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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Virtually all of those startups disappeared by 2002 — they either burned through all of their investment money or were acquired by bigger fish. Real-time freight visibility is quickly becoming a “must have” capability for transportation managers. One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interview Excerpts: Lessons Learned by Global Leaders

Supply Chain Game Changer

In reality, a few abrupt moves and getting laid off in 2001 by Dell drove a sharp left-hand turn in my career in 2002 that evolved to where I am today. Paul Kretz, Head of SCM at Church & Dwight. For example, when Fedex went into freight forwarding it almost caused a revolt by freight forwarders refusing to use Fedex planes.

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Introductory Guide to Spend Analysis - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

In fiscal year 2002, the U.S. However, some companies have thousands of payment transactions a month such as freight bill payment. SCM-Operations is now SupplyChainOpz. Background. Air Force decided to implement a spend analysis program due to a budget cut. best of supplychainopz. The Anatomy of Supply Chain Strategy.