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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

Each day through the COVID-19 pandemic, I tune into Anthony Cuomo’s (governor of New York) daily briefings. So, let’s start with the data. Yes, am that geeky kind-of-gal that likes to ground discussions in data.) The source of this data is a syndicated data provider of public reporting termed “Y-Charts.”).

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The Exception to the Rule

BlueYonder

I was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to New York City when I was 11 but ended up in foster care at the age of 12. I was abused by my parents growing up and the reason I moved to New York was because I had attempted suicide and my mom thought coming to the U.S. In New York, you age out of the system at 21.

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. This week, many of my friends will gather in New York for NRF. To accomplish these processes, companies need to embrace big data architectures for streaming data. The data sets are larger and more complex. What does this mean?

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Starbucks Appoints New Supply Chain Chief

RFgen

The Executive VP of Global Supply Chain Operations from 2008 to 2012, Gibbons’ work to get data collection solutions took the complex supply chain structure and simplified it to fall under four basic supply chain functions: plan, source, make, deliver. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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Starbucks Appoints New Supply Chain Chief

RFgen

The Executive VP of Global Supply Chain Operations from 2008 to 2012, Gibbons’ work to get data collection solutions took the complex supply chain structure and simplified it to fall under four basic supply chain functions: plan, source, make, deliver. Plant in Columbia, South Carolina in 2009.

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

While global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably, the data points to a number of warning signs that would suggest added contraction in the months to come. Factory orders reportedly increased to the greatest extent since January of 2021, while May data reportedly indicated a sharp and accelerated rate of material purchases.

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Redesign to Improve Value: A Case Study of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

The strength of your decisions is directly dependent on having accurate data going in. Collecting the data is not easy. I suspect that many companies have great capabilities to get data, but we did not. We spent the time to overcome our data challenges. Next week, it will be time in New York.