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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

Assa Abloy AB, Ametek, Broadcom, CCL Industries, Celanese, Clorox, Intuitive Surgical, Hubble, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV, Monster Beverages, Nike Inc., Industry Bias. In the industry, there is a bias to place the mantle of supply chain leadership on companies based on company brand perception.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

” He was using the Gartner Magic Quadrant as a handbook, but did not realize that this framework is devoid of information on fit of the models by industry sector, or size of company. For this let’s have a collective industry SIGH! The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

In each industry sector, companies face unprecedented variability. To understand the magnitude of the shifts, I encourage you to glance through the industry sector averages outlined in Table 1. Market Shifts by Industry Sector. There is no incentive for the industry to change. Background. This was not possible before.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The automotive industries–with the poorest capabilities to plan and manage suppliers–will suffer the most. The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel.

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The Big Miss: The Critical Success Element Most Retailers and Industry Analysts Are Overlooking When Talking about Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Retail Disruption

BlueYonder

It’s time for the retail industry to wake up and realize that perhaps their greatest strategic asset — their employees — are changing why they work, how they work and WHERE they work. Rainer Strack’s popular TED Talk on the workforce crisis of 2030 shows how much job seekers’ preferences are changing.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 29 – August 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Teamsters union has already said it is “putting infrastructure in place to help affected members get the assistance they need to find good union jobs throughout freight and other industries.” Of the 176 local unions with UPS members, 14 affiliates did not show up to a meeting in Washington DC to review the agreement. O’Brien.

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The Changing Grocery Landscape

Enterra Insights

Washington Analysis, a research firm in Washington, D.C., Trends that emerged during the pandemic are persisting, reshaping the industry. Back in January, reporter Julie Creswell observed, “Consumer advocates, unions and independent grocers are against a deal that would join Kroger and Albertsons. billion merger.”[4]