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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Focus on Cost. A Zealous Focus on Cost. Less Collaborative.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. Focus on Cost. A Zealous Focus on Cost. Less Collaborative.

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UPS Labor Contract Talks Reportedly Stalled

Supply Chain Matters

On June 30, word came that UPS provided what was reported as counter proposal “ with significant movement on wages and other economic language.” A reported tweet by the Teamsters Twitter account on Friday indicated that the union was poised to reach a deal no later than July 5, which is today. We sense a similar dynamic.

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Sustainable procurement: Everything You Need to Know

Precoro

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America.

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Keeping Up with Consumers

Enterra Insights

.” In order to understand consumers better, companies need to leverage a cognitive technology solution, like the Enterra Shopper Marketing and Consumer Insights Intelligence System , which can capture and analyze the myriad variables affecting consumer behavior. ” Consumers are still spending. YoY in January in the U.S.,

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Logistyx Technologies Talks Parcel Shipping, Holidays, and Returns

Logistics Viewpoints

In a very short period of time, the Logistyx customer base went from “hold everything” to “we need to move quickly, and we need access to better carriers, faster systems, and better e-commerce technology.” The news is reporting that supply chains are going to be disrupted this holiday season, so more and more consumers are starting early.