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4 reasons not to miss the Quintiq World Tour

DELMIA Quintiq

Robert Meyers , Planning Manager Americas, BP Lubricants, Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia 2014. Lora Cecere , Supply Chain Insights, Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia 2014. Deborah Ellis , Director, Carpenter Ellis, Quintiq World Tour Melbourne 2014. Kasper Hounsgaard, Managing Partner, Copenhagen Optimization.

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Three Tough Headlines: What Can We Learn?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today is a rainy day in Philadelphia. 2014 was not a good year for the western ports. In contrast, Kinaxis, a close competitor to E2open, went pubic in 2014 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. I am recovering from bronchitis. I am reflective as the rain sheets down my window. My travels this week took me to California and Boston.

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Don’t Perpetuate the Hoax of the Gartner Top 25

Supply Chain Shaman

Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). Growth 10% (Year-over-Year comparison of 2013 versus 2014). for the public training in Philadelphia i n August and the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. Analyst rating 25% (Gartner analysts rank the companies on the list.).

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How Do I Know If I Am Ready?

Supply Chain Shaman

I also continued to work on the manuscript for the book Metrics That Matter to publish in the fall of 2014. I will be landing soon in Philadelphia. I rescheduled my Monday to meet with a client on a pressing deadline and worked through the night to edit and refine the reports/journals for last week’s newsletter. Related.

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

The report analyzes supply chain performance and improvement by the Consumer Products Leaders in the period of 2006-2014. In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. Asparagus, beans, and peas are shipping out of Western Michigan, and reefer rates on the lane from Grand Rapids to Philadelphia jumped up 47¢ to $3.17/mile. Grand Rapids to Cleveland also rose 24¢ to $3.35/mile.

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The Fight of the Titans

Supply Chain Shaman

” The company lacked resiliency through the recession losing ground on margin and regaining margin control in 2014-2017. I would love to hear from you, and have you join us a the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 4th-7th in Philadelphia. Toyota is the iconic leader in lean penning the book, “The Toyota Way.”