Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Because we call it a supply chain for a reason – each link is connected, so if you rattle one link, you rattle the entire chain, as Boeing famously discovered in 2007 when a bolts and screws shortage delayed their Dreamliner. But the opposite is not true – if you optimize one link, you have not optimized the entire supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

About Wreaths Across America Wreaths Across America is an American nonprofit organization established in 2007 by wreath producer Morrill Worcester, assisted by veterans and truckers. This gave us the opportunity to develop a solid supply chain to move your freight all over America and become a true solutions provider.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Zipline Logistics , founded in 2007, is a digitally enabled transportation partner specializing exclusively in serving the food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics.

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SCM Research

JANUARY 12, 2015

The results of the study show “that Internet consumers’ trust and perceived risk have strong impacts on their purchasing decisions” The second paper by Locke, Qin & Brause (2007) asks: “ Does monitoring improve labor standards? Ferrin, D., & Rao, H. Decision Support Systems, 44 (2), 544-564 DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2007.07.001.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The first iPhone only came out in 2007 – ushering in smart phone apps and all the rest in very quick succession. The answer would definitely be within the last 10 years. Before that, all the needed elements would not yet have been in place. That is not to say that one could not see the future coming.

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SCM Research

JANUARY 12, 2017

It turns out that the use of the term “supply chain” accelerated in the late 1990s and took over “logistics” in 2007. The following Google Ngram Viewer graph shows the frequency of the terms “supply chain”, “logistics” and “procurement” in books published between 1975 and 2008.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 12, 2020

The period of 2007-2008 was the downturn of the recession while the period of 2009-2013 marked the recovery. In Table 1, I share research collected for the Supply Chains to Admire analysis on the average days of inventory by industry across the period of 2004 to 2019 by increments to match economic shifts. ”).

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

” So, I started work with Arizona State University to take balance sheet data from 2003-2007 to analyze which combination of metrics drove the highest market capitalization. The question was, “What mattered? Which strategy drove the most significant value??”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 4, 2013

It started with simple money transfers in 2007 and now includes a range of services. Users are charged a fee for sending and withdrawing money using the service. It has spread quickly, and has become the most successful mobile phone based financial service in the developing world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

With annual revenues of 16-44$M, in the period of 1997-2007, the Company returned to its parent to become a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software in 2007. Some 330,000 of the shares went to the underwriters, and after the sale, American Software retained slightly more than eight out of ten shares in the new company.

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Supply Chain 24/7

AUGUST 9, 2019

In this article, we share five insights to answer the question of why are inventory levels in the supply chain higher post-recession than before 2007 and offer guidance to better manage inventories in a complex supply chain world.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2016

I’m not sure how I missed the news earlier this year, but I was shocked and saddened to learn last week at the CSCMP Annual Conference that Dr. Tom Speh, Miami University professor emeritus of marketing and the CSCMP Distinguished Service Award recipient in 2007, had died this past April.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. Bear markets drive heightened interest in supply chain management. The impact may surprise us. Today, we have younger leaders driving clicks on the keyboards. The teams are new. These supply chain groups are more global and diverse.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Does anyone want to wager with me how many of those ships have inventory that is not really needed in the supply chain? Could Outside-in Thinking Help? The reason?

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SCMDOJO

JULY 18, 2024

CNG burns cleaner than diesel, reducing emissions and greenhouse gas output (Lowe, 2007). These tires offer less resistance as they roll, reducing the energy required to maintain movement (Lowe, 2007). 2007), The Transport Manager’s and Operator’s Handbook 2007, Kogan Page: London. Khare, M. & & K.J.

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SCM Research

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In spite of growing anti-globalization tensions in many countries, the report indicates that globalization hits a new record high, as the aforementioned flows all intensified significantly for the first time since 2007. Europe tops the regional ranking, while a group of Southeast Asian countries beats the expectations by the widest margin.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

VTech drove significant improvement in operating margin through the recession of 2007-2009 and then drove improvement in both inventory margin and operating margin for the period of 2010-2012 with some regression in the period of 2013-2015. I remember September 2007 very well. In April 2007, new housing starts collapsed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

It took six months for supply chain executives to sense the market downturn of 2007 and make adjustments to their supply chain. Characteristics of High-Performing Supply Chains. 1) Market-Driven Processes. Business cycles. Markets go up and down. Supply chains take their sweet time to respond. (It

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Ben joined Ruan in 2007 and served in a number of corporate and operational roles, including COO and CIO, before assuming his current role in 2015. About Ben McLean. Benjamin McLean serves as CEO for Ruan Transportation Management Systems , one of the largest privately-held logistics firms in the United States.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 3, 2023

