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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. Performance of High Tech and Electronics Supply Chains for the Periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. As a goal, it is easier to say than to define.

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S&OP: Middle-aged or Never Grown Up?

Enterra Insights

”[2] Think back 30 years to around the time the S&OP concept was first developed. .”[2] ”[2] Think back 30 years to around the time the S&OP concept was first developed. Fast forward fifteen years to the time period Cecere insists S&OP processes stopped maturing. What’s going on? They are: 1.

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Rockwell Automation: Supply Chains to Admire Winner

Supply Chain Shaman

The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. Orbit Chart for Rockwell Automation at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006.

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Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. Orbit Chart for Rockwell Automation at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006.

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Combat Rising Transportation Costs and Driver Shortage With Supply Chain Analytics

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An essential component of the shipping industry is trucking, which many companies and industries prefer because of its low cost, refrigeration potential, and fast delivery time. Most notably, earlier this year when freight volumes hit records levels while at the same time, the number of available drivers fell by more than 50,000.

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Biogen Idec designs the innovation supply chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

Since graduating from the NC State Jenkins MBA program in 2006, Joydeep Ganguly has risen through the ranks at Biogen Idec – the world’s oldest independent biotechnology company and the largest biotech employer in North Carolina. . “Academia leads industry by about 10 years. We have 7000 employees and are growing into a$10B company.

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The Future of Nuclear Power: Is There One?

Enterra Insights

The Economist recalls, “The earthquake cut the plant off from outside sources of electricity. Providing a reliable grid is a lot easier if some of its generating capacity can be assumed to be available all the time. The world looked on aghast.”[1] In China the world’s largest new nuclear-plant program was put on hold.