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Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Next Steps: Start to model demand based on market data to align the organization on baseline demand. Resist the temptation to place deeper analytics on top of existing data models. Instead, rethink the model and the approach. Out of desperation, they turned to the use of descriptive analytics. Next Steps.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 31, 2022
Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation. Less Collaborative.
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Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. Focus on Cost. A Decline in Innovation. Less Collaborative.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
In a strange twist, all the parking spaces for private planes in Las Vegas are currently booked, according to the Associated Press. In many of these incidents, homeowners were reported to have mistaken delivery drivers for intruders due to their cars being unmarked. I guess she’ll have to work some of that Taylor magic.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.
MIT Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Common interests My 2014 post noted how the profession has evolved beyond its transportation/ warehousing roots to become a strategic resource. At the time, I started a research project on supply chain sustainability that culminated in my book “Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not To)” (MIT Press, 2018).
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