Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 4, 2013

At over 1,000 delegates, the conference is a large supply chain event. One of my favorite presentations at the event was by Francis Marabula, Executive head of Supply Chain, Safaricom, Kenya. It started with simple money transfers in 2007 and now includes a range of services. I spent this week at SAPICS in South Africa.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

I first met Shane in 2007 at the beginning of his work with Syngenta’s value chain. In 2007, Shane Emms was asked to take a Global Supply Chain leadership assignment at Syngenta. He led the team during the period of 2007-2009. I hold the event at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, AZ on September 9-10.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

The average company has two-to-three material events due to supply chain issues. In 2007, it took six months for companies to sense the downturn in markets and align supply chains. Risk Drivers and Business Continuity. Market Opportunity. Market growth is now 1% versus the 2.5-3% 3% of the last decade. Most companies operate blind.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

by CJ Wehlage On the bus ride back to the McDowell Marriott after the 2016 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain event, I plugged my ear phones into my cell and listened to some Pearl Jam. A gala event with some unique and significant speakers. Their classic hit, Last Kiss, the song summed up my thoughts about the 2016 rankings. Bill Clinton.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This past week provided a different and unexpected set of events, at least for Ford Motor Company. Southern States and the UAW agreeing to a two-tiered wage system for entry level workers in 2007 in the midst of the bankruptcy fears of two of these automakers.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 5, 2019

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). The most basic temporal scope is a set of previous events. The increase in computing power (e.g.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 18, 2022

Since the launch of Netflix in 2007 (we mean its streaming service) and its boom in the 2010s, the number of alternatives has grown significantly. This market will develop as new players come into the game, e.g. companies streaming sports events. Plurality of choice. HBO Max, Disney+, and AppleTV+ are just to name a few.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Often, unexpected events such as suppliers failing to deliver, software glitches and even Mother Nature can wreak havoc with even the best supply chains. By 2007, after various delays and issues – Walmart changed its RFID strategy. But the scary truth is that sometimes retailers can’t deliver. But, sadly, RFID never really took off.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 7, 2021

Events Affecting Inflation. We encourage all our customers to schedule a refresher on Forward Buying training, and for anyone else who is interested to give us a call to learn more. We’d love to help your business be more profitable and take advantage of inflation with forward buying. Contact us today to get started! Inflation Rate YOY.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

As growth slowed post 2007 recession, companies fought back. Next year’s event will be in Philadelphia on September 4th-7th. Committed to our purpose, we are downsizing the event. While you can expect the same strong content and fun, it will be a smaller, and a more focused event.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Number of smartphones sold to end users worldwide from 2007 to 2017 (in million units) Source: Statista. Take care of market event that would have impact on your own business. In the last few years, the use of smartphones has dramatically increased. Send collaborative messages to others involved in the project.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Supply chain risks like natural disasters, geopolitical turmoil, epidemics, and extreme weather events are unpredictable—and relatively infrequent. Crowdsourcing has emerged as a way to both gain better visibility into where risk events may occur, and understand their financial implications.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Ironically, inventory levels today are higher than they were in 2007; yet customer service levels issues abound. If this is you, I welcome you to join our upcoming events. We will host our first public events in Antwerp at the Antwerp Management School on November 26th-27th and at UI Labs in Chicago on December 3rd-5th. (A

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

With annual revenues of 16-44$M, in the period of 1997-2007, the Company returned to its parent to become a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software in 2007. The acquisition by Logility was driven by Halo’s board needing a liquidity event. In 2016, total revenues for American Software were $113.9M.

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EcoVadis

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

But it is important to note that the most significant aspects of this event are not just about money, but about the new resources, partnerships, technologies, initiatives, team members, and collaboration that it will bring to accelerate EcoVadis’ growth. A Year In Events: Looking Back At 2016 (US Edition). Bravo, and thank you!

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AB&R

MARCH 15, 2022

But by 2007, Walmart had begun to step back after facing unexpected hurdles. Retailers and their suppliers are thus advised to attend the event. Many viewed this as a positive sign for the future, predicting other retailers would follow the example and issue tagging mandates of their own. Predictions for future RFID adoption.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. How US Techno Giants Have Responded to COVID-19.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2016

Events like this help me to shift from thinking from the day-to-day.” When I was an analyst at AMR Research in 2007, I tracked thirty. If companies open-up and externalize data in a meaningful way we could pave the way for on-line benchmarking, demand sensing and event management in new ways. Today, there are a handful.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. By Maha Muzumdar. Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

