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Judging Supply Chain Improvement: Campbell Soup Case Study

Supply Chain Shaman

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During We simplified our SC strategy and communicated in a straightforward, one-page document that laid out primary goal areas. Our In our program, cost avoidance, while desirable, does not count towards the metric. We named it the Supply Chain Index.

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Control Towers: If Only There Was A Clear Definition

Supply Chain Shaman

The focus is on functional metrics, but are unable to get to overall supply chain metrics. Figure 4 is a case study from Lenovo. Pictures, images, text, email, sentiment, contracts, documents are all areas of opportunity. Companies are drowning in data, but struggle to get insights. Considerations: Real-time?

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AGCO: Driving a Digital Manufacturing Transformation

Supply Chain Shaman

Recording of pictures and videos is accomplished in a hands-free environment via voice commands and tied directly to the unit’s documentation through the use of the Proceedix Action Management System. We feel that the Agco case study has several important lessons for the supply chain transformational leader. Time to Value.

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5 Must Read Books for Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It is about a research study undertaken by MIT students over a period of five years on the concept of lean production in the automobile industry, using Toyota as an example. Toyota overtook General Motors, the largest automaker in the world, twenty years after the book was published. Supply Chain Management for Dummies.

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Don’t Perpetuate the Hoax of the Gartner Top 25

Supply Chain Shaman

Every year we identify the companies that best exemplify the demand-driven ideal for today’s supply chain and document their best practices, which can help all companies move closer to their demand-driven goals.” Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics. It is a HOAX.

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IT Procurement: How to Purchase IT Products and Services Effectively

Precoro

Typically in the form of a document, it entails formulating defined objectives, determining vendor selection criteria, choosing a budget, and establishing a timeframe for execution. A company may also request additional documents to make sure that a service is reliable.

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Examples of How Supplier Quality Management System Implementations Pay Off

GlobalTranz

We conclude our series on supplier quality management (SQM) today with a look at some case studies and examples of benefits derived from the application of a supplier quality management system. Examples and Case Studies from the Implementation of a Supplier Quality Management System. It takes much discipline and focus.