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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. Alignment Barriers. Focus on IT standardization. Mistake #4.

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

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Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. Whichever reasons fuel the motivations of your target market, here are the top trends shaping how they’ll buy – and how you can stay front of mind and ahead of the competition. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Data source: eMarketer.

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

There is an inverse relationship between margin and supply chain excellence. This transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015. Zimmer’s strategic framework focuses on growth, operational excellence and prudent capital allocation.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last two decades Steelwedge raised significant capital in three rounds: 4M$ in 2004, 16M$ in 2011 and 22.5M$ in 2015. In 2015, with the new round of capital, the company with a new and more scaleable architecture announced a new management team with a new vision. He was bullish and I shrugged my shoulders. I was not sure.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” ” Currently working on a series of surveys to help clients answer these two questions, I struggle with the current state. My journey to understand SanDisk started in June 2015. I had the opportunity to visit with the SanDisk team in July 2015.

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Welcome Puff, The Magic Dragon, to Your Team

Supply Chain Shaman

Each survey that I do comes back with data as a major challenge. In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My Older men buy less underwear than younger males and their packaging was not as attractive to the female shopper buying for the family. Here, I postulate that the supply chain dragon is data.

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The Association Between Youth and Bitcoin!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In any case, by 2015, Bitcoin, bit by bit, pulled in financial backers; notwithstanding, it was not affecting individuals’ lives. This electronic money has the most robust decentralized framework, which is excellent for individuals to exchange by a wide margin in research. There are not many limitations forced on Bitcoin flow.