The market for multi-tier inventory management was overhyped and largely underdelivered in the period of 2005-2007. I hold the event at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, AZ on September 9-10. The robots are featured in the digital showcase on the opening night of the event. It is an exclusive group of 150 supply chain leaders.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

According to the announcement, Fairmarkit’s customers’ spend has increased four-fold on the platform, and they are on track to complete over 200,000 competitive sourcing events this year. Founded in 2007 , Inspirage is headquartered in Bellevue, WA with offices across North America, Europe and Asia.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

Since 2007, the Panama Canal has been under construction to allow larger ships to pass through the gates, which will bring a huge shift in the amount of ocean freight being delivered to both sides of the country, asserts JOC.com Staff. Expansion of the Panama Canal Will Increase Incoming Ocean Freight.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Some Broader Perspectives Supply Chain Matters has been reaching out to other observers to gain added insight on these particular labor relations events. He went on to explain that this prior era included the economic shocks of the seventies and the global financial crisis in 2007 to 2008 when the real threat of two of the three U.S.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2020

Most pundits see the current situation as unique — a black swan event. There have been eight official recessions (including the one that began in December 2007) in the last 50 years. Nevertheless, there are still things we can learn from the past. ”[5]. This recession is different.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 17, 2015

In either event, there is a case to be made for the role of logistics IT solutions to help smooth the process of consuming or being consumed. The short version is that 2014 came darn close (with 86 trucking and logistics companies acquired) to beating the record of 90 acquisitions set in 2007. Read on for details.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2016

Even better, they should be able to rely on the system to do the bulk of the planning while they focus on fixing problems or managing event disruptions. Ron joined Quintiq in 2007 and leads a marketing team that focuses on global campaigns, partners, and analyst relations.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Still, the requirement is not new and has been under development for a number of years following a milestone vessel collapse in 2007. As a result of the quick implementation timeframe, many exporters are concerned that compliance might disrupt trade.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

I remember December 2007 like yesterday. With the increases in items and the number of market events, the forecastability–the ability of a statistical engine to pick up an accurate pattern in historical data–is becoming worse. While companies can predict an event, they struggle to predict the timing of an event.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In a welcome turn-of-events for the U.S. According to Bloomberg , “ Egg prices shot up almost 40% in August from a year ago — the biggest jump since 2007 — while fruits and vegetables increased 9.4%, and dairy and related products saw a 16.2% Freight Rail and Union Members Reach Tentative Agreement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 1, 2015

It is my seventh year of speaking at this small, and intimate event. The LogicTools product was purchased for $15 million in 2007 by ILOG. I am speaking this morning at the Terra Technology conference and doing a book signing of my new book, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. The world of supply chain is active on my iPhone.

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RFgen

AUGUST 18, 2021

Automotive brand Aston Martin recalled a total of 17,590 cars, which equates to approximately 75 percent of the vehicles made between November 2007 and May 2012. This is also important in the event of a recall or audit. Aston Martin Recall Sparks New Supply Chain Strategy Discussion. Recall Readiness with Data Collection.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

Overall, Bridges 2015 was a great event for peer-to-peer learning and networking, with a great line-up of executive speakers from leading companies such as Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard, Del Monte, Nestle, Williams Sonoma, Patagonia, Caterpillar, Electrolux, Sears, Cargill, UPS, DHL, and Menlo Logistics. ” #Bridges2015.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2017

billion acquisition of Whole Foods capped an eventful week in the grocery industry. The announcement of Amazon’s $13.7 German-owned discount grocer Aldi says it will invest $3.4 billion to expand to 2,500 stores — up from 1,600 stores today — by 2022 as part of its plan to become the third-largest grocery chain in the U.S. by store count.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 9, 2019

ACT Research suggests the industry may be back to 2007 peak levels in truckload assets by the end of the year. Carriers are bumping docks more often per week, experiencing extra dwell events, and logging fewer miles per week. Since 2000, the average length of haul has declined around 37%.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

During the event, we had the opportunity to examine how the transportation world is shifting and what it all means to attendees’ business strategy. Despite the addition of trucks, the largest TL carriers collectively have 5% fewer trucks on the road today than they did at the end of 2007.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 29, 2017

When individuals have visibility to events that enable decision-making velocity, minor problems and disruptions are resolved more quickly and easily before they escalate into bigger problems (Craighead et al., Examples of visibility include demand visibility, market visibility, and supply visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I started my first business at 18, doing corporate events and production. I launched my second business, a strategic sourcing and procurement consulting firm in 2007. I come from a family of entrepreneurs. I always knew this was going to be part of my life.

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