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Data is the New Oil: Competing on Logistics Data

Talking Logistics

“Data is the new oil,” stated Clive Humby, a British mathematician, in 2006. It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc. to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value.”

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REPOST: Understanding the Rise and Fall of Truckload Rates with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

From 2006 to 2020, Chris played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics (a UPS Company), a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe. He earned a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng.

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Silicon Valley in a Box with Mike Zayonc

The Logistics of Logistics

The firm was founded in 2006 by Saeed Amidi, who is also the CEO of Plug and Play Tech Center, a startup incubator and co-working space. Key Takeaways: Silicon Valley in a Box with Mike Zayonc Mike Zayonc is a Partner at Plug and Play Ventures a global startup accelerator and venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, California.

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Congratulating the Supply Chains to Admire Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

Honeywell and Schneider-Electric Orbit Charts for Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. P&G and Reckitt Orbit Charts for Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. Wal-Mart and TJX Orbit Chart for Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017.

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Paris 2021 – EN – Eric Bouret

ivalua

In 2003, he joined Norpac (Lille) as Purchasing Manager, then took in charge the purchasing department of QUILLE Construction in Rouen in 2006. He began his purchasing career in Bouygues in 1998 at GFC Construction (Lyon). He was appointed Purchasing Director in 2011, in charge of Bouygues Entreprises France-Europe.

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RS Integrated Supply Joins Minority Supplier Development UK

Synovos

Founded in 2006, MSDUK is the UK’s leading supplier diversity advocacy organization working for inclusion of non-white ethnic minorities in corporate supply chains. By joining their network, RS Integrated Supply is able to connect with more than 500 procurement professionals, improving its supplier diversity.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. In Figure 2, we share the average results by industry peer group for each metric and contrast the average value of 2006 to 2015. A Look at History. Resiliency.