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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

There is an inverse relationship between margin and supply chain excellence. Zimmer’s strategic framework focuses on growth, operational excellence and prudent capital allocation. Leaders need to start a system to improve measurement and tie performance to buying incentives. I don’t think so. It matters more. My Challenge.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Those same words were also said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days. Still managing your supply chain with Excel macros? Guess what? It’s going to happen again, so you better prepare.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

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.

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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. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. I am not surprised.