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Patterns Tell the Story of Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

We purchase data from Y charts. (A This data source synchronizes corporate reporting across global markets while tracking restatements, name changes, and currency shifts.) As an aside, I do not think that Lenovo is an example of a supply chain excellence. For the past decade, I have been studying these patterns. but declining.

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LogiSYM Digital 2020: COVID-19 Is A Wake-Up Call for Supply Chains to Ramp Up Business Continuity & Security – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Vivien Cheong shared the recent shift in freight buyers’ behaviour, “We are seeing freight purchase being commoditized. Tony is the Director of Logistics & Centre of Excellence for a leading Tier One Fortune 500 Automotive company and has over 15 years’ experience in the global supply chain. Chairman TAPA – Asia Pacific.

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7 Signs of Excellent Procurement Teams!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Excellence, or superiority, is often the goal in corporate organizations. Each and every function, within its own right, strives for excellence and achievement in order for a company to collectively grow, evolve, and thrive. Achieving excellence seldom comes easy. A fatal misconception.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Commercial and operating teams in manufacturing organizations greater than 5B$ in annual revenue were more aligned in 2007, at the beginning of the recession, than in 2020, the start of the pandemic. The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. Alignment Barriers.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. It is all consuming. Background.

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Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From

Logistics Bureau

So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. Another takeaway is the importance of warehouse layout as an enabler for inventory management excellence.

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Accelerate Digitisation in the Supply Chain – Leveraging a Data-driven Approach to Optimisation – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In 2016, Seamless was awarded the Global Telecoms Business Award for Software and Applications Innovation, showing their commitment to providing exemplary and innovative technologies through a result driven approach, and demonstrating that the success of their customers is embedded in their core DNA.