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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022. The supply chain has two important buffers–inventory and capacity. The reason?

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The Top 100 Logistics Companies with Seth Clevenger

The Logistics of Logistics

He is a 2005 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. When it comes to major issues, industry events, and new developments, TT journalists get the story first and get it right, keeping readers informed about all aspects of the trucking industry and helping them stay ready for what’s to come. is a native of northwest Ohio.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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Probabilistic Forecasting: Right Fit for Your Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

Spairliners, founded in 2005, to provide spare parts for Airbus A380 planes (the largest passenger airliner in the world). To meet the need, the Spairliners planning team knew they needed help in inventory planning. The cost of stock and the cost of stock-out(s) guide the numerical optimizer to balance inventory recommendations.

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Is Cyber Monday Really Necessary?

Enterra Insights

Back in 2005, when Cyber Monday was first introduced, the digital path to purchase was a lightly trodden offshoot of the traditional consumer journey. 1] The term made its debut in a 28 November 2005 Shop.org press release entitled “‘Cyber Monday’ Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year.”

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Dr. Muddassir Ahmed!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Given I was working with Eaton since 2005 post my Masters, I was very much “Eatonized”. All of this meant better customer service performance, with less inventory and quicker lead time. It was prone to manual error, it was slow and it was very difficult to find any historic information. We achieved this in 18 months.

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Where Do We Go From Here? Taking a Look at the 2016 State of Logistics Report

GlobalTranz

Changes in transportation and storage of inventory costs made up significant portion of the 2016 SOL. Inventories are a major issue analyzed by the 2016 SOL as well. While inventories had steadily grown since 2005 at 5-percent annually, growth of inventories in 2015 flattened out. GDP has changed since 2006.