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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2015 : solar-powered vessel, robot dispatcher, 3-D printed flight parts, and more. The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Potential Sources of Disruption. Well-documented ~ Your contingency plan is of little value unless all relevant stakeholders are trained on it and prepared to jump into action when a disruption does occur. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage.

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Judging Supply Chain Improvement: Campbell Soup Case Study

Supply Chain Shaman

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During We simplified our SC strategy and communicated in a straightforward, one-page document that laid out primary goal areas. Our In our program, cost avoidance, while desirable, does not count towards the metric. We named it the Supply Chain Index.

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Executing Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies

Supply Chain Shaman

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. About twice a month, companies ask me to review their strategy documents. In Agrosciences is the customer the distributor of seed/additives, the farmer or the downstream purchaser of food products? I am on a mission.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Potential Sources of Disruption. Well-documented ~ Your contingency plan is of little value unless all relevant stakeholders are trained on it and prepared to jump into action when a disruption does occur. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. Unplanned IT or telecommunications outage.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #5

Supply Chain Trend

The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. The S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems.

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Corporate Risk and the Growing Case for Sustainable Chemical Management

EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

To start, it is important to have a solid understanding of exactly what chemicals are being used at each facility – and what compliance documentation is required for each chemical, including waiver documentation, if appropriate. Then there’s the option to create charts and graphs to help analyze chemical inventory metrics.