ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth. Scenario Planning and Shock Simulations: Simulate macroeconomic shifts, weather events, or geopolitical risks in minutes. ThroughPut.AI Here’s how ThroughPut.AI

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Precoro

JUNE 2, 2025

The past few years have blindsided businesses with geopolitical events, market crashes, inflation spikes, and, most recently, tariffs. Start by comparing your upcoming budget with past performance metrics , such as past income, expenses, and spending patterns, then analyze how the budget will perform in real-world conditions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 16, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Click here to send us your comments Just recently, Gartner itself did an interesting look at what supply chain execs were saying at the Orlando conference as well as a similar event in Europe. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 22, 2025

In the first facility management was focused on controlling the workforce through individual metrics. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. As I walked I found a wonderfully clear example of the difference that mutual respect for people makes.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 11, 2025

News that 3PL giant DHL will buy more than 1000 robots from Boston Dynamics, according to a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two firms. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 18, 2025

I will note we lost one member of our index when software maker and privately held Aptean acquired Logility early in 2025, and will soon lose another software company when non-public WiseTech’s purchase of e2open is finalized. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

CSCMP members can download a copy for no charge, and others can purchase one for a modest fee. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial?

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Meyers delivered presentations on his list of commandments at dozens of industry events for more than a decade, heard by literally thousands of people hoping to avoid their own "bar code bloopers" (the title of another often delivered presentation of the era).

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Smith’s pilots were asked to use their personal credit cards to buy fuel and stagger cashing their paychecks.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON At one point, the company was down to its last $5,000 — which Smith took to Las Vegas and turned into $27,000 playing blackjack.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

South Africa 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

The erratic trade policy with on-again/off-again tariffs has led to price uncertainty for customers, who appear to be prepared to hold off large capital purchases until stability returns. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. a little up from 48.5

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 17, 2025

With market maturity for zero-emissions vehicles losing momentum in North America, we’ve reshaped our capital allocation strategy to refocus on further developing our internal combustion technology,” O’Leary said during a speech at the event. An y reaction to t hese stories?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

How Do You Define Excellence? In retrospect, I find that technology is an enabler, but only if we are clear on what defines supply chain excellence. Many believe that an ex-supply chain exec knows the definition of supply chain excellence. The group’s response is, “Are these supply chain metrics?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” We are systemically evaluating each industry in the Supply Chain Insights Metrics That Matter series of reports. At Supply Chain Insights , this is our passion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results. I love the metaphor of watermelon metrics. The issue is that traditional functional metrics drive underperformance—the greater the variability, the larger the gap.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. Event companies perpetuate the myths of best practices. They want to talk.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

This week, as the east coast of the United States was deluged with rain, I basked in beautiful San Diego sun while attending the Logimed USA event. This was WBR’s first event in the United States targeted for the Medical Device Supply Chain Leader. I had not been to a medical device event and I wanted to listen.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

While there is work within SAP to rethink SNC and use the assets purchased with Ariba to build multi-tier capabilities, the progress is not encouraging. the company is owned today by 20 organizations representing manufacturers, distributors, hospitals and group purchasing organizations (GPOs). Marketplace Rebirth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

This week, I spoke at the Chicago CSCMP round table event. At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. Buying patterns are changing quickly, and the insights are multi-dimensional. I was a skeptic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Millions of shoppers, like my Dad, are not going back to their old habits because there are now faster and more convenient ways for buying daily household needs. It excels on a union of E-Commerce mobile apps and last-mile delivery innovations. It also provides an excellent part-time employment opportunity with flexible shifts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. While companies can predict an event, they struggle to predict the timing of an event. The global economy is slowing, and volatility is rising.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. The River of Demand. #3

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