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Is Your Supply Chain Recession Proof? A Guide for Building a Resilient Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

During the 2008 recession, Walmart strengthened its supply chain by investing in predictive analytics and real-time demand forecasting. Additionally, Amazon Web Services (AWS) helps streamline IT infrastructure, and smart routing minimizes shipping costs.

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Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. 2) According to a 2012 report into corporate insolvencies by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, 44% of businesses in Australia failed because of poor strategic management.

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The Journey of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in Manufacturing

Jaggaer

Most notably, Oracle acquired PeopleSoft in 2005, gaining a significant foothold in HR and enterprise applications to compete directly with SAP. In 2006, Oracle strengthened its customer relationship management (CRM) portfolio by acquiring Siebel Systems, and in 2007, it boosted its financial planning and analytics capabilities with Hyperion.

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Two Supply Chain Giants Exiting Stage Left

Supply Chain Digest

But in 2005 Gartner acquired Meta, and Klappich’s career and industry profile took off. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

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Highly Influential Gartner Analyst Dwight Klappich Retires

Supply Chain Digest

Gartner acquired Meta in 2005, and Klappich’s career and industry profile took off. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is a firm's earnings over a period of time determined by sales less product costs and general/adminsitrative costs?

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

Supply Chain Shaman

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) Understanding this relationship requires modeling. (A A Case Study.

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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

It ceased to exist in 2005 when it merged with 1Sync. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications. Transora had a short history. The debates were heated.