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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Improve cross-government data sharing and analyze resilience. Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. Maximize the value of the purchase order flow data already in the existing networks. (A A purchase order changes many times and needs synchronization.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. The continued focus on functional metrics like Purchase Price Variance (PPV), manufacturing costs, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), and transportation costs throws the supply chain out of balance. Mistake #4.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. The focus of the transportation suites was on cost mitigation and price negotiation. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost. Delivery: Lowest transportation cost, on-time shipment from shipper’s dock.

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REPOST: 3 Emerging Supply Chain Trends with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

Areas of focus include new market entry, new product development, sales effectiveness, partnerships and alliances, operational excellence, and financial management. There is significant political risk with the current Chinese government leadership. The Number One Reason Why People Buy with Steve Elwell. About iDev Partners.

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3 Emerging Supply Chain Trends with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

Areas of focus include new market entry, new product development, sales effectiveness, partnerships and alliances, operational excellence, and financial management. There is significant political risk with the current Chinese government leadership. The Number One Reason Why People Buy with Steve Elwell. About iDev Partners.

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Five Things I Have Learned About Global Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

The third issue is the lack of understanding that global processes–to maximize the economies of scale in transportation and material buying–need strong governance. When it comes to governance, there is no one-size-fits-all, but in the absence of the definition of governance, nothing works very well.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Lucas had a team that dictated sourcing based on excel spreadsheet analysis to reduce cost and improve tax efficiency. Govern by implementing stage-gate processes (analogous to those in the management of product innovation.)