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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

But you don’t just have to wait to see what has happened; planners can proactively create scenarios to simulate decisions and weigh trade-offs on the metrics that matter across the network, not just one link at a time. Finance just “ prayed for margins ” in the hopes that visible top-line data would result in the profitability needed.

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L’Oréal: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. The orbit chart below illustrates L’Oréal’s performance at the intersection of two metrics.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. Sustainable Transformation is Data Driven – Driving Profitable Supply Chains from Resources to Retailing. pandemic response. million gallons of SAF this year. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

France and Germany also extended their support with the supply of emergency medical equipment. France offered 8 oxygen generating plants that could be installed quickly along with 5 liquid oxygen containers, 200 electric syringe pushers, 28 respirators and their consumables. High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE.

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

SCMDOJO

Additionally, its strategic location in proximity to Germany, France, and the UK adds to its appeal. SLAs should cover key metrics such as on-time delivery, order accuracy, inventory accuracy, and customer service responsiveness. Implement technology solutions that enable seamless data exchange, integration, and analytics.

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L’Oreal: A Beautiful Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

We wanted to see which companies were driving the fastest rate of improvement on the supply chain metrics that matter. To validate our assumptions, we shared the data with supply chain leaders to get their feedback. We studied this pre and post-recession. The focus is on a customer-driven roadmap.

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Roundtable Series: Scaling in a Compromised Supply Chain

Unleashed

Three Spirit has a VAT registration in the Netherlands, for instance, but David Press says that to expand to more locations, they’ll need to find a supply from other parts of Europe, such as Germany, Spain, Scandinavia and France. But of course, if you don’t have supply, then those sales just collapse.”