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How GenAI is Transforming Manufacturing for Greater Efficiency

Jaggaer

Business confidence has seen huge swings with fewer businesses expressing an intention to increase capital spending than at any time since the financial crisis of 2009 — with the brief exception of the peak inflation of 2023. Multimodal models process and generate data across different data types (e.g., Other challenges abound.

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Carter’s: A Story of Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

Based on a heritage of quality and innovation, the designs earned the trust in generations of families. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization. Carter’s, Inc.,

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

Supply Chain Shaman

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) Understanding this relationship requires modeling. (A A Case Study.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

No longer are we in a world where consumers and employees “go online” to work, play, or purchase; we are now in a world where everyone and everything simply is online, whether at home, at school, at the office, or on-the-go. This new era brings with it an acceleration of innovation and disruption.

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ). Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014.

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6 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management in the Current Economy

Oracle SCM

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: AMR's Top 25 Highs and Lows

Supply Chains Rock

Wednesday, June 03, 2009. Its become almost an annual ritual, similar to the Fortune 500, the top billionaires and the AMR Top 25 Supply Chain report. This article in MarineLog reported that "Toyota had to rent a boat in Sweden to store 2,500 extra cars from inventory.". Subscribe To. AMRs Top 25 Highs and Lows.