Demand Solutions

JUNE 30, 2015

Fewer and fewer companies are disputing the fact that it’s absolutely critical to develop a staff that’s well equipped to deal with evolving supply chain challenges. You’re looking at a way to trim training costs, improve your company’s image, and maybe even decrease employee turnover. .

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AUGUST 22, 2013

. “The space occupied by procurement is not well understood by the CEO or the CFO in most companies, and in many cases is not well understood by the CPO themselves! There is a huge opportunity as organizations roll out category strategies, as these have a huge impact on the top line and the bottom line of the company.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 5, 2014

All of the projects were well scoped, out, and had a direct application to the companies. Inventory Management MBA Supply Chain Strategic Cost Management Supply Chain Risk Supply Chain Students Supply Chain Talent Supply Chain Talent Management Undergraduate Supply Chain Market Intelligence Supply Chain Supply Chain Disruptions'

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TMC

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The well-known business adage that people are a company’s most important asset has taken on new significance in the supply chain industry over recent years. Companies have always needed smart, motivated professionals to design, build, and manage their supply chains. Compelling reasons.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The movement of talent was that people came into procurement and stayed forever because they had the relationships. You had the business relationship with the company, sort of an “old school relationship”, where knowing people for 25 years was a good thing. A great question indeed….

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Other speakers and session forums provided messages related to not only the ongoing need to invest in supply chain transformation, but talent transformation as well. For a lot of organizations and companies, addressing all three are a continuing challenge.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In this seventh weekly Supply Chain Matters reader update, we can now highlight that tentative labor agreements have been reached between the United Auto Workers and U.S. On Thursday of last week, we highlighted the announcement of a tentative agreement being reached with Ford Motor Company.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In this fifth Supply Chain Matters weekly reader update, we highlight the latest developments related to ongoing UAW labor strike involving the big three U.S. auto companies. This past week provided a different and unexpected set of events, at least for Ford Motor Company.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 6, 2022

This week, business and industry media reported that the company now plans to cut, what The Wall Street Journal noted as hundreds of corporate roles in an overall restructuring effort. In October of last year, the company announced a change involving the role of chief operations officer of the retailer’s U.S. with upwards of 1.7

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 6, 2018

We often talk about the importance of people, process, and technology in Supply Chain Management, but many times the people dimension gets the short end of the stick, especially when most of the headlines today are about cool technology trends like blockchain, artificial intelligence and driverless trucks. The Talent Ecosystem.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Joanna shared an interesting example, as procurement is involved in both buying and supplying activities. ”I spend half my day creating RFPs –and half responding. We go with facilities management teams to explain why we should get their business and how we will get them a great deal. Great insights – with more to come!

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2023

Reportedly, more than 20,000 Amazon workers had signed a petition urging the company to reconsider its latest back to office mandate initiated at the beginning of May which mandates working from Amazon offices at a minimum of three days per week.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In November, multiple business media outlets reported that Tesla’s management in Germany unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in Germany. The global EV maker further indicated that the company would pay a 1,500 euro bonus this month to offset inflation levels in Germany.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 27, 2023

Among the topics discussed are: What’s driving the supply chain planning talent shortage? What impact is the talent shortage having on businesses? What is supply chain talent seeking? How can businesses adapt to what today’s talent is seeking?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2022

Let’s first play out chronology: On Wednesday of last week CEO Musk emailed employees a directive that they are required to spend at least 40 hours per week at company offices. Employees of the company have to be confused or concerned. He is also now leading two other companies and vying for a third, all concurrently.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2023

Part of that culture is being a company that invests in its people.” McConnel further observed that given the current labor market availability: “ We need to really think about the fact that we have people in place who are already committed to us, and we can develop that talent. ”

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 12, 2024

In November, multiple business media outlets reported that Tesla’s management in Germany unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in Berlin, Germany. The global EV maker further indicated that the company would pay a 1,500 euro bonus to offset inflation levels in the country.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2023

