Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2021

In 2004, I worked with a Midwest North American meatpacker to help define its supply chain strategy. Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. What do I mean? To illustrate, let me share a story.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the era of the Digital Retail Revolution, adaptive supply chain management is imperative amid the surge in online retail and the social commerce boom. In addition to the ever-changing marketing landscape, the supply chain often fails. You need to integrate your supply chain management systems to meet this demand.

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Synovos

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The assessment focuses on 21 sustainability criteria that are grouped into four themes: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. This gives RS customers further confidence about the role RS plays in helping to ensure a responsible supply chain.

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Proxima

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Textile 2030 is a ground-breaking initiative launched by UK sustainability leaders to drive the fashion industry towards systemic change and increased circularity. It will mean rethinking the product lifecycle and every aspect of the supply chain, and in particular raw material selection. Rethinking procurement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

As 2022 kicks in, the manufacturing sector is being shaped by technological change and the Covid-19 pandemic. Digital, connected and smart systems are on the rise, while at the same time manufacturers face challenges such as the ‘Great Resignation’ and clogged-up supply chains – as well as increasing demand for sustainable products.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 30, 2023

Analysts at NielsenIQ observe, “Positive consumer sentiment toward sustainability has been growing for more than a decade, but the impact of purchasing preferences has yet to inspire a green revolution within the retail industry. Two rapidly emerging drivers of change — governance and cost — are about to change all that.

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Kinaxis

JULY 19, 2017

In reality, all this emerging tech, whether it’s turning your world upside down or not, is having a very real impact on how businesses manage their supply chains. That in turn is changing how organizations are manufacturing and delivering goods. Leverage new consumer and demand insights to rethink your supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this year—and 100,000 across the US by 2030. to get online orders to doors quicker and at a lower cost. Procter & Gamble is taking note.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

More importantly, this same voluntary market is projected to increase to $50 billion by 2030. A case in point is Tesla, the electric car manufacturer, which reported carbon credit sales of $518 million in the first quarter of 2021, with the majority of purchases coming from other automakers! billion a year.

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crisp

OCTOBER 3, 2023

While supply chain disruptions that have defined previous years are showing signs of improvement , the current market faces a new set of challenges. Inflation and economic uncertainty loom large , directly influencing consumer purchasing behavior.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

Can you identify all your suppliers in the supply chain? A recent Quality Digest article suggested that “ethical supply chain management is being fueled by consumer demand, profitability, and visibility. found that consumers would stop purchasing brands with ethics issues. New Due Diligence Laws. and across Europe.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

With reports of retail layoffs and overstaffing at companies (such as Walmart and Amazon) to cover Omicron-related staffing shortages, it would appear the shortage of workers may be abating. As per a recent report by CNBC , the labor department in the United States has 5.5 The risks surrounding the retail labor shortage aren’t new.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The multinational’s goal is to achieve net zero GHG emissions across their value chain by 2040. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain. PepsiCo has an enormous and complex supply chain. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021.

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crisp

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The article demystifies the complexities of scope 3 emissions reporting, offering key tips to stay ahead of regulatory changes and satisfy stakeholder demands. However, these required scope 1 emissions only measure what each company emits directly, and don’t take entire supply chains into consideration. In 2010, the U.S.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The inaugural post appeared on March 4, 2014, and was about the rising status of the supply chain profession. Some events and trends driving the supply chain’s standing back in 2014 remain just as influential in 2023. Reaching this milestone got me thinking about how the profession might change over the next decade.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 12, 2023

If you’re a product developer, manufacturer, or part of an engineering team, you know the excitement, challenge, and profitability that come from transforming an idea into an actual product. billion by 2030. Christine said, “I have used internal audits as the baseline to improve our overall business metrics. billion to $855.62

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

In my work with supply chain clients, teams change, business strategies shift and dramas unfold. All are haunted by the river that runs through the supply chain. On an ongoing basis I view supply chain strategy documents. Each supply chain is unique. What is it? Growth is a common theme.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Electric automaker Tesla reported Q3-2023 financial performance this week and to state the obvious, the results were not well received by investors. They further added to growing concerns that consumers have moderated on their desires to purchase an all-electric vehicle. percent operating margin in the latest quarter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. At the session, together through education, sharing case studies, and reviewing research, we will explore the opportunities to build a Network of Networks to improve B2B supply chain connectivity. We are looking for answers.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Welcome to 2022: Top 10 Supply chain logistics trends to watch out for 2022. Jumping into the new year, it is crucial for businesses to understand the logistics trends that could impact their supply chains in 2022. Find out the most important logistics trends that could impact supply chains in 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

Supply Chain Operating Networks: The building of supply chain applications using many-to-many architectures to connect multiple parties to multiple trading partners to improve multi-tier supply chain visibility, planning and execution to improve relationships in extended value chains. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world. I also believe that supply chains need a revolution. I am a manufacturing gal by training. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. As a result, costs and waste abound.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

And importantly, The EU’s new series of proposed targets and reforms, contained in its Green Deal Industrial Plan, aims to ensure that at least 40% of the EU’s low-carbon technologies will be made within its borders by 2030.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over, but we hope the energy to define Supply Chain 2030 is just beginning. Today only 12% of supply chain teams are driving improvement, performing better than their competitors and driving value (as determined by Price to Tangible Book Value).

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Still, there are several technologies that are transforming supply chains for the organizations that adopt them.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software.

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Locus

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Better technology is also responsible for minimizing costs and error, as well as increasing productivity, thus leading to resilient supply chains. According to a McKinsey report , the technological progress we experience in the next decade will be more than the last 100 years. Getting up to speed. Connected at every step.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It’s become even more important that businesses navigate multiple supply chains with food manufacturing software. But obviously, the difference between pre-Covid and now is that this push has been largely driven by issues of safety in food manufacturing and the supply chain , and also protection of food industry workers.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

As the recent report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed, the next decade is crucial in our shift to a sustainable economy, and we believe corporates are at the heart of this transition,” said Dexter Galvin, Global Director of Corporates and Supply Chains at CDP. billion (US$4 million).

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Shoppers can now enjoy more personalised buying journeys, as merchants make it faster and easier to find the products that they’re most likely to purchase. Goods are being produced, procured, and delivered more efficiently with reduced costs. In short, your entire supply chain can benefit from the use of AI in eCommerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

Much has been written about what it takes to run a successful supply chain in the era of “get it to me fast and get it to me cheap.” Supply chain professionals are looking for ways to store goods closer to customers by investing in micro fulfillment centers and to optimize their facilities so orders can be processed faster.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The strength of any chain is defined by its weakest link. A supply chain, or as I prefer to say, a value network, is similarly constrained. There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain.

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