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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP. Actionable Insights: Gain real-time insights with TMS analytics and reporting. In 2017, Mark was awarded the Supply Chain and Demand Chain Executive “Pro To Know”. In 2001, he completed a two-year Six Sigma certification program with General Electric and is a GE certified Black Belt.

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Lead Gen for Logistics with Kara Brown

The Logistics of Logistics

Kara was one of the first employees at Echo Global Logistics which grew quickly in three years and her name is on the company’s 2009 IPO press release. Measurement – analytics and analysis delivered executive-ready. Track Who’s Interested – follow prospects from first buying signal through closed deal.

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The expanding scope of procurement analytics: Some initial thoughts

NC State SCRC

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

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The Secret Sauce with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP. To ensure that the Emerge team develop fruitful relationships, Mark insists upon a communication strategy that includes quarterly business reviews (QBR), reporting key performance indicators, root cause analysis, lead-time analytics, cost-down goals, etc. Hunt Transport, Inc.

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Data Privacy Day 2024

Enterra Insights

In 2009, the United States House of Representatives officially recognized National Data Privacy Day. That is: exercise restraint with analytics and machine learning, to be transparent about their business models, to offer consumers a fair and transparent trade for data about them, and to innovate in privacy as well as data mining.

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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. The Battle For Analytics Is Waging. Descriptive analytics is mainstream. The impact may surprise us. Today, we have younger leaders driving clicks on the keyboards. The teams are new. The Winners Are Unknown.

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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

They used the work built together in 2004-2009 to build a course with Georgia Tech for executive training.) Leaders invest in analytics and customer-centric innovation. Unlock the potential of new forms of analytics and educate teams. Smaller Companies Outperform Larger Companies. Functional efficiency drives superior results.