Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

not only described as a “ significant rate of contraction ,” but also the first time that this particular metric has reached such a low level. Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S. Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that dropped to an all-time low for May 2023. Consequently, transportation prices reportedly declined 8.9

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

And right now—with leaders of both political parties, economic think tanks, institutional investors, and influential columnists saying we must de-globalize and reshore our supply chains or face economic, environmental, and geopolitical catastrophes—the realists’ perspectives aren’t especially popular. Carey School of Business.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

Syngenta AG is a global Swiss agribusiness that markets seeds and agrochemicals. In 2007, Shane Emms was asked to take a Global Supply Chain leadership assignment at Syngenta. We outsource about 80% of the primary ingredients of our crop protection business, and pack it in finishing plants and ship to warehouses.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Deloitte Global). Deloitte Global).

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

” — William Verdini, associate professor and chairman of the Supply Chain Management Department at Arizona State University’s Carey School of Business, as quoted in The Importance of Education in Supply Chain Management , Reliable Plant; Twitter: @NoriaCorp.

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Kinaxis

MAY 24, 2018

I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Global thinker, columnist, @CNN host @FareedZakaria speaking on #innovation at #GartnerSCC pic.twitter.com/gtpxbRjRpb. Here are some key takeaways from the Gartner supply chain event: 1.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

When I was Materials Manager at Maricopa County, Arizona, the second largest county in the country, I introduced Vendor Managed Inventory. I took our line of fasteners: bolts, nuts screws and washers and put them in one location in the Warehouse. These metrics should be reviewed frequently to ensure supply chain success.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. We are currently working with Arizona State University (ASU) to use advanced operations research techniques to understand the patterns in our database of 52 supply chain financial ratios for the period of 2006-2013. I want to help. My energy is high.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

A senior executive from a large global manufacturer came to speak in my MBA class this week, and discussed the major shifts in global business that was occurring due to the emergence of omni-channel capabilities in the supply chain. As noted earlier, order fulfillment is now using retail stores as warehouses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Today, 270 posts and five years later, I am thankful for the opportunity to sit at my kitchen table and communicate to almost 20,000 supply chain professionals globally (directly through this blog and through connections on Linkedin). In addition, my new book Metrics that Matter is designed to help build cross-functional teams.

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