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Asking the Right Questions Is The First Step To Drive Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Each division with global oversight drives the decision process.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Focus on functional metrics without alignment to a balanced scorecard to drive value. Over the last decade, in the building of global supply chains, organizations grew more political with gaming on metrics. Preparing for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Mistake #3.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

As supply chains moved from regional to global, intransit and cycle inventories increased. The Focus Inside-out Supported by Functional Metrics. Instead, the path requires a redefinition of process, metrics, and capabilities. For more clarity, join us at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.

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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

The selection of metrics is based on prior work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, correlate to market capitalization and price to book value. Five winners from this analysis are speaking at this year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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From the Barley in the Fields, to the Beer in Our Hands: Carlsberg’s Sustainability Journey

BlueYonder

Spanning 140 brands, 40,000 employees, 150 global markets, and 12.5 Pressures come in the form of regulations, both nationally and internationally for global operations such as Carlsberg’s. Nearly all strategies put forward by organizations, including Carlsberg, come with a 2030 or 2040 asterisk. A prospect to raise a glass to.

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2016 Supply Chain Insights Summit: Imagining Supply Chain in 2030 as The Engine of Growth

Arkieva

The first day of the keynote speech at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit from Lora Cecere – CEO and Founder Supply Chain Insights ended with the famous quote from Rumi, instigating the need for a disruption in the traditional way of thinking about supply chain processes. Figure 2: Supply Chain Insights Global Summit Supply Chain Index.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this year—and 100,000 across the US by 2030. Procter & Gamble is taking note. The three more are slated to open by the end of January.