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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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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

Just in case you missed some of our supply chain strategy posts , we’ve compiled a list of our popular supply chain posts from 2016 below (ranked based on shares and views). Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. In the post, he correctly argues that the case for big data is sometimes exaggerated.

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What € 30M funding really means to us: Accelerating sustainable procurement

EcoVadis

First of all, on behalf of the team here, we can thank our Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Pierre-François Thaler and Frédéric Trinel for their tireless dedication, and who have devoted their intelligence, passion and seemingly endless energy to building EcoVadis since 2007. A Year In Events: Looking Back At 2016 (US Edition).

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Managerial Practice Will Need to Catch up with the Emergence of Real-time Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

Real-time data is enabled by the emergence of cloud computing and mobile devices, which creates “big data” technology platforms that process higher volumes of internal and external data from multiple sources. Examples of visibility include demand visibility, market visibility, and supply visibility.

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Growing Challenges in Supplier CSR Monitoring are Being Met with Powerful Digital Solutions

EcoVadis

Avnet’s Supply Chain Navigator , February 2016. Additional data such as sustainability indicators, can be attached at each step in the chain. Prior to starting EcoVadis in 2007 he was a founder at four companies, all in activity today, operating in Asia, Eastern Europe and the UK. Note: This blog was originally posted on.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market. In addition, you can gain some short-term insights by attending our Network of Networks & Shaman’s Circle in Amelia Island on April 17, 2016 (invitation only), or by participating in our new research studies.

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Dissecting the Headwinds and Tailwinds of Digital Transformation

Supply Chain Shaman

Public markets reward growth, and the average growth for companies for the period of 2011-2016 was 1/3 the rate of growth for the period of 1986-2007. ” The tension within an organization is growth. The political environment for globalization is worsening. Trade is tougher.