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This Week in Logistics News (July 15-19, 2013)

Talking Logistics

SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013. Source data is a combination of reference and benchmark data from third parties as well as econometric models and formulas. industrial economy drove revenue and operating profit below expectations [in Q2 2013],” said the company in the press release. “In

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

All companies but two– Apple and L’Oreal– listed in the Gartner Top 25 underperform when compared against their industry peer group for 2013-2022. A gap in the Gartner analysis is the lack of a sector or industry analysis. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network.

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Walmart Looking to Reduce Footprint

Elementum

It's no surprise then that the company became a signatory of t he Chemical Footprint Project (CFP), a project of Clean Production Action, which provides a tool for benchmarking companies as they select safer alternatives and reduce their use of chemicals of high concern.

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Arkieva Supply Chain Scope: Canada Retail Sales Decrease; Is Your Supply Chain a Cyber Threat?

Arkieva

Source: Wall Street Journal. A new report by SupplyChainDigest: “Supplier Integration in an Outsourced Supply Chain World: A Benchmark Report,” showed a growing trend in supply chain outsourcing among manufacturing companies. Source: Arkieva Supply Chain Blog. Source: Supply Chain Shaman. Source: CBR.

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A Conversation with Stuart Whiting, Schneider Electric

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I joined Schneider Electric Schneider Electric in Singapore with Global responsibility for Logistics and Network Design in 2013. Based in the USA and later North Asia, I specialized in “Supply Chain Solutions” for North American / European Corporations with Asia Pacific manufacturing/sourcing operations”. “My Green Skies?

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New Report Unveils Top 5 Transportation Issues Expected in 2014

Tompkins Blog

RALEIGH, NC — Shippers and carriers this year can expect to see many new trends related to transportation, as well as a continuation of several critical challenges from 2013. Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium is the premier source for supply chain benchmarking and best practices knowledge. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium.

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013. The goal is deeper analytics to sense and respond across make, source and deliver. 3) Benchmark Data and Early Alerting. There is also an opportunity for the automated benchmarking and the use of a B2b network as a syndicated data feed.