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

Supply Chain Shaman

Master Data is No Longer a Barrier. Cognitive learning and rules-based ontologies will redefine master data management technologies making them obsolete. I also believe that growth in Asia and Africa will spur new thinking in supply chain processes for the use of mobility and sensor data. Instead, the data model is inside out.

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Treading Water

Supply Chain Shaman

Continuous Improvement Processes. Only 12% of public companies are making improvement during the period of 2009-2015 in both operating margin and inventory despite spending an average of 1.7% Post-recession versus pre-recession labor inputs declined by 45% while the more recent comparison is only a 19% labor improvement.

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

the “inventory to sales” ratio (inventory levels divided by a month’s worth of sales) spiked in late 2008/early 2009 as the recession caught companies with way more inventory than needed versus suddenly shrinking demand. I find five common definitions: Tight Integration of Transactional and Planning Data.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 22-26, 2013)

Talking Logistics

On the technology front, Oracle introduced this week Oracle In- Memory Logistics Command Center , which provides “the means to perform rapid simulations and what-if analyses of your logistics network using real-world operational data, rules and constraints.”

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Supply Chain Management:Confluence of IT and Business Strategy.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industrial Manufacturing. Cloud & Big Data. Emerging business needs and stiff competition are forcing organizations to rethink on the business strategies, often requiring them to identify avenues for improvements and leading them towards what is known as "Transformation". December 2009. November 2009.

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The Holidays and The Logistics Crunch: It’s all about the Planning & a Fun Comparison of Logistics & A Successful Turkey Day!

GlobalTranz

Holiday joy has come early this year with Americans likely to pay the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices since 2009. They can also manage vendor compliance during inbound & outbound freight shipping , which is key during the holidays, when manufacturers are distributing product to thousands of retailers. are all factors to consider.

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PRO Point of View: Pascale de Felix, Global Sourcing Director – Methods, Tools & Responsible Sourcing at the Bel Group

EcoVadis

through manufacturing conditions, complex supply chain, etc.). In 2009, our first year of collaboration, we launched our first supplier evaluation campaign with a panel representing our purchasing categories and geographical areas. They also helped us to define our most critical purchasing categories.