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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. The reason? Discontinued in 2011.

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Carter’s: A Story of Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Not many companies have cracked this code. Operating Margin.

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REPOST: 5 Trends Shaping Logistics with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

3PLex was then purchased by Maersk. Cambridge Capital was founded in 2009 as the investment affiliate of BG Strategic Advisors (www.bgsa.com), the advisor of choice for a large, growing number of supply chain CEOs. Prior to 3PLex, Benjamin advised transportation and logistics clients at Mercer Management Consulting.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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The End of a Fairy Tale

Supply Chain Shaman

When you run the graphs, there is marked difference for these companies that begins to appear in 2009. This includes the automation of path-to-purchase for consumer products, active shaping of demand through price, channel incentives and promotions, eCouponing and mobile commerce for retail, and product proliferation for all.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

As we walked, I reflected and kept asking Scott, “How can we optimize outcomes if companies are not clear on what defines excellence?” Sean strongly believed that the sales group knew what the customers wanted and that tight supply chain integration to sales information would drive excellent results. At the first meeting.

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Supply Chain Disruptions: A Survival Guide - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

The company won the ISM 2012 Award for Excellence in Supply Management (category:process). 2009: H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico. The only solid case study about supply chain risk is definitely from Cisco System. And according to the U.S. 2011: Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan. 2011: Thailand Floods.