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Judging Supply Chain Improvement: Campbell Soup Case Study

Supply Chain Shaman

Dave will be speaking on his journey along with other supply chain leaders at the Supply Chain Insight sGlobal Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 10th and 11th. These interviews of supply chain leaders will be collated into our fourth book on supply chain excellencewhich will publish at ourconference in September 2015.

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Analytics Leaders Discuss the Internet of Things

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Understanding the temperature of a package throughout transit provides significant value to customers seeking six sigma quality logistical processes, like food distributors and drug manufacturers.

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Dr. Muddassir Ahmed on Innovation in Supply Chain Education

Requis

My professional history in supply chain has mostly been in manufacturing and sales and operations planning. I started blogging under my own name in 2015, but as I learned more about marketing, I decided I needed a brand so we could include other people. Highlights from the conversation. I created SCMDOJO in 2018.

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The Ultimate Guide to QMS Software

Arena Solutions

While QMS can be manual, quality management system software solutions are far more effective at eliminating silos, quality issues, and manufacturing mistakes by keeping dispersed teams on the same page at all times. Engineer and statistician William Deming successfully applied Shewhart’s methods to manufacturing during World War II.

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The 7 Industrial Data Myths Preventing Your Operations From More Profitability and Productivity

ThroughPut

It’s a mindset problem that I have seen in oilfield, finished goods distribution, chemical manufacturing, and even luggage-handling. Siri for X industry” is a different discussion all-together, and we too were guilty of being in that mindset back in 2015. If the answer is yes, it’s time to get procurement involved.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns .

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9 Steps to Establish the Lean Supply Chain: A System of Interconnected & Interdependent Partners

GlobalTranz

Distribution center utilization of 5S, Kaizen/Continuous Improvement, and Lean Six Sigma and transportation cost reduction: example: use your or your Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider partner’s Transportation Management System (TMS) to optimize your freight so you add value and reduce costs by using the most effective lanes and routes.