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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last two weeks, I find myself sitting in CFO offices attempting to explain how financial leadership can drive supply chain improvement. The budget is not sufficient and is often a detrimental input for supply chain forecasting. Why Is the Financial Forecast Not a Good Proxy for a Supply Chain Forecast?

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Standing on the Frontlines of Logistics Change and Volatility Armed with Tech-driven Resiliency

CH Robinson Transportfolio

March 2007 John F. Gantz, David Reinsel and other researchers at IDC release a white paper titled “ The Expanding Digital Universe: A Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth through 2010 (PDF).” This quarter, we have 177 additional features planned. Determined by: October 2000 Peter Lyman and Hal R. exabytes of data was produced.

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GAAP for Accounts Payable: What it is and why it's important

Precoro

Here we've prepared a visual comparison of some differences that exist between GAAP and IFRS and that influence the AP process: It's important to note that since 2007, foreign corporations with US registrations don't need to reconcile their financial reports according to GAAP if they already adhere to IFRS.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions. Procurement analysis. Supplier communication.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

“ The end (as of a street) without an exit or a position, situation, or course of action that leads to nothing further.” I forecast this disruption period as the new normal is not over. At the beginning of the pandemic, the forecasted period of disruption of seven-to-eight months. Forecast Sharing. The Future.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling & Logistics

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. This problem starts with sales forecasting, which in e-commerce is even more difficult than at the store-level.