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Three Lies and a Truth

Supply Chain Shaman

Seemingly, most supply chain leaders that are reading the press, or going to industry conferences, would believe that all four statements are true. Over the course of the last decade, I have carefully recorded and reported presentation after presentation from conference after conference and interview after interview with supply chain leaders.

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Novo Nordisk: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Performance and Improvement within the Pharmaceutical Industry for 2009-2015. Previously I worked at Nestle, and I want to start by recognizing that pharmaceutical companies have different supply chain maturity levels compared to companies in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. We are not as mature as CPG or Food/Beverage.

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Logistics Industry’s Slow Economic Comeback Continues in Spite of Challenges

Supply Chain Network

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 22nd “Annual State of Logistics Report®,” presented by Penske Logistics, today at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. trillion, an increase of $114 billion from 2009. The report reveals that business logistics costs rose to 8.3

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CSCMP Europe Conference

Supply Chain Movement

CSCMP Europe Conference. Pier Luigi Sigismondi joined Unilever and its Executive Board (UEx) in September 2009. As chief supply chain officer, he heads a global operation consisting of 270 factories delivering €23bn of cost of goods sold. You can’t afford to miss CSCMP’s Europe Conference 2013. Datum: 15-17 mei 2013.

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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. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. At that time, I attended many conferences. In my interview, Nick used the bumblebee to describe his journey.