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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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Pacific Drilling Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Sourcing Best Practices Globally

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Offshore ultra-deep water drilling company to deploy eSourcing globally across its purchasing function. Pacific Drilling, an offshore drilling company, provides global deep water drilling services to the oil and natural gas industry through the use of high-specification drillships.

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Intalere Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Source to Contract Best Practices

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New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere , a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. And our partnership with Consus Global provided us with a faster time to value and overall return on investment thanks to their expertise in configuring the platform.

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Intalere Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Source to Contract Best Practices

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New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere, a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. And our partnership with Consus Global provided us with a faster time to value and overall return on investment thanks to their expertise in configuring the platform.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last decade, the organization grew larger and more political in the journey from regional to global supply chain structures. On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. As a result, the river of demand becomes dirty and turbulent as demand flows through the organization to procurement.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Based on research with scientists and looking at the Global Vaccination data, I think that we are about 40-50% through the Pandemic response. Teeth are 3-D printed while most goods will struggle to get through the ports amid the disruptions of global trade.).

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Every time I published a report, he would call me and express his concern that I did not fully understand the issues of the global supply chain organization. Why do we have 32 days more inventory by company in 2020 than in 2007? Mistake #5. Reflection.

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