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Emerald Citation of Excellence 2013 for supply chain innovation article

Supply Chain View from the Field

Now in their seventeenth year, these distinguished annual awards recognize the 50 most outstanding articles published by the top 300 management journals in the world, including, for example, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Finance, Strategic Management Journal, MIT Sloan Management Review, and McKinsey Quarterly.

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What’s the Value of Demand Forecasting?

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Of all the most common metrics used to measure supply chain performance, forecast accuracy is the most difficult for colleagues outside of the supply chain function to relate to corporate goals like customer satisfaction and profitability. Inventory metrics are less intuitive, but ever since U.S.

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2024 Supply Chain Economic Update

American Global Logistics

It came in at less than 2 percent, below the Fed's guideline. Key Economic Indicator #3: Recession–Business Cycle Contraction As of December 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported that a soft landing was in the making. This flash metric registered at 50.3 The annual GDP growth rate was 2.5 percent , led by consumer spending.

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What’s the Value of Demand Forecasting?

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

Of all the most common metrics used to measure supply chain performance, forecast accuracy is the most difficult for colleagues outside of the supply chain function to relate to corporate goals like customer satisfaction and profitability. Inventory metrics are less intuitive, but ever since U.S. Adrian Mitchell, CFO, Macy’s, Inc.

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Walmart again Raises Chargeback Stakes

Enterra Insights

He asserts, “Suppliers just need to figure out the best way to improve their supply chain and logistics so that they can hit a metric to improve the flow of inventory.”[5] 1] Jennifer Smith and Sarah Nassauer, “ Walmart Toughens Delivery Demands for Suppliers ,” The Wall Street Journal , 6 March 2019. [2]

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Five Foolproof Ways to Shorten the Cash Conversion Cycle

Precoro

The cash conversion cycle (CCC), also called the net operating cycle, is a metric used to measure the efficiency of a company's cash management and liquidity. The cash conversion cycle is a significant financial metric for retailers and manufacturing companies involved in buying and managing inventories and selling them to customers.

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Network Consolidation: A Step Forward for Market-Driven Value Networks?

Supply Chain Shaman

Here are some guidelines to consider: 1. Last month we published our new Shaman’s Journal. The journal is a collection of best read posts organized in more readable format. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is writing her third book, Leadership Matters.