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

Supply Chain Shaman

We stubbed our toe in supply chain management at the beginning of the decade. Facing The Issues of Supply Chain Performance. As I work through this year’s Supply Chains to Admire , I cannot help but shake my head. The black veil of the pandemic is a supply chain wake-up call to build better.

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Dancing in the Ring of Fire

Supply Chain Shaman

The ring of fire is corporate politics at the executive level on supply chain performance. Each executive has a different perspective on the definition of supply chain excellence, but they are never discussed and aligned. You may also be facing the same issue. Let me explain. What Is The Ring of Fire?

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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

The companies with the strongest year-over-year performance (placing in the winner’s circle for six more times in ten years) are Apple, L’Oreal, Nike, Paccar, TJX, and TSMC. Supply Chains to Admire Winners 2023 Examine Your Own Paradigm. How Do You Define Excellence? I admit it. Lora was as well. The reason?

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Is it too Early For 2022 Predictions?

Logistics Viewpoints

There will be little relief in 2022 unless the factors driving the increased import volumes—a strong economy and the fundamental shift in consumer behavior to purchase more goods and less services—change. Near or re-shoring sourcing strategies will be evaluated to “shorten” supply chains and gain greater control of supply chain performance.

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Leading Inventory Attack Teams with Richard Lebovitz

The Logistics of Logistics

Over his 30+ year career in the supply chain, Richard has worked with manufacturers around the world in operations, supply chain, and lean strategy roles to develop systems that can manage complex supply chains on a global scale. Richard previously founded and led Factory Logic, Inc. acquired by SAP).

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Strategy. Strategy. Wherefore Art Thou Strategy?

Supply Chain Shaman

We find that companies with an analytics center of excellence drove progress faster than those with a supply chain center of excellence. While companies build Supply Chain Centers of Excellence, most are not clear on what good looks like. The operating strategy defines the flows of the supply chain.

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Using Logistics Data to Improve CPG Supply Chain Performance

Zipline Logistics

Download the free white paper to learn more about how data can be used to reduce logistics spend while improving supply chain performance. Because average on-time delivery performance in the CPG space hovers in the 70% range, successful logistics data programs remain the only consistent way to close the gap. Contact Us.