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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. The investigation into the activity at PCA began in 2009, after the U.S. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. The food recall is the largest in US history. What happened?

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The Digital Supply Chain: Making The Leap With A Ball and Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Used from the 17th century until the late mid-20th century, a ball and chain found in 2009 in the United Kingdom from the 17th century was an 18 pound ball six inches in diameter. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is working on her third book, Leadership Matters.

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Nine Myths of S&OP Technology Selection

Supply Chain Shaman

When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. For the Love of the Cloud. This is a major turnaround.

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Three Lies and a Truth

Supply Chain Shaman

However, based on the research for the book Bricks Matter , I now sadly know that only one of these statements is true. In 2009, the definition of supply chain resiliency was driven by the impact of the Great Recession. Here I share insights on my journey to understand the truth. The Lies That I have Told. We hope to see you there!

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Price to Tangible Book Value. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. In my interview, Nick used the bumblebee to describe his journey. Operating Margin.