Having joined ECU in 2007, Martyn operated in roles ranging from Operations to Systems and Technology to Sales. About Martyn Verhaegen Prior to his role as Chief Technology Officer, Martyn Verhaegen was the Founder and CEO of Qwyk, the digital forwarder solution that was acquired by Magaya in 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

That performance so far is much stronger than Americas Great Recession recovery: four years into that business cycle (2007 Q4 to 2011 Q4), US real GDP was only 1.8% larger than its pre-recession level. The Briefing Book, Ernie Tedeschi, April 01, 2024 “ Expect Supply Shortages.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Adapted from Ehrlich (2002); Stamatis (2002); George (2003); Bendell (2006); Bhuiyan et.al, (2006); Andersson et.al, (2006); Arnheiter and Maleyeff (2005); Nonthaleerak (2005); Kumar (2007); Magnusson et.al, (2003) Read more on Top 15 Lean Six Sigma Books to Level Up Your Continuous Improvement Efforts & Strategy on our website SCMDOJO!

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

I first met Shane in 2007 at the beginning of his work with Syngenta’s value chain. In 2007, Shane Emms was asked to take a Global Supply Chain leadership assignment at Syngenta. He led the team during the period of 2007-2009. The company’s focus is on biotechnology and genomic research. Shane’s Story.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 4, 2013

Only the high-tech industry has been able to effectively make improvements on the effective frontier of supply chain management–the balance of growth, productivity, cycles and complexity–and drive resilience out of the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Companies that are not looking holistically at metrics are stuck. What do I mean?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

Zipline Logistics , founded in 2007, is a digitally enabled transportation partner specializing exclusively in serving the food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Time to Sense Market Shifts in the 2007 Recession. Instead, the changes in consumption will have to translate into a change in order patterns—shifts in replenishment across multiple tiers—before organizations will start to align. Demand latency is the translation of market consumption to an order signal.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 28, 2013

In 2007, World Customs Journal published the paper called " Voluntary Supply Chain Security Program Impacts: An Empirical Study with BASC Member Companies ". The world is more complex than it used to be and the security has become the new burden for every trading partner in supply chain.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

Established in 2007, Consus is a leading procurement services provider operating across 9 countries. With a highly demanding timeline of 5 weeks, we believed that only a true partnership and strong leadership across Intalere, Ivalua and Consus was the key difference-maker in the success of this project.”. About Consus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

All industries operate today with more inventory than in the pre-recessionary period of 2004-2007. I write so much about inventory that the frequent reader may feel like I am preaching, but please bear with me. The average is twenty-five days. The average company operates with almost a month more inventory than fifteen years ago.)

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Established in 2007, Consus is a leading Procurement services provider and procurement systems integrator, operating across 9 countries. “Ivalua is proud to provide the technology to empower Procurement leaders at Pacific Drilling and hundreds of other global companies to deliver ever greater value to their organizations.”. About Consus.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Gen Z is the first generation of true digital natives — the iPhone was released in 2007 when the oldest were 10 years old. Many worry — rightly — that starting out in supply chain won’t give them opportunities to develop the technical skills they need for professional advancement.

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QAD

APRIL 21, 2020

What’s more, during the great recession of 2007-09, only major automakers like GM and Chrysler got bailouts – this time, many expect suppliers will once again be denied bailouts and be forced into declaring bankruptcy. Quarantine Measures Halt Supplier Production. Bailouts for Automotive Suppliers are Unlikely.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Why do we have 32 days more inventory by company in 2020 than in 2007? Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels. I give you this evidence in this blog.). Mistake #5.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

When the Great Recession of 2007 hit, Unilever went through a massive restructuring with a series of multiple layoffs. Colgate, on the other hand, operated with a stronger global hand. The goal of Colgate was to get regional input, but manage a global brand presence. The focus was far more multinational.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

In 2007, it took six months for companies to sense the downturn in markets and align supply chains. Market growth is now 1% versus the 2.5-3% 3% of the last decade. Growth opportunities are increasingly intertwined with the redesign of new business models. Most companies operate blind. Today, we have not fixed this problem.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Because Uber didn’t exist in 2007 (the company was founded in 2009) and the original iPhone, which revolutionized the smartphone and ushered in the app economy, was barely three months old. What is the future of delivery?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

miles out of its network from 2007-2010 and had increased its CWT per truck from 382 in FY 2007 to 415 in FY 2010, an 8.6 Put differently, in FY 2007, Del Monte left 11.2 percent improvement. percent of the truck un-utilized and by 2010 only 3.5 percent of the legal maximum was un-utilized.

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