www.forbes.com

    The old adage “the customer is king” is probably truer today than ever. In fact, the customer is not only king, but can also be the judge, the jury and the executioner when it comes to a company’s brand, reputation and success.........

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  • Fourth Place At The Olympics Is The Loneliest Place In The World

    www.forbes.com

    As a child in the UK, I grew up watching British athletes become the also-rans of Olympic finals. We celebrated “just being there” where “making the podium” was victory and “bronze was the new gold.”
    The Olympic Games brings with them the opportunity of substantial income and the potential to generate considerable publicity (good and bad) for suppliers of goods and services at all stages in the supply chain. It has been estimated that around £5 billion worth of Olympic Games related…

    As a child in the UK, I grew up watching British athletes become the also-rans of Olympic finals. We celebrated “just being there” where “making the podium” was victory and “bronze was the new gold.”
    The Olympic Games brings with them the opportunity of substantial income and the potential to generate considerable publicity (good and bad) for suppliers of goods and services at all stages in the supply chain. It has been estimated that around £5 billion worth of Olympic Games related contracts have already been won.

    Be ready. There is no lonelier place than fourth place in the Olympics. Companies and the athletes need to run like never before.

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  • The Perfect Storm is Forming for Sales and Operations Planning

    www.forbes.com

    A “perfect storm” describes an event when a rare combination of circumstances aggravate a situation drastically. We are seeing a simular convergence of events in the S&OP processes in business today. We need to effectively manage and leverage the big data volumes now available from structured and unstructured sources. We are also seeing the need for increased collaboration across these global networks and the need for speed in sensing, analyzing, simulating and profitably responding to the…

    A “perfect storm” describes an event when a rare combination of circumstances aggravate a situation drastically. We are seeing a simular convergence of events in the S&OP processes in business today. We need to effectively manage and leverage the big data volumes now available from structured and unstructured sources. We are also seeing the need for increased collaboration across these global networks and the need for speed in sensing, analyzing, simulating and profitably responding to the business dynamics. And at the eye of the proverbial storm: Global Supply Chains and the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes that drive them.

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  • 2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

    www.forbes.com

    It’s that time, once again, when everyone predicts what will happen in the coming year. But 2012 is an extra-special year; it carries heavy historical baggage chock full of dire predictions. Nostradamus painted a bleak picture of massive destruction and mayhem brought about by a comet in 2012. The Mayans take it one step further since they simply stopped their calendar on December 21st signaling the end of the world. Gulp!

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  • The Secrets of Santas Supply Chain

    Forbes.com

    Gartner likes to publish the Top 25 Supply Chains every year. Unfortunately, there’s one supply chain the esteemed analyst firm continues to overlook. And it just so happens to be the greatest supply chain success story of all time. I’m talking about The Santa Claus Supply Chain. Don’t believe me? Who else can claim:

    •A laser focus on the target market – Children of all ages
    •100% perfect order rating, on-time delivery and fill rates
    •A global distribution channel that spans the…

    Gartner likes to publish the Top 25 Supply Chains every year. Unfortunately, there’s one supply chain the esteemed analyst firm continues to overlook. And it just so happens to be the greatest supply chain success story of all time. I’m talking about The Santa Claus Supply Chain. Don’t believe me? Who else can claim:

    •A laser focus on the target market – Children of all ages
    •100% perfect order rating, on-time delivery and fill rates
    •A global distribution channel that spans the world in 24 hours
    •Direct Door to Chimney Delivery Model
    •A committed workforce with zero turnover
    •The very first known supply chain to run “in the cloud”

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  • Are you ready for the "Social" supply chain

    www.forbes.com

    How will social networking affect businesses and supply chains? We are seeing a lot of marketing to end consumers, and thus new channels to drive demand, but how can we improve our supply processes? Can we leverage social networks to drive benefits across our end-to-end supply chain processes?

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  • Why Good Products Fail and What You Can Do About It

    www.forbes.com

    The business world is littered with examples of good ideas that have been poorly executed or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    The recent Global Supply Chain Trends survey by PRTM Management Consultants talked about “tearing down the walls” between supply chain management and product development/engineering”, a critical enabler for accelerating ramp-up and ramp-down of products into diverse customer markets. Half of those surveyed understand this and consequently have…

    The business world is littered with examples of good ideas that have been poorly executed or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    The recent Global Supply Chain Trends survey by PRTM Management Consultants talked about “tearing down the walls” between supply chain management and product development/engineering”, a critical enabler for accelerating ramp-up and ramp-down of products into diverse customer markets. Half of those surveyed understand this and consequently have invested in higher development responsiveness. A “win-win” collaborative set-up includes joint consideration of product development, sales and supply chain requirements.

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  • BSC Computer Science

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  • BSc inComputer Sciense

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  • European Consultant of the Year

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