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Some Supply Chain Lessons Are Never Learned

Talking Logistics

Way back in June 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled Boeing’s Nuts-and-Bolts Problem that highlighted how Boeing was facing a shortage of fasteners at the time to complete its first orders of the 787 Dreamliner. The unexpected lack of fasteners marks the sort of test Boeing will face in coming years as.

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Reinventing Supply Chains: Focus on Human Factors

Supply Chain Shaman

Ask a procurement or transportation professional if they have a good demand signal and expect a laugh. Technology can automate role-based views up and down the river of demand for all roles: marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, procurement, transportation, and human resources.

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What is Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and How to Calculate it?

SCMDOJO

Introduction Gardner, (1954) and Huntzinger, (2007) define Purchase price variance (PPV) as a metric used to measure the effectiveness of cost-saving efforts by calculating the difference between the planned cost (standard pricing) allocated for purchasing activities and the actual cost incurred. Check out the Procurement KPI Dashboard now!

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Reflection: The Journey to be Market Driven

Supply Chain Shaman

The organization failed to anticipate the downturn in the cereal market during the 2007 recession, resulting in a loss of consumer confidence in the organic product segment. They never leveraged their point-of-sale data to detect market shifts, and the supply chain organization prioritized cost reduction. The result?

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The Journey of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in Manufacturing

Jaggaer

In 2006, Oracle strengthened its customer relationship management (CRM) portfolio by acquiring Siebel Systems, and in 2007, it boosted its financial planning and analytics capabilities with Hyperion. It further strengthened its position in procurement and supplier networks with the 2012 acquisition of Ariba.

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. But back then we had plenty to do working on accounting systems, procurement, warehouse inventory control, retail store replenishment and labor planning - after all this was the dawn of the retail supply chain. companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S.

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1H 2025 Supply Chain in Numbers and Charts

Supply Chain Digest

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. But back then we had plenty to do working on accounting systems, procurement, warehouse inventory control, retail store replenishment and labor planning - after all this was the dawn of the retail supply chain. companies are reshoring and foreign companies are investing in U.S.