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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. No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. The Preamble.

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It Ain’t Easy Being Easy!

Supply Chain Insights

I am pleasantly amazed at the use of innovative technology that is designed to turn the entirety of a forecast and trade promotion planning process into something that has been missing forever – a precise and trustworthy prediction of consumer purchase behavior. about 45% of the trade promotions fail).

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Friends with Fitbits: Fitness Tracking and Taking Supply Chain Planning to the Next Level

Talking Logistics

I purchased my first fitness tracker, set my goals, and the competition began. In supply chain planning, we are driven by metrics. If my fitness tracker knew all these things, it would then recommend that a brisk walk around the block would be the best course of action to achieve my goals and increase my overall productivity.

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Ecommerce Venture Capital Trends: Which VCs & Seed Investors are Investing in Ecommerce?

ShipBob

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. It was the world’s largest VC firm in 2007 with over $20 million in assets during the year. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell. Product sourcing.

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