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How Bloodhound is Transforming Cargo Security and Tracking with Dan Hendrix

The Logistics of Logistics

He attended the Federal Law Enforcement Academy in 2005, later becoming a Maritime Enforcement Specialist. He joined at 19 and completed basic training in 2002 before being stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, and later assigned to the Vessel Boarding Team in San Diego. For the majority of Dans U.S.

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Unsettled

Supply Chain Shaman

I work with a company that had 210 planners in 2005 and now has 1475 global planners. Here are some thoughts. Planners to Orchestrators. The supply chain planning role has expanded over 100% as companies expanded their markets. And no one in the organization feels that the company does planning well. I agree with the assessment.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

The details: 2001-Acquired Clairol for 4.9B$ 2002-Divestiture of Jif and Crisco to Smuckers–813M in Stock 2003-Acquisition of Wella for 7B$ 2005-Merger with Gilette for 57B$ 2008-Purchase of Nioxin for 300M$ 2009-Purchased Art of Shaving for 60M$ 2009-purchased ZIRH for 40M. Each M&A activity was painful for the organization.

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6 Sigma Supply Chain: The Brief Introduction for Non-Statisticians

Supply Chain Opz

More comprehensive approach can be found in the article " A conceptual model for the application of Six Sigma methodologies to supply chain improvement " by Knowles et al 2005. Another notable paper is " Supply chain management six sigma: a management innovation methodology at the Samsung Group " by Yang et al 2005.

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Unified TMS Thru Integration Enables Profitability

GlobalTranz

According to Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner, the statistic has risen from 62% in 2005 to 91% in 2018. The overwhelming majority of motor carriers and shippers use a transportation management system (TMS) to gain insights into supply chain management and keep freight spend under control.

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Walmart in a World on Fire

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart has been on an ESG journey since 2005. A few years ago, for example, my oldest child explained to me that Walmart was a malignant force. I, on the other hand, touted their ESG performance. But then,” according to the book, “something unexpected happened. Walmart found that saving energy was making the company a great deal of money.”.

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Supply Chains By the Numbers

Supply Chain Shaman

They first appeared on the scene in 2005. While these positions look very different–varying by culture and structural definition–we can clearly see supply chain is rising in importance. There was no CSCO in the 1980s or 1990s. Today, the role is growing in stature and acceptance. Organizational success is not guaranteed.