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Translog Connect Congress 2015

Supply Chain Movement

25-26 November 2015. With its 500+ participants, the congress – to be held for the fifth time in November 2015 – is equal to its pharmaceutical counterpart not only in volume, but in structure and professionalism as well. Translog Connect Congress. Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal Budapest, Hungary. www.translogconnect.eu.

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. 2015 is less than three weeks away, and a barrel of Brent crude oil is $65.70 million bbl/d in 2015.” . And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. The Company also has franchised aftermarket services in automotive repair shops, retail outlets, and everything in between. What can often look like compliance in APO could actually be numbers calculated in Excel and posted into the SAP system.

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What is the Biggest Blind Spot in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week: “Automotive value chains are international. An interruption in delivery of parts from a partner in Europe can therefore also have implications in China,” said [Markus Duesmann, BMW board member in charge of purchasing and supplier network].

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. There is an inverse relationship between margin and supply chain excellence. Zimmer’s strategic framework focuses on growth, operational excellence and prudent capital allocation. It matters more.

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The Future of Energy for Manufacturing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Although Lean principles provide an excellent basis for managing energy costs, such costs are often left out of an efficiency drive… Why is that? Energy is also at the centre of significant change in traditional markets like fossil fuels and automotive. Energy costs are not well understood.

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

” CNN Money Watch, August 12, 2015. As we traced the process that could exist using channel data, the conversation changed… DuPont served two primary markets–automotive and the building industry. The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. The water cooler is buzzing.