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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

Forty interviews and two quantitative studies helped me build the model in my mind. Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I We source this data from Y charts. Mistake #5.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Through the next two months, I am focusing on writing and sharing case studies of success. I will write the case studies here, and share the dialogue with the supply chain leaders in our podcast series, Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied.

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3 Initiatives Driving Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Management

BlueYonder

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In 2007, the U.S. Other dimensions include 3D load building, dynamic order splitting, and integrated dock scheduling with the warehouse.

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3 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following three mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies which have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have serious doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market.

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

In parallel, three more raised their hands to speak on robotic automation in their warehouses focused on the redefinition of channel fulfillment. When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. Meanwhile, warehouse robotics is staging a market shift. My forecast? The event focus?