ModusLink Corporation

JANUARY 5, 2022

It has its first definition published only in the beginning of the nineties by the Council of Logistics Management (Bri-2004, S. A Guide to Reverse Logistics: How It Works, Types and Strategies. 4) and thus still represents a young sector of Logistics. Figure 1(The Reverse Logistics Process) (Chi-2018). 2021, October 10). ResearchGate.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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Arkieva

APRIL 19, 2016

Using so called orbit charts, we have benchmarked companies on EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. That benchmark helped to reveal the ‘best practice frontier’, which in turn helped in setting aggressive but aligned targets for EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. Benchmarking EBITDA% versus Inventory Turns. It proves to be more resilient.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Just in case you missed some of our supply chain strategy posts , we’ve compiled a list of our popular supply chain posts from 2016 below (ranked based on shares and views).

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Eerily the case studies sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. Clarity on Supply Chain Strategy. Teams continuously balance cost, customer service, asset utilization and inventory. Companies making progress are clear on the definition of supply chain strategy. What am I hearing?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

I have worked with this client since 2004. Management and planning of the entire network against a value network strategy. Recognition of asset strategies in go-to-market plans. Monthly design of the supply chain including form and function of inventory and inventory placement. Focus on the level of inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2019

The first report was published when I working at AMR Research (now Gartner) in 2004. A supply chain team improved forecast accuracy by 22%, but did not improve inventory or customer service. As an industry analyst in the supply chain planning market for fifteen years, this month, I will publish my tenth report on S&OP. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

To help, we analyze business results each year to understand which companies outperform on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the past ten years. Few companies actively manage complexity and automate segmentation strategies.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2021

The majority of the people working within it were inventory logisticians, not supply chain logisticians. In 2017, the composition of the SNS inventory was largely determined by the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE), which issued a strategic plan outlining the key areas for inventory investment.

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PINC

JUNE 16, 2020

Investment Will Fuel PINC’s Strategy to Become a Global Category Leader in Supply Chain Management Software. However, with 66% of logistics budgets spent on moving only 10% of total inventory, the remaining 90% of inventory at rest is not optimized for bottom-line impact and efficiency gains.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 16, 2015

Triple-A Supply Chain In 2004, Professor Hau Lee of Stanford University published the article titled " The Triple-A Supply Chain " in Harvard Business Review. Leagility In 1999, Naylor et al. In short, you can be more responsive if you trim wastes from your current operations and become "Lean".

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

When reading current case studies focused on S&OP, she notes, “[They] sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. Lack of Clarity on Supply Chain Strategy. Teams continuously balance cost, customer service, asset utilization and inventory. Fifteen years later, I expected more.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

UPS Capital – Sponsored Study Shows Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Strategies Lacking. UPS, meanwhile, announced that it has developed “a healthcare-compliant network of Field Stocking Locations (FSLs) to reduce delivery time of medical device shipments and enhance inventory visibility.” drug enforcement officials.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Morgan indicated in part: “ Near-term forward looking indicators also headed lower, most notably the finished goods orders-to-inventory ratio which fell further below 1,0 from an already contractionary reading.” The overall pace of decline was noted as the steepest since this particular survey began in April 2004. from the 44.8

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Arkieva

MAY 12, 2016

On the inventory axis we will show inventory turns. From Figure 5 we see a premium gross profit for Company 1 in the period 2004-2007. The 10% EBIT corresponding with an average inventory turn of 3, as shown in Figure 8. From Figure 8 we see the inventory has been moving in the direction of 3 turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

Hau L Lee, Triple-A Supply Chains, Harvard Business Review, October 2004. I want to be part of the evolution that helps leaders to redefine strategies based on the changing physics, electronics and capabilities in value networks. However, no company in this chart is on a linear path towards improving both margin and inventory turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Vice President of Global Operations Strategy, Seagate Technology. We were an early adopter of the E2Open technology and we experimented on building B2B networks early in 2004.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The authors of this report noted that manufacturing output fell at second-steepest rate since this survey began in early 2004. The report further indicated that Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, continued to constrain production expansion. in March to 46.0 Bob Ferrari.

