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A Better Approach to Supply Chain Segmentation?

ToolsGroup

Editor's Note: There will be no blog post next week. Most companies segment their supply chain by breaking it down according to operational and logistical metrics. But there is another way to segment supply chains that begins with the customer.

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Why Segmentation and Profitability Go Hand in Hand

BlueYonder

I also had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable session on supply chain segmentation along with Bob Heaney , Aberdeen’s lead analyst for Supply Chain Management. Twenty-five executives from pharmaceutical, CPG, retail, logistics and B2B/industrial industries were part of this insightful and interactive discussion.

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7 Supply Chain Challenges That Exist Today

4WL Consulting

. #5 Identifying the Right KPIs Identifying and implementing the right KPIs to manage and operate supply chains effectively remains one of the biggest problems in supply chain management. Furthermore, it is difficult to agree on the number of metrics to consider – how much is too much? #6

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Use of Predictive Analytics in Supply Chain - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Distribution. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape.

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My Biggest Mistake: Inventory Levels are the Thermometer for the Management of the Company

Arkieva

So throughout the years it helped me to understand the importance of strategy, product management, sales, logistics, production, procurement, systems and the organization model, to improve the inventory situation. Supply chain segmentation is a key in strategy implementation.

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2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

Supply Chain Network

In the tradition of David Letterman, (in no particular order) let’s hit the Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2012. Supply chain risk will not go away. At the start of 2011, I wrote a blog (Supply Chain Risk and Charles Darwin) that highlighted 2010 as the worst on record for supply chain disruptions.

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The State of Supply Chain Management: An Interview with CSCMP’s Rick Blasgen

BlueYonder

Then in the 1980s it evolved to the Council of Logistics Management, which was reflective of the integrated functions that made up logistics back then and how they had to communicate effectively with one another, then once again to the CSCMP. SCN: How do supply chain practices vary between the U.S. percent of GDP.