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Asking the Right Questions Is The First Step To Drive Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The focus is not on who but on how to improve outcomes. Does functional ownership matter?

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. Targets for 2030 Include: Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. How General Motors Spun Gold Out of a Supply Chain Disaster. How to Get Started with Improving Your Supply Chain Processes Today!

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I would argue to John: no one knows how to drive a step-change in process improvement. Reflection.

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How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

SupplyShift

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. Measure KPIs by a point in time —we will increase the number of ESG-compliant suppliers by 40% by 2030. Often, these sustainability goals center on a company’s internal operations.

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How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

SupplyShift

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. Measure KPIs by a point in time —we will increase the number of ESG-compliant suppliers by 40% by 2030. Often, these sustainability goals center on a company’s internal operations.

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From 2022 and beyond: Procurement’s Future

Proxima

Power flows to those that know how to wield it and take advantage of circumstance. Of course, by 2030, a new generation of management will probably be in place, and the lessons from Covid will have started gone from the executive memory, so expect pressure to mount soon to reverse these buffers (until the next crisis…sigh).

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A Guide to Sustainable Gift Giving

EcoVadis

A 2011 report by the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology estimated that 33 percent of edible food across the globe is lost or wasted each year. One specific goal is to halve “ per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and [reduce] food loss along production and supply chains by 2030.”