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Editor’s Choice: Singles Day – A Retail Revolution

Logistics Viewpoints

11 th in 2009 and subsequently adopted by other e-commerce platforms and retailers. For example, the gross merchandise volume of Alibaba Tmall has increased from $5 billion in 2013 to $78 billion in 2020 as below chart. billion in 2020. billion in 2020. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. When Covid-19 hit, supply chains across the globe nearly came to a halt.

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Inflation is Back Up – Are you Ready?

Herlitz Inventory Management

Since 2009, when Herlitz Inventory Management was founded, annual inflation has been below 3 percent in the US. source: tradingeconomics.com. Have we lost the knowledge of how to be profitable during periods of high inflation? It hasn’t been lost here at Herlitz Inventory Management! Financial crisis. ACA, Dodd-Frank Act. Debt ceiling crisis.

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Students and Bitcoin Trading!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Regardless, directly following shipping off the virtual association in 2009, Bitcoin was first excused by most countries. In 2013, you can buy one Bitcoin completely for £200. In addition, you will be shocked to find that a young woman used Bitcoin to acquire $4000 worth of things in July 2020. Last thought.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Based on the work with Arizona State, we launched the Supply Chains to Admire methodology in 2013. For the 2020 analysis, twenty-two companies qualified for the Supply Chains to Admire award.

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L’Oreal: A Beautiful Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. We studied this pre and post-recession.

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ). Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). Adrian’s Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2013.