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Collaboration? When It Comes to Cash-to-Cash, We Don’t Know How to Walk the Talk

Supply Chain Shaman

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last decade the use of Terra Technology’s DS product improved short-term demand forecasts by 37% at 13 consumer products, and food and beverage companies. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The Company has a checkered past.

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16 Cost Reduction Strategies in Inventory Management

Unleashed

KPIs can consider factors like turnover, costs, relationships with suppliers, and other metrics. Learn more: Separating Your Metrics and KPIs: What They Are and How They Differ 14. An example of joint procurement can be found in the EU’s Joint Procurement Agreement (JPA), set up in 2014 to procure medications to deal with pandemics.

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sust[AI]nability

Enterra Insights

This is expected to result in the reduction of over 26 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions — the equivalent of taking five million-plus cars off the road for a full year. ”[8] As a result, by spring 2014, Google data centers used 50% less energy than the industry average. ”[6].

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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

million into procuring resources from South Sudan and training coffee farmers. According to a company press release, Starbucks purchased its first crop in the Republic of Congo in 2014 and has helped many local farmers since then. Nestle made efforts to repair the war-torn area, investing $2.5

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Civil Strife in the Congo Brews Problems in the Coffee Supply Chain

RFgen

million into procuring resources from South Sudan and training coffee farmers. According to a company press release, Starbucks purchased its first crop in the Republic of Congo in 2014 and has helped many local farmers since then. Nestle made efforts to repair the war-torn area, investing $2.5

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What Is the True Cost of Eating Meat?

Supply Chain Brain

In 2016, the world’s meat production was estimated at 317m metric tons, and that is expected to continue to grow. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in 2014 the food and drink manufacturing sector contributed £27bn to the economy, and employed 3.8 According to the U.K. million people.

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