2009 Company Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Procurement Analytics 
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2020
When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. So, I sucked it up and consented.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2022
Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. Executive teams strive to drive improvement in supply chain results; yet, sadly, only four percent of public companies succeed. In this area of research, I find that companies are like dogs chasing cars. The grass is always greener at another company. The reason?
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Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 26, 2012
Each of these companies performed better than their peer group on Return on Assets (ROA), but worse than their peer group on operating margin. When you run the graphs, there is marked difference for these companies that begins to appear in 2009. However, none of the three companies knew this before the benchmarking activity.
Oracle SCM
JULY 12, 2017
The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 11, 2016
I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. About twice a month, companies ask me to review their strategy documents. Ho wever, when I ask companies to explain what this means, I get either a pregnant pause or a blank stare. I am on a mission.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2014
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). as of this morning — a lower price than 5 years ago!
Infosys Supply Chain Management
APRIL 8, 2014
Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Abstract Technologies such as Social networking, mobile, analytics and cloud computing have been shaking the IT industry for past several years. Analytics Analytics means scientific and systematic analysis of data.
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