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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Belief in efficient procurement.

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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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Supply Chain Management – A 2012 Priority

Logility

ChainLink Research and SupplyChainBrain just released “ Business Priorities 2012 – Research and Results ” which takes a look at where companies will invest in the coming year. And yet, our respondents do expect business expansion and intend to invest to make it happen in 2012.”

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Google Launches Last-Mile Fleet Solutions – Gamechanger?

Cathy Roberson

Technology provider Google launched Last Mile Fleet Solution on March 17 to provide last-mile fleet operators with real-time routing and tracking capabilities. Google notes in its announcement that "last mile fleet operators have to work harder to create better consumer experiences and improve their operations."

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Four Decades of Supply Chain Management

Enterra Insights

Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption.’ This could be a replacement for the old term of Production and Inventory Management since it is now included within the broad definition of SCM.”. Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Executives are building “Centers of Excellence” – because they support business strategies!

NC State SCRC

Services that can be shared among the various business units of a company include finance, purchasing, inventory, payroll, hiring, and information technology. We started in 2012 as a finance back office, which included elements of the procure to pay process. There is a tight scope of work and tight work rules.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

SCMDOJO

Cloud and Machine Learning services: Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Provides cloud computing infrastructure, storage solutions, and machine learning services to businesses and developers worldwide. Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery.