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L’Oréal: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Note that the industry aggregate actually went backwards, as did operating margin and inventory for the period 2015-2017. The Company;s senses consumer preferences to change and align their portfolio to deliver personalized products for purchase anytime and anywhere. The company empowers an entrepreneurial culture within regions.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Average performance in 2016-2019 across twenty-seven manufacturing sectors on inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital and operating margin was worse than in 2012-2015. The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. Lack of clarity in governance for decision-making.

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Machine Learning and Digital Transformation

Enterra Insights

2] Those industries include: Manufacturing; Medicine and Healthcare; Consumer Packaged Goods; Marketing; Insurance; Supply Chain Management; Energy and Utilities; Service Industry; Education; Financial Services; Government; Science; and Retail. ” Machine Learning and Why It’s Important. 10] Michael C.

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Supply Chain’s Next Decade of Dealing With the Unknown

MIT Supply Chain

In my 2014 piece, I argued that educators need to play a role here and pointed to the planned launch in 2015 of the groundbreaking MITx MicroMasters® Program in Supply Chain Management online program as an example of what educators can contribute. This requirement is likely to gain in importance over the next decade.

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How Hong Kong is Enhancing its Sustainability Efforts

EcoVadis

The Hong Kong government and the industries have been working towards a number of initiatives in enhancing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE). Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE). Green Procurement Initiative by the Hong Kong Government.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. A value network governed and defined by customer segmentation and a clear understanding of what drives value for the customer.

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Earth Day spotlight: What it means to be a Benefit Corporation in CPG

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But becoming a B Corp is about more than a desire to improve the world: to earn the certification, companies must pass the B Impact Assessment , a comprehensive assessment that measures a company’s performance in five areas: governance, workers, community, customers, and environment.