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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. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 6-10, 2016)

Talking Logistics

April 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Since launching in 2007, iContainers has pioneered the next phase in worldwide logistics services by removing the complexities of coordinating with multiple parties, varying processes, lag time, and other points of friction that come with the traditional shipping experience.

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The Ruan Story with Ben McLean

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben joined Ruan in 2007 and served in a number of corporate and operational roles, including COO and CIO, before assuming his current role in 2015. Ben is also a member of the Iowa Business Council and served as chair of the organization from 2016 to 2018. About Ben McLean. About Ruan Transportation.

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And I thought last year’s Top 25 Supply Chain was a surprise

Kinaxis

by CJ Wehlage On the bus ride back to the McDowell Marriott after the 2016 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain event, I plugged my ear phones into my cell and listened to some Pearl Jam. Their classic hit, Last Kiss, the song summed up my thoughts about the 2016 rankings. They went from #34 in 2015 to #18 in 2016. Without CSR Rank.

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The Women in Trucking Story with Ellen Voie

The Logistics of Logistics

Voie was named one of Supply & Demand Chain Executives magazine’s “2016 Pros to Know.” In May, 2016, she was chosen as one of Fleet Owner’s Dozen Outstanding Women In Trucking. Ellen founded the organization in 2007 and has grown the membership to over 5,400 corporate and individual members in ten countries.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

After implementation, in 2016, no business or product owners were appointed. We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation).

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Logility Buys Halo BI

Supply Chain Shaman

With annual revenues of 16-44$M, in the period of 1997-2007, the Company returned to its parent to become a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software in 2007. In 2016, total revenues for American Software were $113.9M. The American Software company in 2016 invested 9.9% Adapachain, 2016, integration, price undisclosed.