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Organizational Alignment: Overlooked, but So Important.

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2012, I placed the first alignment study in the field. Organizational Alignment 2012. As organizations became more global, the need for clear governance and supply chain excellence definitions grew, and few companies filled this gap. To respond, follow this link. Organizational Alignment. The results were striking.

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2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

Supply Chain Network

But 2012 is an extra-special year; it carries heavy historical baggage chock full of dire predictions. Nostradamus painted a bleak picture of massive destruction and mayhem brought about by a comet in 2012. In the tradition of David Letterman, (in no particular order) let’s hit the Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2012.

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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

Before joining the AAR, Jefferies cultivated more than a decade of experience working within government. Jefferies began his career in government serving as a Senior Advisor to the Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, before transitioning to the federal government. Government Accountability Office.

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Where Governments Fall Short in Combating Forced Labor in Supply Chains?—?And How They Can Improve

MIT Supply Chain

Where Governments Fall Short in Combating Forced Labor in Supply Chains ?—?And Such crimes create “living and working conditions contrary to human dignity” ( ILO, 2012 ). It’s time for governments worldwide to step up to the plate with meaningful and effective laws. If Xinjiang?—?or or any other region?—?is

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The path to recovery from COVID-19 – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Their different economic and logistics footprints, along with varying government responses to the pandemic paints a comprehensive picture of how recovery might look like in the region. The Thai government implemented a series of lockdown measures including a curfew in early April. e-Commerce and was a founding CEO of ZALORA in 2012.

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Navigating The Snails Trail: Moving to Outside-in Planning Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I Clear definitions of what drives a good decision in each time horizon, along with clarity of governance is essential for planning. I never republished the report, because not enough has changed to warrant it.)

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Concerns About Chinese Technology Threats Continue to Rise

Enterra Insights

Cai Xia ( @realcaixia ), a former Professor at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party from 1998 to 2012, writes, “Not long ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping was riding high. In a few short years, he has managed to turn a budding relationship with the West into a dangerous rivalry. cell phone and internet networks.”[3].