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Data is the New Oil: Competing on Logistics Data

Talking Logistics

“Data is the new oil,” stated Clive Humby, a British mathematician, in 2006. It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc. to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value.”

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

The use of wearables will continue to be one of the top trends throughout the remainder of 2016 and upcoming years as well. While this idea seemed ground-breaking in 2006, it has become a commonplace aspect of nearly all Walmart locations. Think about the grocery stores that have implemented self-check-out registers.

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Congratulating the Supply Chains to Admire Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

Honeywell and Schneider-Electric Orbit Charts for Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. P&G and Reckitt Orbit Charts for Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. Wal-Mart and TJX Orbit Chart for Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017.

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Good-bye. I Will Go Forward by Going Forward.

Supply Chain Shaman

I will miss our spirited debates and sparring matches on market trends. I worked with Roddy when I was at AMR Research from 2006 to 2010. Aggressive brain cancer stole his life at the early age of 64. He was my boss for two years, but I liked him better as a friend.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

The first step in the journey is to analyze balance sheet results and understand industry trends. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. A Look at History. Resiliency. The study evaluates enterprise resiliency.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. Two Specific Examples of RFID in the Supply Chain?

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

The report analyzes supply chain performance and improvement by the Consumer Products Leaders in the period of 2006-2014. In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014.