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Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

90% of companies are unable to drive improvement at the intersection of inventory management, operating margin and customer service.). In 2007, it took six months for companies to sense the downturn in markets and align supply chains. July 16th in North America (current thinking is Charlotte or Chicago. 3% of the last decade.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. The two primary buffers in the supply chain are manufacturing capacity and inventory. Time horizon. The takeaway?

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The ShipBob Story with Dhruv Saxena

The Logistics of Logistics

Dhruv came to America (from India) in 2007 to pursue an undergraduate engineering degree. He attended Purdue University for both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in electrical engineering, and after graduating, worked as a software developer and engineer in Chicago. Learn More About The ShipBob Story. Dhruv’s LinkedIn.

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How ShipBob Has Evolved Over the Last Six Years

ShipBob

They grew up in India together and came to the United States in 2007, both graduating with a degree in engineering. They started a few ecommerce companies together and, like many of our merchants have experienced, found themselves standing in line at the post office in the Willis Tower in Chicago with a load of orders to ship. .

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We Need Supply Chain Immunity, not Resiliency: A Position Paper

NC State SCRC

Supply chain resilience generally means the ability to manage risk and be best positioned to respond and even gain advantage from disruptions (Sheffi, 2007). [1] Resilience is the easy way out – it involves carrying a lot of inventory and redundancies in the supply chain that are wasteful.

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Avoiding Dead-end Streets As We Build the Future of Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

I am writing this post from a hotel room in Chicago. Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.) Using better math to build an inventory plan for raw materials is a good idea. My feet are swollen, and my luggage overflows with dirty laundry. As a result, DDMRP is a fad.

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. There is no logical connection between inventory strategy and logistics optimization or the multiplicity of rules—allocation, ATP, inventory matching, routing—and planning engines. Second Step: Understand the Role of Inventory.