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

Supply Chain Shaman

After two decades of study, I think because it is a lack of understanding. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. A Case Study. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. The reason?

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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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Unlocking the Power of JD Edwards Barcode Software: A Comprehensive Guide to Boosting Accuracy, Efficiency, and Cost Savings Across Industries

RFgen

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the need for accurate, reliable, and efficient inventory management has never been more critical. Leveraging barcoding technology and mobile inventory software drives operational excellence while maximizing the bottom line. Improved Efficiency. Increased Productivity.

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Four Strategies What Worked

Supply Chain Shaman

” I don’t have the answers, but I am actively studying the market to help business leaders figure out the questions they should ask to drive performance improvements. Colgate outperformed P&G in Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and P&G exceeded Colgate in inventory turns. The question was, “What mattered?

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How Do We Heal the Healthcare Value Network?

Supply Chain Shaman

Here is a link to the healthcare research study in the field. Pharmaceutical companies are struggling with falling margins and rising inventories. Over the last decade, neither the pharmaceutical nor medical device manufacturer has been able to drive the revenue/employee productivity gains of their comparative peer groups.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. In one of the old article of SCMDOJO “ What is Supply Chain Management ?

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How the Terra Acquisition Fits Into the Future Supply Chain

E2open

Campbell Soup was the first company to adopt demand sensing in 2003. Data from E2open’s Forecasting Benchmark Study – encompassing more than $250 billion in sales from 14 multinational manufacturers – shows that demand sensing cuts weekly forecast at the item-location level by 37% compared to traditional demand planning systems.