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Good-bye. I Will Go Forward by Going Forward.

Supply Chain Shaman

I worked with Roddy when I was at AMR Research from 2006 to 2010. As a strong proponent of maturity models, many discussions centered on the movement from program-based to functional metrics and how to drive alignment. Our discussions, influenced the model shown in Figure 1 from the Book Metrics that Matter. Roddy loved beer.

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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

California, for example, passed the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 , which went into effect in January 2012. In response, federal and state governments are taking action to drive down the use of slave labor in supply chains. Companies are also starting to take action — albeit, reactively in many cases.

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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

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According to the press release : The proposed standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 mpg for tractor trailers (compared to 6 mpg for 2010 tractor trailers). percent improvement.

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Talent Trap

Supply Chain Shaman

Despite multimillion dollar technology projects, and tomes of strategy documents, they are stuck in their ability to overcome market factors and rising complexity to drive continuous improvement on a portfolio of metrics. Their supply chains are not improving corporate performance. They quickly acknowledge that they are stuck.

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Managing for Daily Improvement: Bridging the Gap Across Teams and KPIs

Talking Logistics

These teams then can identify the root causes that created shortfalls in reaching goals and ensures that the solution is documented. And the customers will feel that added value not only in metrics but also from a morale perspective. Overall, MDI provides organizations with key takeaways and measured KPIs.

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AGCO: Driving a Digital Manufacturing Transformation

Supply Chain Shaman

Performance and Improvement for the Period of 2010-2016 for Trucks and Heavy Equipment. Recording of pictures and videos is accomplished in a hands-free environment via voice commands and tied directly to the unit’s documentation through the use of the Proceedix Action Management System. Time to Value. Improved On-The-Job Training.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

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. That was my opening question to the executives attending last month’s Elemica reveal 2014 Conference in Frankfurt.