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Podcast: Marcia Williams on Supply Chain Optimization and Digital Transformation

Requis

Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

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Transportation Network Modeling: A Powerful Tool in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy

Talking Logistics

Supply chain network and transportation optimization can help make better sourcing and multi-stop route decisions that ultimately result in route design that balances low costs with higher service. In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.

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Ford Motor Moves Deeper Into Supply Network Vertical Integration

Supply Chain Matters

based Albemarle providing upwards of 100,000 metric tons of battery grade lithium hydroxide to supply 3 million Ford EV batteries starting in 2026. Sourcing of supply not only in North America demand and supply, but also in other countries provides elements of such a strategy. These agreements include U.S. powered EV’s.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

“Some companies are starting to invest in creating data-backed profiles of their supplier base so they know where and when to look for second sources. These tools can also rapidly model alternate supply and transportation scenarios, such as rerouting around a port strike or going to an alternate source of supply.”

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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”: The argument for creating an analytics culture

NC State SCRC

Handfield and Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo’s Dr. Marcos Paulo Valadares de Oliveira showed that an open analytics culture (OAC) strongly correlates with improved supply chain performance metrics. Supply Chain Metrics!?!? Vanity metrics and dashboards excite viewers but. What is an “Open Analytics Culture” (OAC)?