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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

In Table 1, I share research collected for the Supply Chains to Admire analysis on the average days of inventory by industry across the period of 2004 to 2019 by increments to match economic shifts. The source of this data is a syndicated data provider of public reporting termed “Y-Charts.”). Executive Understanding.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Logistics was first applied and recognised in military operations, its most significant impact is felt through the functions of production, distribution and consumption (Rodrigue and Slack, 2002). and J-P Rodrigue (2004)). It became a large-scale activity during the industrial revolution. The 1950s – The Transportation Era. .

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3 ways supplier diversity in supply chain can positively impact your business

DELMIA Quintiq

Between 1997 and 2002, approximately 50% of growth by all American firms came from minority businesses alone. Kelli has received numerous awards for her expertise in strategic sales and as a small business owner, including Salesperson of the Year for four consecutive years (Mark VII, Exel, Mode; 2000-2004).

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Inflation is Back Up – Are you Ready?

Herlitz Inventory Management

source: tradingeconomics.com. source: thebalance.com. The law of supply and demand, coupled with other environmental and political factors, have led to two months of inflation that are higher than we have seen in 30 years (see table below). ?. Have we lost the knowledge of how to be profitable during periods of high inflation?

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. In the period of 2002-present, the company acquired/aggregated many applications. The goal is deeper analytics to sense and respond across make, source and deliver. Companies need a real-time data source on performance. Figure 3: Current State.

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Are You Active in the Digital Transformation Drinking Game?

Supply Chain Shaman

SAP R/3 released in 1992 and SAP Netweaver in 2004. My struggle is that open source software–Apache Foundation’s work with HADOOP and Spark–is moving quickly. I think that there is a reason that American productivity in the third industrial evolution stalled in 2004. It is a muddle. Migrations are expensive.

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Seeing Beyond the Firewall

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2000-2002 I used to get a press release weekly on the launch of new B2B network models. In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint. The Gartner vision for ERP II in 2002 was destructive. If you are a discrete manufacturer in supply chain, we would love your insights on this research study on direct material sourcing.