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Can Supply Chains Adjust to a Circular Economy Over the Next Decade? Part 1

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Analysts at Gartner predict circular economies will replace today’s wasteful linear economies over the next decade or so. There are a number of excellent reasons circular economies are desirable, including less waste and better use of limited resources. The world’s waste problem. 4] Smart Cities World , op.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

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Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. The implementation of a Demand-Driven Materials Requirements Planning (DDMRP) using Orchestr8 followed in 2017. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. The reason?

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Supply Chains Need to Transform: Into What?

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What is much easier to measure is cost — so that’s what drives the metrics and incentives.”[1] Gilmore cites a passage from a book entitled The Supply Chain Revolution written by Suman Sarkar, CEO of Three S Consulting. Horizontal (versus Vertical) Process Excellence. ” Let’s face it.

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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2017, when I moved, I bought an old car. I believe that it is an analogy for what is happening in today’s supply chain market. If I do an excellent job at safety stock management, my company will have the right levels of inventory. Only 30% of the world’s population is vaccinated. Let me explain.