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Highly Influential Gartner Analyst Dwight Klappich Retires

Supply Chain Digest

He began his analyst career in 2003 at a company called Meta Group, then the second largest research firm in the industry. Gartner acquired Meta in 2005, and Klappich’s career and industry profile took off. If you were in the Warehouse Management System (WMS) market in the past 20 years you knew Klappich.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

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. Each M&A activity was painful for the organization.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

Read if you’re interested in: 14 actually helpful tips for how manufacturing processes can be improved…and how logistics can play a critical role in making it happen. The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World’s Largest Company by Don Soderquist ( Link ). The Wire, Season 2 ( Link ).

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

The company was one of a handful of exchanges to survive the market hype of electronic exchanges in the 2000-2003 period. SAS’s acquisition of MarketMax in 2003 is an exception. i2 Technologies acquisition of Intertrans Logistics Solutions (ITLS) in 1998 or Oracle’s acquisition of GLOG in 2005 are also exceptions.

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

Adapted from Ehrlich (2002); Stamatis (2002); George (2003); Bendell (2006); Bhuiyan et.al, (2006); Andersson et.al, (2006); Arnheiter and Maleyeff (2005); Nonthaleerak (2005); Kumar (2007); Magnusson et.al, (2003) Read more on Top 15 Lean Six Sigma Books to Level Up Your Continuous Improvement Efforts & Strategy on our website SCMDOJO! .

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LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

were rebranded to the UPS Store brand in 2003. In 2005, UPS acquired the less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking company Overnite Transportation. In 2001, UPS acquired Mail Boxes Etc., The Mail Boxes Etc., The new segment was rebranded as UPS Supply Chain Solutions.

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Enhancing Logistical Efficiency: Strategies for Improvement

SCMDOJO

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2005). Transport statistics Great Britain: 2003. Journal of Business Logistics, 22(1), 71-91. Sustainable development: The UK’s contribution to the global response to climate change. London: The Stationery Office. Department for Transport (2003c). London: The Stationery Office.