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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

I remember December 2007 like yesterday. They wanted to know, “ How was the market affecting the chemical supply chain?” Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. They are not. Reflection. Why is this important?

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Supply Chain Leaders, Chained to Tradition, Face the Whip

Supply Chain Shaman

Price of Ocean Shipping Business Continuity. One of my stark realizations this year is that smaller companies are beating larger and often more established companies on growth metrics, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). (In A focus on functional metrics degrades balance sheet performance.