Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The first step was to charter a research project with the Arizona State University statistics department to analyze which combination of metrics drives the highest market capitalization. The result? The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. With the dawn of eCommerce, companies must now ship the EACH. Ecommerce has changed the definition. We how have the endless aisle with the need to ship the EACH. What is the EACH?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

One of my favorite interviews on this topic, that I recently completed for my upcoming book Metrics That Matter , was with Amway’s Chief Supply Chain Officer George Calvert. In prestige beauty and nutritional supplements, the cost to ship the product is minuscule. Service level is our most important metric.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

Definition: “Customer - centric is an approach to doing business that focuses on providing a positive customer experience both at the point of sale and after the sale in order to drive profit and gain competitive advantage.” Price and shipping policies should go hand in hand. I am on a mission. It is not an easy answer.

Cost Reduction Strategies 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

He is an engaging personality: definitely a people person. He led the team during the period of 2007-2009. We outsource about 80% of the primary ingredients of our crop protection business, and pack it in finishing plants and ship to warehouses. It was a beautiful spring day in March in Basel, Switzerland.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

state authorities to collect sales taxes into an opportunity to deploy same-day shipping capabilities in the not too distant future, allowing consumers the same convenience and gratification that they would get by purchasing goods from a physical store. Please keep it up because without the internet is definitely lacking in intelligence.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier: I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. They also lack process controls and metrics. Toys R Us lowers free shipping limit for online orders. Today is September 11. I never forget.

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