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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. Define the role of inventory in your strategy and understand the trade-offs of cost on cash-to-cash. Bloated inventories. Rising inflation. The reason? Measurement.

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

ivalua

Since 2004, the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) has worked to ” facilitate business relationships with Canadian corporations and supplier organizations owned by Aboriginals and minorities.” The post Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy appeared first on Ivalua.

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Four Strategies What Worked

Supply Chain Shaman

Based on my research, I write about four strategies that drove value over the last decade. Which strategy drove the most significant value??” A Clear Strategy. The best example of a clear strategy I experienced was Annette Clayton’s transformation of Schneider Electric in 2004. What did work?”

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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. The Secret to Rapid Digitisation: A Dual Platform Strategy. Karmjit Singh. wildlife conservation. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, most projects are not clear in scope, with the implementation of visibility as a “functional extension to existing process” lacking a holistic outside-in approach/strategy to sense, respond, and act. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Design an Over-Arching Strategy and Building Blocks.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

since 2004, hit an all-time high of 4,586 points in late March. American Shipper reported that indexes measuring container-ship rental rates are now dropping rapidly. The Harpex index, published by brokerage Harper Petersen & Co. It stayed in the vicinity of that peak, in the low 4,400s, until late July.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a widely cited framework by Christopher and Peck from “Building the Resilient Supply Chain” (2004), supply chain resilience consists of four dimensions: robustness, agility, redundancy, and flexibility. These dimensions are briefly defined and illustrated below.

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