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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The fall ritual precedes the dropping of the ball on Times Square to ring in 2020. Financial forecasts tend to have a negative bias (forecasts less than market potential) to ensure that employees have a better probability of meeting their bonuses. 5 A Focus on Functional Metrics Throws the Supply Chain Out of Balance.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

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In 2020, Coca-Cola achieved a goal to reduce relative carbon emissions by 25% by 2020, against a 2010 baseline, and is now working on further reductions. In their 2020 sustainability report, Whirlpool announced record low levels of energy and water intensity in their plants. Sustainability Objectives for Manufacturers.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

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You may have called a few meetings, written a few emails, maybe even scribbled on a whiteboard and snapped a photo. Specifically, practitioners can use intuitive displays to drill into safety metrics, product quality, on-time delivery, cost efficiency, and much more. It’s a high bar. That’s not good enough. Life Cycle Maintenance.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. We started the conversation with sourcing. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. We started the conversation with sourcing. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation.

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How Can Manufacturers Manage Disruption and Improve Productivity?

Logility

You may have called a few meetings, written a few emails, maybe even scribbled on a whiteboard and snapped a photo. Specifically, practitioners can use intuitive displays to drill into safety metrics, product quality, on-time delivery, cost efficiency, and much more. It’s a high bar. That’s not good enough. Life Cycle Maintenance.

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What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

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There are, in fact different phases of procurement value creation that tie into the Source-to-Pay process: . Creating Value occurs when sourcing and procurement uses relevant sourcing processes and tools to engage and select the best fit supplier. What is Direct Procurement? What is Indirect Procurement?