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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

Hau L Lee, Triple-A Supply Chains, Harvard Business Review, October 2004. I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. It is one thing to write it, but it is a horse of another color to defend it. I believe that value is what you create.

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Walmart Supply Chain: Building a Successful Integrated Supply Chain for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

SCMDOJO

Supplier Incentive Programs: Introducing incentive programs that reward suppliers for meeting certain performance metrics, such as on-time delivery or cost reduction, can motivate suppliers to actively collaborate and improve their supply chain capabilities. 2004): The triple A supply chain. References: Lee H.L. Nguyen T.T.H.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004, with the evolution of demand sensing applications, the tactical and operational forecasts were both modeled using optimization, but the lack of synchronization of the two forecasts limited the technology adoption. In a ship-from model, the locations are supply-centric by design. The root issue is functional metrics.

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Selling on Shopify for Beginners: Sourcing, Designing, and More

ShipBob

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. What’s my shipping strategy? Determine how you will handle shipping. So they built one on their own. Who is my target audience? How will I accept payments?

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Finally, the top 10 list was rounded out safety and metrics. Although we are a 3PL who supports manufacturers who ship, the more information we provide, the better off we all are. Secondly, technology, such as 3D Printing and Innovation, made it to this year’s list. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.