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Inflation is Back Up – Are you Ready?

Herlitz Inventory Management

Since 2009, when Herlitz Inventory Management was founded, annual inflation has been below 3 percent in the US. source: tradingeconomics.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. Bush tax cut, 9/11 attacks. Bank crisis.

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014. In the period of 2008-2009, both supply chains made some major shifts. It is a strong downward trend.

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And I thought last year’s Top 25 Supply Chain was a surprise

Kinaxis

1999-2005 – Carly Fiorina. 2005-2010 – Mark Hurd. CNN Money, Greg Wallace and Chris Isidore, October 6, 2014, “The company said the split will give both companies the focus, financial resources, and flexibility to adapt more quickly to the market…” So, what has been in place lacked focus, financial resources, and flexibility!

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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. Discontinued in 2011.

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Coronavirus Increases Supply Chain Risk Management Priority

Enterra Insights

Patrick Van Hull ( @PatrickVanHull1 ), a thought leader in the Kinaxis Strategy Office, points out, “In July 2005, epidemiologist Dr. Michael T. .”[1] How far in advance should companies and governments have seen the pandemic coming. ” Additional actions. ” Companies would have done well had they heeded the advice.

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Toys R Bust: The Downfall of America's Favorite Toy Store

Elementum

billion leveraged buyout by Bain Capital, KKR & Co, and Vornado Realty back in 2005, Toys "R" Us was already standing on shaky ground by the time online commerce began to take off in a new era dominated by Amazon. But the full story is one of more than just another retailer falling victim to the astronomical rise of e-commerce.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. In the period of 2000-2005, many companies attempted to stimulate growth through increasing the size of commercial teams. Companies that do not rate above average on the metrics or are not driving improvement faster than their peer group, do not make the list. Resiliency.