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Citation of Excellence Awards 2012

SCM Research

The annual Citation of Excellence Awards recognize “the 50 most outstanding articles published by the top 300 management journals in the world” Emerald Group Publishing Limited has now announced the winners of the 2012 Awards. 2008): Unraveling the food supply chain: Strategic insights from China and the 2007 recalls.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Average performance in 2016-2019 across twenty-seven manufacturing sectors on inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital and operating margin was worse than in 2012-2015. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. To understand this point, I contrast the results of the Gartner Top 25 Award Winners published in 2022 (last week) against their peer group from 2012 to 2021. In contrast, 19% have an operating margin less than a comparative company for 2012-2021. I think not.

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Supply Chain News on Recent Data Revisions from the Federal Reserve Cut US Manufacturing Growth Since 2012 in Half

Supply Chain Digest

New Numbers Now Say Growth Up Just 3 Percent Since 2012, not the 6 Percent We Thought. US Manufacturing Output Still well below Peak Year 2007 Levels

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on US Manufacturing Output still Below 2007 Levels

Supply Chain Digest

Index from Federal Reserve Shows US Production also Below Baseline 2012 Numbers Since March

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Want to hire the next generation? It’s time for a software update.

Kinaxis

The first members of the cohort, born between 1997 and 2012, are ready to be wooed by recruiters, but they aren’t impressed by the free food, ping pong tables and start-up style workspaces that once wowed Millennials. Gen Z is the first generation of true digital natives — the iPhone was released in 2007 when the oldest were 10 years old.

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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

Talking Logistics

Here’s an excerpt from the article (emphasis mine): In 2012, IKEA lowered the price of its Textur lamp by 34% after slimming down the number of components to nine from 33. miles out of its network from 2007-2010 and had increased its CWT per truck from 382 in FY 2007 to 415 in FY 2010, an 8.6 million a year. percent improvement.