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

Supply Chain Shaman

Executive teams strive to drive improvement in supply chain results; yet, sadly, only four percent of public companies succeed. In this area of research, I find that companies are like dogs chasing cars. The grass is always greener at another company. Now, I view the company as a supply chain laggard. The reason?

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Next Level Apparel® Takes its Demand and Inventory Planning to the Next Level with the Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform

Logility

based supplier of fashion blanks transforms its demand and inventory management with Logility. One of the leading wholesale producers and sellers of premium quality blank apparel in the United States, Next Level Apparel has implemented the Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform to modernize its demand and inventory planning processes.

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

Over the years, various methodologies have emerged to address this need, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the integration of both known as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). – Operational improvements (reduction of lead time, increase in productivity, and reduction in work-in-process inventory, etc.).

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

Walmart’s RFID journey Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. The pandemic accelerated the Buy Online Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) model, which accounted for $72 billion in purchases in 2020, having greater inventory accuracy grew ever more important.

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How Supply Chain Lost Its Mojo

Supply Chain Shaman

“someone must have their mojo working over at the record company” In the 1990s supply chain had MOJO. 90% of public manufacturing companies are treading wate r. Improvement on the key metrics of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is elusive. .”

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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Global Supply Chains

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According to the Harvard Business Review , “the most vulnerable companies are those which rely heavily or solely on factories in China for parts and materials. The activity of Chinese manufacturing plants has fallen in the past month and is expected to remain depressed for months.” . And according to AXIOS , U.S.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In reporting of the latest investment, The Wall Street Journal observed that the total investment represents Amazon’s largest investment in another company since its founding 30 years ago. Founded in 2003, Utah based Avetta has reportedly deployed by 500 clients located in more than 130 countries. No financial terms were disclosed.