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Executive's Guide to Supply Chain Research

Supply Chain Opz

Many people think a supply chain research is boring and it is the ivory tower that they don''t need to climb. This article will show you why a research is relevant to you and how to study without damaging your brain! Background What is a research? Not Everything is Equal So let''s talk about the types of researches a bit.

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Supply Chain Management Books

SCM Research

I recently conducted a survey with leading supply chain management researchers and asked them a simple question: “If you were teaching a doctoral seminar, what would you assign as the [.] Patterson, and (6) Foundations of Inventory Theory by Paul Zipkin. Research Book Ranking Supply Chain Management Teaching'

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Avoid “Lost in Translation”. Monetize S&OP to Include Finance.

ToolsGroup

Gartner recommends multiplying the planned unit volume: by price to generate monetized revenue plans, by cost to generate monetized inventory plans, by margin to generate monetized profit plans. 4-9% decrease in the value of obsolete inventory as a percentage of total stocked goods (product costs). She says ERP is “reactive”.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I am in Minnesota today, at the CSCMP Twin Cities Roundtable Annual ½ Day Seminar , where I am participating in a keynote session with Rick Blasgen (President & CEO of CSCMP) and Steve Raetz (Director Research & Market Intelligence at C.H. and up come the results on the screen.

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The Value of Logistics and Supply Chain Education!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But it’s not as easy as, say, cutting inventory costs. Many academics have found that online seminars focus on math problems. A well-designed natural experiment is her favourite type of research, but she also loves qualitative methods of all varieties. COVID-19 could change that. Inclusion and Diversity.

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Central Planning Engines: Lessons from Leibniz

Arkieva

I had the unique opportunity to attend the Dagstuhl Seminar “Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Supply Chains” , which focused on managing the end to end supply chain or demand supply network, as Intel refers to it. Additionally, little real research and development has occurred to do date to create other solver options.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

So the shortage will continue, but for some sellers, the problem will be too much inventory.”. In a recent interview with FreightWaves , Jim Meil, current ACT Research Principal, former VP, and Chief Economist for power management firm Eaton Corporation, rated the chance of a severe recession rocking the U.S. Economy at 20-25%.