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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

That was my opening question to the executives attending last month’s Elemica reveal 2014 Conference in Frankfurt. Meanwhile, the Red Sox won the World Series in 2013, going from worst to first in one year — and then back to worst in 2014. Herman Woltjes, Shell Chemicals – “Logistics Execution”.

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Reputational Dependencies in the Supply Chain

SCM Research

It demonstrates that reputation is a strategic asset and reputational dependencies exist in the supply chain. Update (2014-01-13): Alfred Ritter won the dispute against Stiftung Warentest. Practice Procurement Relationship Supply Chain Integration Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Risk Management Triad'

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. During the pandemic, the supply chain discussions take new importance. While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. The supply chain career is new. Reflection.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Similarly, after the conference, I started working with a chemical company to formulate a supply chain strategy. The Supply Chain Executives were not interested in the project, and as a result, did not see the value.” ” My take?

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

Supply Chain Shaman

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. While we speak of collaboration, the focus is on driving enterprise results not value in value chains. As complexity increased, we did not design the supply chain to absorb greater variability.

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IKEA’s IWAY Lessons For Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Looking back on the training process, our research, strategy, implementation and evaluation methods closely mirrored supplier relationship management and procurement management. Subscribe Here! Email Address. How To Differentiate With A Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Program!

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014. as of this morning — a lower price than 5 years ago!