Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006.

Optimal Sourcing 242

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The US and Canada primarily have the shale revolution to thank for a decreasing energy security risk score since 2007, but now shale is becoming much less profitable thanks to the recent price drop. In the period 2000–2012, upstream capital expenditure by oil majors rose 450% , with extraction from shale costs primarily to blame.

Saudi Arabia 59

Saudi Arabia Supply Chain Planning Software Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Software 59

Elementum

JUNE 3, 2015

The United Nations released “A Guide to Traceability” in 2014, a report focused on traceability as an economically viable and sustainable approach to supply chain management. More and more consumers are making educated decisions about their purchases, from food to home goods. Remember Patagonia’s eco-friendly advertisement from 2011?

Sustainability 60

Sustainability Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Waste Reduction 60