Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2022
Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. Supply chain excellence was largely defined as manufacturing excellence. My learning?
Supply Chain View from the Field
AUGUST 28, 2013
Historically, businesses have used one of two extremes for inventory management: push-based or pull-based. Push-based inventory management uses demand forecast to manage inventory and replenish from the supply base. Inventory levels actually increased at downstream (buyer) facilities.
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EMERGE App
JANUARY 1, 2020
World exports of manufactured goods increased from US$ 8 trillion in 2006 to US$ 11 trillion in 2016. Developing countries make up the bulk of suppliers and manufacturers today. They have a comparative economic advantage: lower wage costs, specialized design and manufacturing skills, and a finely-tuned supply chain.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 29, 2020
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. We need to actively design inventory buffers; yet, only 9% of companies actively design their supply chains. It is worse in some industries. My takeaway?
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 22, 2015
I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. I was moving from the world of manufacturing to a new world of software. The technology world moves at a quicker pace than the world of manufacturing and distribution.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 29, 2020
Obsolete and out-of-print books are not included. Editor's decision is used to finalize the list of the best books. - The links below are #paid links. What we see is that librarian staffs tend to buy shorter textbooks more than standard textbooks. References - Moed, H. Citation analysis in research evaluation (Vol. & Tang, C.
Unleashed
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Read more: Try the eCommerce inventory management software that unleashes your growth What is B2B eCommerce? Shopify was founded in Canada in 2006, and since then has become Canada’s largest publicly traded company by market capitalisation – which gives you an idea of how eCommerce has flourished in recent years.
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