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Go Horizontal!

Supply Chain Shaman

The use of network design technologies along with simulation through a center of excellence can greatly improve the gap between finance and the supply chain organization. For reference, 52% of companies have a network design group, and 40% of these companies think that they do it well. Network Design Maturity Model.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of trip to Atlanta to connect to Peru, we began a discussion. Household Products focused on continuous improvement of existing processes while Cisco Systems matured some of the best network design processes in the industry. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. Supply Chain 2030.