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I am MAD!

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, 7% of order and purchase order flows move through business networks. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. Lora thinks that we are never too old to learn or to push for excellence. I accepted his challenge.

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

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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Publix Vendor Guidelines Updated for On-Time Delivery

Zipline Logistics

It measures on-time delivery performance and tracks metrics through a supplier scorecard given to all vendors working with Publix. . Publix calculates this metric monthly and reported to vendors. . However, the grocery chain evaluates scorecard performance when assessing brand purchasing decisions.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. In the outside-in supply chain, the signals are from the buy and sell-side markets back to the enterprise. How easy is it to buy from your company? Bio-engineering?

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

Most of the West, Plains, and Texas remain in drought, with abnormally dry conditions across Florida and in portions of the Carolinas. Over 93% of companies use Excel Spreadsheets to develop their plans. Companies need to be aligned to a common set of metrics in a balanced scorecard to mitigate risk. ” I laughed.

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Technology and the Changing Nature of Logistics

Enterra Insights

It spans the purchase of raw materials to the final delivery of the merchandise to the customer, including the intermediate processing of the goods. Which data metrics are most relevant to your demand forecasting? The South Florida Reporter offers four tips for perfecting your logistics and supply chain[7]. ”[1]. .”[3]

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Omni-channel Emerging as Top Retail Logistics Issue

Supply Chain Network

Last year in Florida at RILA Logistics 2013, the topic of multi-channel was discussed with 5 related presentations delivered where the challenges of the coming omni-channel revolution were laid down. Speaker(s): Rob Bass, Vice President, Distribution, Best Buy Co., Achieving Supply Chain Excellence in a Dynamic Era.