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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Commercial and operating teams in manufacturing organizations greater than 5B$ in annual revenue were more aligned in 2007, at the beginning of the recession, than in 2020, the start of the pandemic. Alignment Barriers.

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

This example illustrates why supply chain visibility isn’t enough. Because we call it a supply chain for a reason – each link is connected, so if you rattle one link, you rattle the entire chain, as Boeing famously discovered in 2007 when a bolts and screws shortage delayed their Dreamliner. Why transparency is better than visibility.

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Horsemeat Supply Chains

SCM Research

However, the horsemeat scandal is just another example to reveal that food supply chains got out of control. Unraveling the food supply chain: Strategic insights from China and the 2007 recalls The Journal of Supply Chain Management, 44 (1), 22-39 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2008.00043.x. Pullman, M., & Gray, J. 2008.00043.x.

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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. Examples include allocation, available-to-Promise, and transportation routing. The combination of technologies for track and trace (an example is ThinkIQ), 3D printing, robotics, and wearables improves flexibility in operations.

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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. In 2019, it re-acquired HD Supply, a company it sold in 2007. Within its Q1 earnings press release, for example, Amazon shared some interesting statistics on its B2B platform, Amazon Business.

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Top Mobile Banking Trends to Watch!

Supply Chain Game Changer

For example, if there is a free basic tariff, the Bunq application offers new users 30 days to use the functions of a paid subscription. In the USA, the experience of using mobile banking is more extensive — some banks offered it to customers back in 2007. The service informs that this does not impose obligations. Final Thoughts.

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COVID-19’s Immediate Impact on the Automotive Supplier Industry

QAD

What’s more, during the great recession of 2007-09, only major automakers like GM and Chrysler got bailouts – this time, many expect suppliers will once again be denied bailouts and be forced into declaring bankruptcy. Quarantine Measures Halt Supplier Production. According to LMC – globally, production is now forecasted to drop to 76.9