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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. For more on outside-in process definition, consider joining the Project Zebra discussion on October 14th to gain insights on the outside-in process testing on graph-based architectures. ). Let’s look at the past to forecast the future: Phase 1.

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The expanding scope of procurement analytics: Some initial thoughts

NC State SCRC

This inter-organizational information flow entails new challenges in procurement analytics: organizational boundaries generate information friction and lowers the visibility of information (Barratt and Oke 2007). This “evidence-based management” (Rousseau 2006), by definition, requires a clear proof for a certain alternative.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

In this post my goal is to help companies build outside-in processes through a clearer definition. This outside-in orientation needs a definition to make it actionable. Map the data and the processes outside-in. For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market. Reflection.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

As growth slowed post 2007 recession, companies fought back. As shown in Figure 2, visibility does not have just one definition. It is about more than data sharing. …or pretty visualization on enterprise data. World Trade Intensity and Annual Growth. –the focus in the front office was for agility.

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory. The requirements definitions are not in the current definitions of planning. Could Outside-in Thinking Help? The reason?

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50 Online Resources for Aspiring Supply Chain Scholars

Supply Chain Opz

To help you become successful, we have put together 50 online resources that you will definitely find helpful. Compare logistics infrastructure using Logistics Performance Index World Bank has produced Logistics Performance Index (LPI) report since 2007 to aid policy makers to benchmark logistics infrastructure in their countries.

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory. The requirements definitions are not in the current definitions of planning. Could Outside-in Thinking Help? The reason?