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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. We started the conversation with sourcing. Focus on Cost.

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Happy Groundhog Day

Supply Chain Shaman

When the groundhog sees his shadow, the belief is that North America will experience an additional six weeks of winter. Defining a solution to close the gaps are not so easy. It is a safe space for business and tech leaders to talk openly on how to improve outcomes. The 1993 movie Groundhog Day made this tradition famous.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Source E2open Shipping Index). The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. We started the conversation with sourcing. Focus on Cost.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

SCMDOJO

Cloud and Machine Learning services: Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Provides cloud computing infrastructure, storage solutions, and machine learning services to businesses and developers worldwide. Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. That''s why we ask our experts a very simple question " How to improve the operational efficiency in global supply chain? .

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The Hidden Costs of Ghost Inventory: What You Need to Know

ShipBob

Ultimately, it results in struggles with business spending, purchasing, and productivity. To know how to combat this issue, you need to first know what causes it. Software glitches When your tracking software doesn’t scan the inventory accurately or input it correctly into the schema it can result in the wrong inventory count.

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Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond

BlueYonder

Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation. Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last three decades.