In this fourth Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight this week’s developments related to ongoing UAW labor strike involving the big three U.S. auto companies. big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 8, 2023

However, woman currently comprise just 30 percent of the workforce in the 20 largest global tech companies. We might speculate that with the recent wave of layoffs across the tech industry, that such a number may have to be revisited.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2023

In this sixth Supply Chain Matters weekly reader update, we highlight the latest developments and ongoing implications related to United Auto Workers labor strike involving the big three U.S. auto companies.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides the third in a multi-part series addressing the renewed importance of production planning and scheduling in this existing uncertain and constantly changing business environment.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

Thus, decisions related to headcount reductions will likely be rigorous, forcing C-Suite executives to weight commitments to short-term shareholder expectations, with those with ongoing business transformational talent skills availability and development. This is because such firms still cannot find and retain adequately skilled workers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

As our Supply Chain Matters readers are acutely aware, global supply chains are clogged, with businesses, consumers and business customers, and especially various industry supply chain workers collectively frustrated.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 8, 2022

While the logistics sector is not as male dominated as it once was, in fact 39 percent of women now occupy a full-time supply chain role, according to Gartner statistics, there is progress still to be made.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 23, 2015

The companies represented on the panel were Advanced Auto Parts (who recently purchased Carquest), Amazon, Caterpillar and Patheon. . Question: What key attributes are you looking for in graduates being recruited to become future supply chain leaders in your company? (In A passion for supply chain, a passion to win.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2017

And what you see is that when start-ups are acquired by a large company, they end up disappearing in the ocean of the big copany. Big companies take so much longer to do things. If you think about it, the reason a a startup can move more quickly is that they are 60 people, not 600. Start-ups are more agile.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. Supply Market Intelligence Enables Improved Ability to Control Inflation. Microsoft Corp.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 15, 2016

For example, Kimberly Clark looked at the cost of raw materials and the cost of purchasing freight transportation service “independently” Several supply chain managers at the company reported to different people in different departments, and none reported directly to him—so he set out to hire someone to bring those functions together for the (..)

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 6, 2016

As in past years, we have been collecting these projects from our partner companies, and they reflect the on-going set of strategic challenges faced by these organizations as they work on building their supply chain capabilities.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

Company executives attributed the performance declines to customers who moved business to other carriers in anticipation of a potential strike action. The Wall Street Journal indicated in May the existence of an atmosphere of rising tensions between companies and workers. percent with adjusted operating margin of 13.2

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 21, 2013

I recently visited with a large services company, and learned a few things talking to their supply chain recruiters that provided some great insights for students to think about. A good idea is to pick up a paper, and see if the company is in the news today. A simple thing, that means a lot.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

percent Summary Highlights This survey reportedly indicates that 72 percent of middle market companies indicate that performance has improved compared to a year earlier. However, the executive summary notes that approximately two out of five middle market companies report negative impacts from inflation over the past six months.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 4, 2015

In one company, the analytical team explored the relationship between economic activity, consumer demand, and demand for their products. The model is also being used to adjust company revenue and budget growth estimates – and can effectively be used to either curb or expand budgeted growth estimates based on these economic forecasting models.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Marsh is a 110 year old company, with the 3 rd generation of leadership. But because of their less mature supply chain organization, the net income percentage was in the low single digits. A lot of companies no longer exist in High Point because of the housing crash.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Prediction: Small is Beautiful : Innovation will Increasingly Be Found in Small Companies. Just like the economist Schumacher predicted years ago in his incredible book, the biggest shifts will come from the smallest companies. It’s why we are ranked as a top 25 supply chain program by SCM World and Gartner.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 14, 2017

Now he is running the company and he is trying to sell to me at Lenovo! When I asked my boss why, he said “because with you every little thing clicked” Little things build up the level of trust through execution excellence, and people notice. Burn your bridges and you better be a good swimmer.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In this third Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. unionized auto companies. big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one.

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