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Inventory Everywhere, But Not the Right Product to Ship

Supply Chain Shaman

Despite investments in planning, today, industries hold 28 more days of inventory than in 2004. Today’s organization is less aligned than in 2004. Bloated inventories. Rising inflation. Tightening of organizational belt-cutting to improve cash. In the evolution of the global organization, the issue grew worse. The reason?

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The Supply Chain Merry-Go-Around

Supply Chain Shaman

I first experienced the implementation of OMP and SAP at Eastman Chemical in 2004. The focus needs to be on outcomes. To make the point, let’s take a look at Eastman Chemical in Figure 1. Company revenues were $9.2B The average size of a chemical company is $13B.

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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

From April 2004 to December 2005, Waggoner served as Chief Executive Officer of USF Bestway, and from January 2002 to April 2004 he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for USF Corporation. Prior to joining Echo, Waggoner founded SelecTrans, LLC, a freight management software provider based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Transversing the Paradox River

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004, my research showed a bell curve of innovators and laggards. Or by enterprise solutions to sell more of traditional wares. No network provider is driving interoperability between networks or break through thinking in outside-in processes. Innovation.

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A Very Agile Supply Chain: The Inside Story of AGCO’s Response to COVID-19

Logistics Viewpoints

This global manufacturer of agricultural equipment began their journey to improved supply chain resiliency in 2004. This is the inside story of AGCO's response to the pandemic and how they developed such an agile supply chain. Agility does not just happen.

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Industry Transformation: Advanced Manufacturing and Digitalisation of Supply Chain-Logistics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Mr Singh was the Chief Executive of SATS Airport Services from 1998 to 2004. He was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of SATS in 2004, where he held the position till his retirement in 2009. Only Digital Supply chains will ensure Supply Chain Resilience and Responsiveness to real time, dynamic and demand driven orchestration.

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SYNOPSlS: Augmentation of the Logistics Workforce

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Raymon is currently the President of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society and under his stewardship the Society has been nominated the Best Logistics Education Provider in ASIA in 2003 & 2004, In 2008, the Society won the Supply Chain Asia Education Award and was again nominated for the award in 2010.