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Arkieva

MAY 10, 2016

In our previous blog “ Linking the Supply Chain Triangle to Strategy ”, we have shown how we can map the 3 strategic options proposed by Treacy & Wiersema to the Supply Chain Triangle. Inventory turns are available. From Figure 2 we see that has been the case in the pre-crisis period 2004 – 2007. What about service and cost?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. The shift from 2004-to 2006 is impressive. In the past two years, while progress has slipped on inventory and cost to peer group, the Colgate team still posts the strongest performance.

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PINC

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The Green Supply Chain Award recognizes companies making green or sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy and are working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own operations and supply chains. PINC is the number one provider of digital yard management solutions to the world’s leading brands.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In 2004, only 38% of Amazon’s fulfillment capacity was within 200 miles of a major metropolitan area. Like on-demand storage, on-demand transportation allows companies to add flexibility to their existing freight strategy by crowdsourcing their costly and disruptive last mile deliveries. Pop-up Distribution.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

and J-P Rodrigue (2004)). Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. To briefly indicate its place, it should be remembered that war involves three divisions of labor: Strategy , Tactics and Logistics. Inventory optimization Tool.

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RFgen

JUNE 19, 2019

Technology leaders are actively pursuing a cloud-first approach to simplify IT infrastructure, reduce IT costs and maintenance, and align with other IT strategies that interconnect and empower the workforce. Don’t migrate to SAP S/4HANA without a firm plan and thorough strategy in place. Why Should I Consider S/4HANA Migration?

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RFgen

JUNE 19, 2019

Technology leaders are actively pursuing a cloud-first approach to simplify IT infrastructure, reduce IT costs and maintenance, and align with other IT strategies that interconnect and empower the workforce. Don’t migrate to SAP S/4HANA without a firm plan and thorough strategy in place. Why Should I Consider S/4HANA Migration?

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PINC

MARCH 24, 2020

In an uncertain world where supply chain disruption is becoming a certainty, here’s how good inventory management enabled by automation can help companies gain the supply chain visibility they need to keep the wheels turning. ” Maintaining the Right Inventory Balance. ” A Better Way. ” A Better Way. .

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In 2004, only 38% of Amazon’s fulfillment capacity was within 200 miles of a major metropolitan area. Like on-demand storage, on-demand transportation allows companies to add flexibility to their existing freight strategy by crowdsourcing their costly and disruptive last mile deliveries. Pop-up Distribution.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In 2004, only 38% of Amazon’s fulfillment capacity was within 200 miles of a major metropolitan area. Like on-demand storage, on-demand transportation allows companies to add flexibility to their existing freight strategy by crowdsourcing their costly and disruptive last mile deliveries. Pop-up Distribution.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 5, 2020

In 2004, three business founders attempted to build an online snowboarding equipment store, but they ended up being dissatisfied with the platforms available on the market. It’s also a great foundation for a strong online marketing strategy as it provides premium marketing tools, such as SEO features and advanced ecommerce analytics. .

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Vinculum

JULY 29, 2021

Moreover, catalogs have received surprisingly positive feedback from consumers – responses to catalogs have increased 170% from 2004 to 2018. By offering online-only specials, you can help clear out inventory and encourage customers to try new products. Is the catalog making a comeback? Online Specials and Bundling.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns . The second presentation given in 2004, shared the results. Operating Margin. About VTech.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 1, 2022

The booming economy in Malaysia has touched many hearts as it comes out with the best marketing strategies to fetch the massive crowd from Southeast Asia (SEA). E-bay was established in 2004 as a U.S.-based Malaysia is at its peak in terms of growth and increases in population to look into the purchasing of the customer significantly.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Passage of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 allowed U.S. Where in the past they might have focused primarily on days payable outstanding (DPO) as a financial metric, they’re now giving equal attention to days sales outstanding (DSO) and inventory levels. But the results from previous tax holidays have not been encouraging.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 27, 2021

Due to lean inventory strategies, many manufacturers only keep 15-30 days of inventory on hand. However, we saw similar supply chain outages associated with the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Japan’s earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. Superstorm Sandy was uniquely catastrophic.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) We typically think of rising temperatures and global warming when we think of climate change. The destruction or disruption of these systems, as depicted in the movie, would make it challenging to communicate and coordinate shipments, track inventory, and manage logistics.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In the past, supply chain professionals are trained to handle the service issues through a planning of inventory , service level and after-sales operations. Then, they developed the customized marketing strategies, communication plan, service plan and customer care to customers at the different stages of relationship with the company.

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