Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. In times of uncertainty, cash is king. In times of growth, when companies are funding inventory builds, cash is needed. Here I share perspective on cash-to-cash abuse. Let me explain. I am troubled.

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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. You can read the full press release here . 9 years of organic growth to get here.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Stellantis indicated to CNBC in a statement that it questions “ whether the union’s leadership has ever had an interest in reaching an agreement in a timely manner.” In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 16, 2021

The smartphone in your pocket is 29 times faster than the world’s fastest computer in 1995. At times, pouring energy into developing technology for our customers has been a way to help fight the pandemic and proving that we could use this tragedy to make us and our customers stronger. Amplified by a 2.9

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EcoVadis

JUNE 15, 2011

which effectively persuaded the largest toy company in the world to promise to establish a sustainable procurement policy. Mattel, who suffered from major supply chain issues in 2007 when lead was detected in their toys and who spent US $110 million on “reputation repair”, are in the spotlight once again.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 11, 2012

The organizational shifts required to embed environmental, social and ethical factors into a management system can be resource intensive and time consuming, but the nonetheless the changes are underway. They are aware it will take time, but the immediate steps of action are not always clear. “Change is the only constant.”

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

As a newcomer to this world, I have learned just how complex, dynamic and complicated a supply chain can be. A poor procurement choice based on stale data can lead to a decline in profits. Many times I have seen file names such as 2015Q4Budgetv3.xlsx Many times I have seen file names such as 2015Q4Budgetv3.xlsx

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Consus and Ivalua implemented and went live with the solution for Pacific Drilling in just two weeks. Supply chain efficiency and effective strategic sourcing in support of our operations and clients are critical to achieving our objective,” said Mike Curtis, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Pacific Drilling.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Green thinking isn't just about how something is made but what it is made from and how those resources are acquired. Reebok just launched a line of athletic shoes made entirely out of cotton and corn. More so than ever, importers are working with their suppliers to select and often times build their own green factories.

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KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In the absence of good product data quality, non-compliant supplier orders systematically result in poor product availability, one solution to this problem is to set up an efficient communication system with the purchasing and supply divisions that can reduce data update times up to 90 %. Some examples of worst practices.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

At that time, the market was short about 4-5% of trucking capacity. 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. What is the current state of the economy? Over this timespan, we have seen a decline in a number of key commodities.

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Arkieva

APRIL 7, 2016

Examples could be: Shorter lead times. In fact, as is illustrated in Figure 2, companies that are not yet on the best practice frontier, can still improve on both dimensions at the same time; i.e. both reduce inventory (increase turns) and improve service. Sales tries to increase service to sustain top-line. Higher fill rate.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The rural unemployment rate has dropped below 6 percent for the first time since 2007, and from 2012-2014, we saw rural child poverty fall by 3 percentage points.”. The rural unemployment rate has dropped below 6 percent for the first time since 2007, and from 2012-2014, we saw rural child poverty fall by 3 percentage points.”.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 25, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. » SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world? With IBM acquiring Emptoris and folding it into the Smarter Commerce theme, all eyes in the procurement world was on Ariba.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 8, 2018

There was a time when corporate responsibility was just a report. They plan to produce/procure 35% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 and aspire to power all facilities with renewable energy by 2050. To that end, each year companies are ranked on how well they are doing with these policies. General Mills. Media Type.

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Taulia

JULY 11, 2023

At the same time, ESG risks are a growing concern for businesses. Build an ESG-compliant supplier base To address ESG risks, companies need to put ESG at the forefront of how they do business – and that starts with the procurement process. Suppliers’ ESG performance should also be monitored over time.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 20, 2016

” “So we go over to the other bulding and I see for the first time in my life – what looked like an Apple II personal computer. ” “So we go over to the other bulding and I see for the first time in my life – what looked like an Apple II personal computer. ” “What do you call it? .’

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 9, 2017

The network is an ecosystem where once data is exchanged, all parties can see data in real time, modify process behaviors and collaborate with each other. Adding digital functionality will increase customer satisfaction, streamline operations and improve efficiencies.

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Unleashed

JULY 11, 2021

Each of the variables can factor into how sustainable a product is, but there is no single definitive definition of the term sustainable because it is just too hard to quantify. More than ever, businesses of all sizes across all industries are being held accountable for their environmental impact.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. In short, the great recession of 2007 knocked some changing consumption habits into overdrive, and people are more interested in spending money on travel and restaurants instead of physical goods. This is the first time that’s happened.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 11, 2020

Supply chain resilience generally means the ability to manage risk and be best positioned to respond and even gain advantage from disruptions (Sheffi, 2007). [1] 1] It also means minimizing damage and the time taken to return to a normal state of operations (Sheffi and Rice, 2005). [2] How to do this?

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company also increased its use of third-party logistics providers and effectively created a network that could be optimized tactically at any given point in time. The only way Intel could find to make supply chain cost reductions was to bring this cycle time down and therefore reduce inventory.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

It sometimes seems like S&OP is stuck in a time warp, where the same old things as 30 years ago are being discussed. Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. Where to go from here for S&OP?

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Vinculum

JANUARY 18, 2023

Founded: October 2007. With time and hard work, they became successful in the business and were listed as one of the best entrepreneurs in India. E-commerce is growing in a gigantic way to flourish the market with brand products and attract customers to it in a specific way. 1) Sachin Bansal & Binny Bansal. Startup: Flipkart.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

For example, Friday, I spent an hour on the phone with Bonvoy (the new Marriott branding) to get disconnected three times. New bots are a waste of everyone’s time, and the voice automated Bonvoy service ineffective a holiday weekend. When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession.

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Global Trade Management

MARCH 17, 2008

The new Public-Private-Partnership to facilitate trade is becoming a different method of procuring public services and infrastructure by combining the best of the public and the best of the private sectors capabilities – sharing activities in a trusted environment. Subscribe To. Monday, 17 March 2008.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

It’s one of those nagging dilemmas that just doesn’t seem to have an answer. MH&L’s Editorial Advisory Board tackles some of the toughest topics facing the supply chain today. Participating in the 2018 roundtable (in alphabetical order) are: ? Tan Miller, director of the Global Supply Chain Management Program, Rider University. ?

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