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Go Horizontal!

Supply Chain Shaman

In our research, we find that when companies out perform, one of the first things that they talk about is success in horizontal processes. For reference, 52% of companies have a network design group, and 40% of these companies think that they do it well. Not all companies are at the same level of maturity.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

I was on my way to Peru. Over the course of trip to Atlanta to connect to Peru, we began a discussion. I had never had a vendor thank me for giving a company a negative review. (I The company is now owned by JDA. During the period of 1996-2001, the company struggled. He introduced himself as Steve. Reflections.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

Environmentalists and automotive companies have committed to converting all of their vehicles to electric power. The IEA predicts about a seven fold increase of such “green metals” by 2030. Copper and nickel would require $250-300bn in capex before 2030. GM has committed to 30 new electric vehicles by 2025.

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Impressions from Day 2 at COP21: Commitments, Hope, Controversy and Chocolate

EcoVadis

The COP21 is not just a big room with delegates from all over the world debating on the details of a 50 page agreement towards a less than 2°C temperature rise, it is also a big event for countries to show their solutions, for NGOs to voice their concerns, for companies to present theirs services and for many people to raise awareness.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

In this post my goal is to help companies build outside-in processes through a clearer definition. I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns.

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This Mexico-Based E-commerce Business Reduced 66% Delivery Costs With Locus

Locus

When it was first launched in 2019, Mexico-based Jüsto was an e-grocery platform that wished to disrupt the consumer industry and become Latin America’s favorite supermarket by 2030. Currently, they have operations in Brazil, Peru and five cities in Mexico: Monterrey, Guadalajara, Queretaro, Puebla and Mexico City.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. As we have driven improvements in globalization, jobs shifted as companies chased lower costs of labor. Today, I unpacked my bags.