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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

In 2001, he completed a two-year Six Sigma certification program with General Electric and is a GE certified Black Belt. Over 10,000 users in North America manage more than $7 billion of freight spend running through the flexible, user-friendly TMS. Vice President of Operations, as well as experience with Emerge, J.B.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

I remember my first briefing with Steelwedge in 2001. The focus was on automating procurement. The next formal face-to-face session to discuss the pilots is on April 13 in North America and April 28th in Europe. My answer? I am not sure. It depends. Here is my analysis. A Look Back.