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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

The supply chain is a complex non-linear system. The details: 2001-Acquired Clairol for 4.9B$ 2002-Divestiture of Jif and Crisco to Smuckers–813M in Stock 2003-Acquisition of Wella for 7B$ 2005-Merger with Gilette for 57B$ 2008-Purchase of Nioxin for 300M$ 2009-Purchased Art of Shaving for 60M$ 2009-purchased ZIRH for 40M.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) Examples Across Industries Retail Industry Retailers leverage third-party service providers, external manufacturing systems (EMS), and supply chain IT services (RFID, IoT, barcoding, etc.), Procurement outsourcing helps the company secure aggregate demand for multiple customers at the lowest price.

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What Supply Chain Management Should Anticipate in 2024

Supply Chain Matters

contractionary mark for fifteen consecutive months and reportedly the longest sequence of deterioration since the period of December 2000 to February 2002. Global wide inflation levels have taken a discernable toll on consumers throughout this year, with the global banking system hiking interest rates to tamp down economies.

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Why Our Goal Should Not Be an Integrated Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2002 I worked for Gartner Group in the business applications practice. This model endorsed ERP as the system of record for the supply chain. The espoused vision tightly coupled planning systems to ERP. A planning system tightly integrated to ERP is just too constrictive. Some History. Think about your organization.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic.

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Looking at the sustainable supply chains behind some classic Valentine’s Day favorites

Kinaxis

In 2002, the UN adopted the Kimberley Process — a joint governments, industry and civil society to stem the flow of conflict diamonds (rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments). One article I read recommends asking to see the diamond’s System of Warranties statement. I’ll toast to that!

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Introductory Guide to Spend Analysis - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

While a big chunk of cost lies within procurement, manufacturing and distribution activities, cost reduction from procurement function seems to deliver substantial savings quicker. In fiscal year 2002, the U.S. Introductory Guide to Spend Analysis. Cost reduction has always been the number one priority for a company. Background.