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The Grocery & Produce Supply Chain with John Gillespie

The Logistics of Logistics

Starting in 2008, John was in the healthcare industry providing network and security support. In 2014, John moved into the banking industry and focused on information security, data center management and Enterprise Architecture.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. To side-step this issue, build planning processes to use market data. Abandon the processes focused on multiple layers of meetings to improve collaboration of organizations that are not aligned, but focused on transactional data.

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Surviving an Economic Downturn in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

But for anyone harking back to the last major recession in 2008, the stakes are far different this time around for consumers and retailers.”[4] ”[4] On a more positive note, Lacy points out that retailers are better equipped to deal with a downturn than they were in 2008. Fortunately, data is generally available.

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Leveraging Big Data in Logistics Into Meaningful Business Analytics

Intelligent Audit

In 2008, Dr. Raymond Panko published a paper detailing examples of human error in data entry. When manually entering data into a spreadsheet, the probability of human error was 18-40%. One solution is to turn to big shipping data. That’s why it’s critical to have an audit partner who can ingest data across all systems.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

Current State of Supplier Performance Management Nowadays, the interest in improving supplier performance management methods has increased due to the increase in global sourcing and that of the global economy in particular (Gordon Sherry R, 2008). They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives.

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Marketing during Crisis and Recession, Part 2

Enterra Insights

As Bradley Johnson ( @bradage ), Ad Age ‘s director of data analytics, notes, “People — consumers, business people of all stripes — are in a fog, apprehensive for their jobs, for their lives, for the future. Some experts believe there are lessons to be learned from the 2008 recession. … A recession seems inevitable.

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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug Waggoner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Echo Global Logistics since December 2006 and was a Board member from 2008-2021. Its industry-leading, proprietary technology supports clients by addressing a lack of visibility into their supply chain and provides a more robust, data-driven means of reporting. About Doug Waggoner.