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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Getting Demand Forecasting Right 

Unleashed

Protecting profit margins from ALC inflation ALC (Average Landed Cost) is a crucial metric in demand forecasting and inventory valuation. We’ve got two clients who brew beer: one local, and one across the border in South Africa. And the product in South Africa’s done really well in the market there.” “The

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. There is a lack of clarity on what drives value and metrics are functional. Monthly design of the supply chain including form and function of inventory and inventory placement. Focus on the level of inventory. Functional metric orientation.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

QAD

Taking Ford as an example from the companies above, Ford is working with key suppliers in China, India, Thailand and South Africa to eliminate over 4,900 metric tons of CO2 and 24 million gallons of water usage over the next three years. Consider the effects of excess inventory and unnecessary shipments.

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Taking the Hill

Supply Chain Shaman

This week, at Supply Chain Insights LLC, we published our 11th report in the series titled Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. Aligning metrics matters. Functional metrics in isolation degrade value. We enjoy writing them!

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News Round-Up: 3 Businesses Prioritizing a Green Supply Chain

RFgen

metric tons of carbon emissions from contributing to global warming in 2015. As one of the top green companies in the world, displaying actual data from its inventory management and distribution activities serves as excellent marketing materials to appeal to information hungry consumers. Wal-Mart Profits from Conservation.

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News Round-Up: 3 Businesses Prioritizing a Green Supply Chain

RFgen

metric tons of carbon emissions from contributing to global warming in 2015. As one of the top green companies in the world, displaying actual data from its inventory management and distribution activities serves as excellent marketing materials to appeal to information hungry consumers. Wal-Mart Profits from Conservation.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. This work is important to me. I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world.