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My Take: Metrics that Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last week, I had a Linkedin comment from Dubai, questions from a team from the Philippines, and an inquiry from Switzerland. While Joe is trying to balance the feedback from Filipe and Frank, he is often asked to change his metric targets by his CFO named Lou. Achieving Balance in Metrics. 3) Outside in.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

cities over the course of the year, bringing the total number to 110. Department of Transportation, which has selected 37 projects to be given funds made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (BIL) Mega Program and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program. percent in the final quarter of the year.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

Those brands include Pepsi, of course, but also Lay’s, Quaker, Doritos, Cheetos, and Gatorade. 294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. The new contract with ADM is a 7.5-year

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Writing: Working on My Book

Supply Chain Shaman

Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company. ” Supply Chain Leader.

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Supply Chain Resilience: Three Lessons from the Leaders

BlueYonder

Of course, the essential question is: How do we get there? Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.”

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Friends with Fitbits: Fitness tracking and taking supply chain planning to the next level

DELMIA Quintiq

As one of its many programs, it initiated the “2015 Going the Distance Challenge” here in North America. In supply chain planning, we are driven by metrics. Our parent company, Dassault Systèmes, places great emphasis on the health and wellbeing of its 14,000+ employees. It became a habit.

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The Best States to Buy a Car In!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Of course, if you’re looking for a specific make or model, you may have to look into another state, but there’s no doubt that there’s a huge market for cars in Ohio. North Carolina is a great place to look for a vehicle. Carriage Trade is regarded as one of America’s largest public auto auctions.