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ScottsMiracle-Gro Improves Distribution System in Sustainability and Customer Service

Supply Chain Network

By installing a warehouse in this region, the Company expects to improve its environmental footprint by reducing the number of miles traveled within its distribution network while also reducing costs and improving its customer service levels. Construction of the warehouse is scheduled to be completed in early 2012.

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Supply Chain Optimization for Consumer Packaged Goods Inventory

Logility

Between 2000 and 2009, the average profit for this industry grew by over 10% year on year, but over the next decade, annual profit growth fell to just 3.2%. Companies lacking the ability to track inventory and demand patterns effectively end up impacting customer service levels, and are likely to see their profits dwindle.

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Executing Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies

Supply Chain Shaman

The Delta Medallion customer service agent told me that she had never seen anything quite like it. The Company was my client for many years at AMR Research, and when I look at Mark’s slides for the webinar, I see many of the elements that we heatedly debated in the period of 2009-2010. A tough time for all.

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Machine Learning in Supply Chain Planning

Logility

In reality, the supply chain planning mindshare spent on Machine Learning is miniscule compared to that spent on reducing costs, improving customer service, and driving new revenue. The current inventory-to-sales ratio in the United States sits at 1.41, higher than any time since 2009 (right after the 2008 downturn).

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Supply Chain Management:Why not WMS App? - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Customer Service. Customer Service. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. Todays WMS is a tightly integrated code between the intrinsic WMS functions like receiving, put away, inventory, picking, packing and shipping, which are the primary functionalities. December 2009. October 2009.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Raymon Krishnan!

Supply Chain Game Changer

After selling the business in 2009, I went on to work for a leading US Chemical company and then a global 3PL. Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds.

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Supply Chain Management: - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Customer Service. Customer Service. AssistEdge – Customer Service Experience. Following are the major areas within Exploration and Drilling where asset management tools can be used to improve overall efficiency of the operations: Ø Rigs and drilling ships. December 2009. November 2009.