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Four Strategies What Worked

Supply Chain Shaman

This work started in 2014 when the Colgate team challenged me for giving so much admiration for the P&G team in my first book, Bricks Matter. Colgate outperformed P&G in Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and P&G exceeded Colgate in inventory turns. The question was, “What mattered? Schneider Electric Strategy.

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With Crisp, ZURU Group builds a playbook for on-shelf success

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Founded in 2003, ZURU has expanded from its Kiwi roots to become a powerhouse in the toy industry worldwide, boasting a broad and dynamic portfolio ranging from seasonal summer staple Bunch-O-Balloons to the global sensation Mini Brands. Book a demo. Welcome to the world of ZURU Group.

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Post-pandemic Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Tan points out, when the SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, epidemic broke out in 2002 and 2003, “China contributed 4% to the world’s GDP. Allocate the available capacity and inventory only to products that allow you to achieve your specific objectives during the recovery period.

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

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– Operational improvements (reduction of lead time, increase in productivity, and reduction in work-in-process inventory, etc.). 2003), Six Sigma-The Pragmatic Approach (2nd Edition). – Six Sigma creates a link between tactical actions and strategic focus. . – Comparatively simple deployment tools. K; Kroslid.

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How do we Drive Invention to Innovation in Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. I, like many of you, read this book when it was published. Inventory piles up and revenues gaps are closed by pushing product into the market. It was not an ideal design.

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Integrated Business Planning: A New Narrative for an Old Process

Supply Chain Trend

Wave 2, Advanced Planning Systems (APS), first adopted in the 1990s, facilitated a forward view of the business, integrated plans with other functions, and optimized supply-chain metrics such as forecast accuracy, inventory holdings, and customer service. Figure 1 is an image from the cover of the book. at the SKU/location level).

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 17 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Hasso Plattner who co-founded SAP in 1972, stepped down from his CEO leadership role in 2003. Freightos Cuts Revenue Forecast Cloud based freight booking and payments tech provider Freightos slashed its 2023 growth forecast amid continued reductions in global trade volumes and freight rates.