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Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 19, 2020
The supply chain is complex non-linear system that is easily thrown out of balance through a focus on functional metrics. They rock back and forth in improving singular metrics but struggle to improve a portfolio of growth, margin, inventory performance, and asset utilization. Comparing 2010-2019. Reflections on Excellence.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” A common issue in financially-driven companies is the heavy utilization of manufacturing assets past reasonable limits throwing the supply chain out of balance. Background. 4 Maximize Buffers.
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Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Cost reductions sometimes go hand-in-hand with GHG reductions, but some measures could increase transport costs. Corporate Responsibility.
crisp
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
In 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated annual greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting for organizations emitting over 25,000 metric tons of GHGs per year, and those in specific industries like vehicle manufacturing and industrial gas. Example: The tea company purchases a new truck and factory.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My The company sold on Amazon, operated its own website, managed outlet stores, and could purchase end-aisle displays in major retail chains. In 2010, Kellogg produced cereal with liners in the box with an odor. The manufacturer had an infestation problem.
IQMS
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: DHL, Artificial Intelligence in Logistics, 2018 (PDF, 45 pp., no opt-in). 15th, 2017 (PDF., no opt-in). no opt-in).
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
On the supply side, however, there is less and less room for manufacturers to absorb additional costs as volatile input prices put the squeeze on margins and the marketing investment required to differentiate branded products from private-label competitors continues to rise.
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