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MIT Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Common interests My 2014 post noted how the profession has evolved beyond its transportation/ warehousing roots to become a strategic resource. At the time, I started a research project on supply chain sustainability that culminated in my book “Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not To)” (MIT Press, 2018).
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. The River of Demand. #3
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Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 21, 2022
A candid historic perspective notes that as recently as 2018, seven of the top ten ocean carriers were in danger of bankruptcy, because of excessive market capacity. Rising Costs of Warehousing. Warehouse vacancy rates reportedly fell from 5.1 Consequently, warehouse leasing rates rose twice as fast during 2021, growing by 9.5
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Recently I had the pleasure of attending EBG Network’s 8th Annual Source to Pay Summit, which gathered some of the Nordic’s largest organizations and procurement profiles. Source: Deloitte’s CPO Survey 2018. Source and purchase goods and services from anywhere?—?around Source: Deloitte. around the globe?—?and
GlobalTranz
MAY 13, 2015
However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. The company expects to open four such giant facilities this quarter, as it aims to triple online sales by 2018, to $35 billion from $12 billion last year. million employees without a focus on good supply chain management.
Unleashed
AUGUST 18, 2021
Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. In a 2018 survey of 1000 shoppers , 89% said they have bought an item online and returned it. A further 41% said they buy multiple versions of the same item with the intent of returning some of them.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. We achieved recognition both internally and externally for our sourcing and procurement accomplishments in the spend management area. This was my first foray into the world of supply.
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