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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. Higher percentage growth than the industry average.

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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. Once was by Mark.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Popular Beliefs on Supply Chain Excellence Do Not Align With Results. . Overall, the industry is not aligned with the definition of supply chain excellence.

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Krasdale Foods Inc. Opts for the HIMPACT Inventory Management System to Fortify Existing Purchasing Solutions and Obtain Greater Buying Capabilities

Herlitz Inventory Management

selected HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management as its new purchasing system in February 2023. KFI) will be switching to the HIMPACT purchasing system. The move to HIMPACT comes as KFI was looking to improve its existing purchasing and inventory management applications. Krasdale Foods Inc. Krasdale Foods Inc.

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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. Once was by Mark.

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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. The results for the high tech and electronics industry is shown in Figure 1.