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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

companies were hiring Mexican drivers for six months at a time, since that’s how long their visas would last. An international transportation comparison with qualitative coding The TTPI gives a country an overall rating on a scale of 1–4. Latin American countries have particular challenges related to truck transport.

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The Importance of Sustainability Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

And third, it is the starting point for understanding the level of an organization’s GHG emissions at a given point in time. FourKites , the global leader in real-time supply chain visibility, has launched a Sustainability Dashboard where companies can see miles traveled to create a baseline for emissions.

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

Given your expertise, I’d love to hear what alternatives you recommend for better demand forecasting and real-time visibility beyond what’s commonly adopted today.” In a recent blog post, I was challenged by Anna. Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. ” Anna, this blog post is for you.

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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

The companies with the strongest year-over-year performance (placing in the winner’s circle for six more times in ten years) are Apple, L’Oreal, Nike, Paccar, TJX, and TSMC. However, the key part of this comparison is the fact that Sanofi never drove improvement. How Do You Define Excellence?

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Trying to Push Content Above the Noise

Supply Chain Shaman

The time gave me a good time to reflect and finish the reports that I should have completed in the summer when I recovered from Uterine Cancer. The time gave me a good time to reflect and finish the reports that I should have completed in the summer when I recovered from Uterine Cancer. As I write, I scratch my head.

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What Does Good Look Like S&OP?

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies are clear on the difference between sales-driven and market driven signals, and marketing-driven in comparison to a market-driven process. Sales and marketing-driven processes are functional and no substitute for the use of channel data and improving the time for the organization to respond at the speed of business.

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Side-step Oxymorons to Make Progress in Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

As discussions full of oxymorons, acronyms, and juxtapositions fill the air, I think that it is time to step back, and rethink planning based on the opportunities that new forms of analytics and data give us. My goal is to engage the supply chain community in a no smoke and mirrors discussion. My goal is to drive change. Buyer beware.