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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire 2017 Award Winners

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If the arrow is red, the industry is moving backwards on a metric. Is this because this value chain is a laggard? To analyze supply chain excellence more holistically, four years ago we started work on the Supply Chains to Admire methodology. The 2017 Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year

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Today, I’m adding to the list of resolutions, but instead of focusing on things you should do this year, I’m focusing on 4 things you should stop doing in 2017. For related commentary, see “ There’s No Silver Bullet for Supply Chain Visibility ” and “ Forget Innovation, Just Execute Better ”. It’s now 2017.

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Supply Chain Visibility and Collaboration – How ERP Falls Short

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Market Research (TMR) just released the results of a survey conducted in the first two weeks of February, 2017. ERP systems are capable of managing many business processes within the four walls of their operations, but fall short in providing complete supply chain visibility and collaboration capabilities. TR Cutler, Inc.

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Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. The post Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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How Can You Seize Opportunity If You Cannot Manage Risk?

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies with the lower score on the Index are driving faster rates of metrics improvement. Energizer and Unilever are driving the fastest rates of improvement and Clorox and P&G improvement rates are the slowest on the Metrics That Matter of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)).

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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q3 2016)

Talking Logistics

It’s hard to believe that 2016 is three quarters over, with many companies (including ourselves) already deep in planning for 2017. Supply Chain Visibility: An Important Piece of the Logistics Puzzle. The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt.

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Forget the Supply Chain of 2020. Here are 3 Things That Supply Chains Need Today.

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Related: How to Perform a Supply Chain Management Assessment for 2017. 3 Key Supply Chain Initiatives That Can Help Manufacturing Businesses Today. Demand planning is a critical component in any supply chain planning process. Determine the Metrics That Matter. Improving Forecast Accuracy.