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

Supply Chain Shaman

of revenue on information technology (IT), only six percent of manufacturers drove performance at the intersection of growth and margin. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Despite spending 1.1% Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management.

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” ” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Drop in the price of crude oil.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns .

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. Each year at Supply Chain Insights , we study the progress of public companies in manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. A Look at History.

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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy. According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. In 2019, it re-acquired HD Supply, a company it sold in 2007.

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Where Should Business Decisions Be Made?

Enterra Insights

Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [2] 12, December 2007. [3] 6] Stephen DeAngelis, “ Why Manufacturers Need to Rethink AI in Supply Chain ,” Industry Today, 27 May 2022. [7] 12, December 2007. [3] 2] Ronald G. 9 June 2023. [8] 9 June 2023. [8]

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Supply Chain News on US Still not Back to 2007 Manufacturing Levels Eight Years Later

Supply Chain Digest

Revisions to Federal Researve Data in 2015 Now Show US Output Still a Couple of Percentage Points Below the Peak