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Make Your Supply Chains Less Complex – and Less Wasteful!

Talking Logistics

Mariotti states that you first have to measure it, and he outlines several metrics and techniques in the book, including ranking customers by annual sales, profit, and gross margin percentage. How do you reduce supply chain complexity, or at least slow its growth?

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

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. Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan. Case Studies.

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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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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.

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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. Less than 10% of manufacturing companies are effectively using cost-to-serve analysis. All winners received their digital images this week. )

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

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. Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan. Case Studies.

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Why we need S&OP Vision, Culture, and Language

Supply Chain Trend

What Do You Mean “Document Assumptions”? When It Comes to Metrics for S&OP, “One Size Fits All.”. Implementing S&OP in a complex business environment—across countries, business units, and manufacturing and distribution footprints—is difficult. The S&OP Pulse Check 2015. Laziness Is a Virtue (?!): Van Hove, N.

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