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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

That was my opening question to the executives attending last month’s Elemica reveal 2014 Conference in Frankfurt. The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. IBM’s acquisition of Sterling Commerce in 2010 was a big spark, followed by HighJump’s acquisition of TrueCommerce, SAP’s acquisition of Crossgate, and many other deals since. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Climate Extremes Will Challenge Our Supply Chains (Guest Post by Anders Levermann, PIK)

SCM Research

Extreme rainfall and typhoon Yasi paralyzed the world’s fourth largest coal exploration site in Australia in 2010/11. Links in global economic chains and world markets mean that flooding or heat-waves in one place can have repercussions elsewhere. Coking coal prices went up by 25% in 2011. Levermann, A.

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Champions of Sustainability: Tim Cook

QAD

My intuition already knew that joining Apple was a once in a lifetime opportunity to work for the creative genius and to be on the executive team that could resurrect a great American company,” he said during a commencement speech he gave at Auburn University in 2010. Contributions to Manufacturing Sustainability.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. Let’s not waste it.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

Analysis by the Financial Times reveals that many new jobs were created in Central Europe between 2010 and 2013, particularly in electronics manufacturing. SCM Map Europe 2014-2015. Companies are now having to source more locally in order to ensure that they can continue to produce for the local market.”. >>Please

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Supply Chains to Admire Household Nondurables Calculation Example

Supply Chain Insights

The methodology was determined with Supply Chain Insights and Arizona State University in 2014. Balance looks at the change in Revenue Growth and the change in Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the years included in the analysis (2010 – 2016). Strength looks at the trend of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns from 2010 to 2016.

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