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Good Safety is Good Business at the LogiChem 2015 Conference

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Last week’s 2015 LogiChem conference was held in Philadelphia, PA, the birthplace of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. I always come back from these conferences inspired and fascinated at how diligent chemical supply chain managers must be to mitigate risk and adverse events. ChemSolutions®, a division of C.H.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. P&G’s rate of improvement on the Metrics That Matter was lower than the peer group. As the company spiraled in the updraft of the market, it built inventory. billion in inventory charges in April 2001.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

As we discussed this drawing the dialogue flowed in the conference room. The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. (The .” I drew the picture shown in Figure 1. Channel Sensing.

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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

In the words of a person that I once heard speak at the conference,”It is much easier for a supply chain team to run downhill than uphill.” Download the Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights app on your iPhone to listen to the testimonials of this year’s Supply Chain to Admire winners on your phone as you travel.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Download the app, and listen when you get a chance.). Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied. We want to help and drive new insights. About VTech.

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100+ Tips and Ideas To Increase Sales For Your Small Business

EMERGE App

So as a way of cutting expenses, create an e-version brochure, and avail it on your website for download. With Facebook advertising metrics, one can also monitor performance and know what exactly works and what does not to help you plan appropriately for next time. But the cost of designing and printing is high.

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Integrated Planning: Is It Rubbish? Be Careful What You Ask For….

Supply Chain Shaman

Remember, as you listen to the pitches in a conference room with pretty powerpoint(s), remember that each person pitching you the nirvana story is heavily incented to sell the service.). Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is writing her third book, Leadership Matters. Move quickly!