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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

19 average) and 3 times better ROIC for the period (33% versus P&G’s 11%), note that none of these three household products companies made progress on supply chain excellence in the period of 2013-2015. P&G’s rate of improvement on the Metrics That Matter was lower than the peer group. Today the answer is no.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

Most of the concepts were new to the team; and while the group had discussed many of the ideas at a high level, they had not been able to take the conceptual ideas into implementation. I asked the group to think of demand-driven concepts as the enabler of customer-centric strategies. As a result, there were arguments.

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How Retailers in the US Can Step Up Their Delivery Game

Locus

Not only this, 62% of online shoppers in the US say delivery speed is what makes for a good purchase experience. But even with this knowledge, what’s stopping retailers and e-commerce companies from providing excellent delivery experiences to their customers? Download the Casestudy. Where does Locus fit in? Schedule Demo.

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What is Demand Forecasting? Importance and Benefits of Forecasting Customer Demand

ShipBob

Proper demand forecasting and inventory control can help ensure a business doesn’t buy insufficient or excessive inventory. Demand forecasting can help you spend less money on both inventory purchase orders and warehousing , as the more inventory you carry, the more expensive it is to store. Ryan Casas, COO of iloveplum.

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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. We first calculate The Supply Chain Index to measure supply chain improvement for an industry peer group. We want to help and drive new insights. Operating Margin.

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Siemens BT: Every analytical transformation requires a “Jonah Hill”

NC State SCRC

We created a visualization platform to focus on internal operational, and customer-facing metrics, which is NOT part of R&D’s scope of work – so we not on your turf.” Our goal was not to move to “Excel on steroids” but rather we wanted some level of control. Be mindful of the program becoming another “Excel on steroids”.