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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. In my work tonight, I carefully studied 2006-2015 financial results to select the Supply Chains to Admire winners. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015. Operating Margin. Inventory Turns.

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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

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. All industries operate today with more inventory than in the pre-recessionary period of 2004-2007. It is worse in some industries. The average is twenty-five days.

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More Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting

Supply Chain View from the Field

Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy. There is a chronic lack of drivers, and it is an unattractive profession for most people.

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Supply Changes: Sustainability and Responsibility in the Modern Supply Chain

Elementum

Apple claims to have reduced as much as 90% of its carbon emissions in Apple TV production from 2007-2011, and up to 21% in 15-inch MacBook Pro production from 2006-2011. In recent years, big name corporations have taken steps to green their own supply chains, saving money and boosting PR. Supply Chain of Good.

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Why Energy Supply Chains are Transitioning to Renewables

Requis

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 spite of the increased spend, production has not risen but declined 6% between 2006 and 2012. ” Other sources agree.

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Sustainable Procurement: Want change? The first step is to create urgency

EcoVadis

Some other lesser known “realities”, but just as relevant include: 2010 Royal Dutch Shell was convicted of bribery for bribes paid by transportation supplier, Panalpina, and Shell was required to pay $48.1 million under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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Supply Chain Management:SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

That said, the "Ariba on the bid block" has been now a since-2006 story ever since Oracle kicked up some serious acquisition dust during the Peoplesoft, JD Edwards, Siebel years. With IBM acquiring Emptoris and folding it into the Smarter Commerce theme, all eyes in the procurement world was on Ariba.