2002 Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Manufacturing Procurement Meeting 
SCMDOJO
JUNE 21, 2023
SCaaS will guide companies to achieve strategic value by improving Manufacturing as a Service, Fulfillment as a Service, and Warehousing as a Service. Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) is a new approach to managing the complex process of getting products from manufacturers to consumers.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 2, 2020
In this article, I want to emphasize that a customer-centric supply chain meets and exceeds the customer’s needs day-by-day based on a well-defined relationship against a brand promise. Starbucks redesigned their cups for the Grande product, and the flimsy cups were a source of constant spills and burns. Customer Service Failure.
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Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 15, 2016
Last Thursday I flew to Munich to meet with SupplyOn. The majority of manufacturing and retail companies want better performing supply chains. The processes are largely batch, using data with great latency (orders and purchase orders). A Critical Review of the Contract Manufacturing Model. I am struggling with jet lag.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 28, 2015
Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
This problem required my team and I to travel to Lucent to have a working meeting with Michael and his team. The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. I first met Michael when he was at Lucent. I have not looked back since!
Provenance
AUGUST 13, 2018
China’s low prices have historically undercut global prices and pushed out foreign competitors –– such as the Mountain Pass mine in California, which closed in 2002. Countries with reserves have reconsidered their extraction, processing and manufacturing pursuits, while countries without reserves have invested in recycling and stockpiling.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group. Initially, this led to operating losses and write-offs and was turned around in 2002.
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