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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

In Table 1, I share research collected for the Supply Chains to Admire analysis on the average days of inventory by industry across the period of 2004 to 2019 by increments to match economic shifts. The period of 2007-2008 was the downturn of the recession while the period of 2009-2013 marked the recovery. ”).

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Inflation is Back Up – Are you Ready?

Herlitz Inventory Management

source: tradingeconomics.com. Since 2009, when Herlitz Inventory Management was founded, annual inflation has been below 3 percent in the US. source: thebalance.com. Have we lost the knowledge of how to be profitable during periods of high inflation? It hasn’t been lost here at Herlitz Inventory Management! Tech bubble burst.

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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

They used the work built together in 2004-2009 to build a course with Georgia Tech for executive training.) The processes of make, source, and deliver reports to a common leader in only 40% of businesses. Smaller Companies Outperform Larger Companies. I struggle to find economies of scale in supply chain performance.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. Performance of High Tech and Electronics Supply Chains for the Periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. Our first step was to define the leaders.

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Re-thinking the Strategic National Stockpile

NC State SCRC

For instance, the supply of N95 masks in the SNS consisted of inventory acquired during the 2009 SARS epidemic. had been allocated on anthrax vaccines that were never shown to be effective, for a threat that was never really validated, which dated back to 2004. In addition, $2.3B

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Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The report specifically indicated: “ Average purchase prices rose to one of the greatest extents during the past 11 years, leading to the joint-steepest increase in output charges since the series began in October 2009.”. . China’s Specific Impact. in April, from the value of 49.5 reported for March. in March to 46.0

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The Internet of Things and the Retail Industry

C3 Solutions

From a term that came into use in 2009, the Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way in 10 years. in 2004 to $0.38 Designed specifically to support global leaders by aiding in creating a strategic plan to help them win the retail game. Learn more about it now! 15 Min Read. Download for later. in 2019, for example.