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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. My take away?

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.” Forecasting. Technology.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology. I wanted to help companies drive step-changes in performance.

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New Product Innovation May Call for New Supply Chain Innovation

RFgen

Innovation is now standard. The price of innovation can be high, though, and supply chain logistics must account for products rapidly introduced into procedures. Innovative products and campaigns. The idea began in 2012 in the U.S. Food manufacturers create new products based on audience input.

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New Product Innovation May Call for New Supply Chain Innovation

RFgen

Innovation is now standard. The price of innovation can be high, though, and supply chain logistics must account for products rapidly introduced into procedures. Innovative products and campaigns. The idea began in 2012 in the U.S. Food manufacturers create new products based on audience input.

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Terra’s Forecasting Benchmark Study 2012

Supply Chain Movement

Given the volatility and rapid pace of promotional activities and product innovation, the gradual increase in forecast error since 2009 comes as no surprise. Innovation in CPG is impressive, with new products accounting for one third of all items in 2011. New Products. Shorter PLC. SKU rationalization.

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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

To help, we analyze business results each year to understand which companies outperform on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the past ten years. We calculate the results based on public data from the period 2012-2021.