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Carter’s: A Story of Supply Chain Leadership

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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.

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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. Traditional retailers experience 6-8% of sales to be returned. Returns and reverse logistics.

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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. The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis.

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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. Traditional retailers experience 6-8% of sales to be returned. Returns and reverse logistics.

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

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

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For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Customers are buying less. The Amazon Impact is having an impact on Wal-Mart and retail in general. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. What does this mean? The difference?

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Earth Day spotlight: What it means to be a Benefit Corporation in CPG

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The certified B Corp makes organic, better-for-you packaged sauces and donates a meal to those in need with every purchase. The company was founded by Richa Gupta, who was inspired by the “buy one, give one” model of Tom’s Shoes. Good Food for Good was born with its own “buy one, feed one” model.