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Patterns Tell the Story of Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

The use of orbit charts allowed me to see the patterns of performance at the intersection of metrics over time. This data source synchronizes corporate reporting across global markets while tracking restatements, name changes, and currency shifts.) Hopefully, I will be able to walk on Tuesday for my client strategy day.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

QAD

In 2020, Coca-Cola achieved a goal to reduce relative carbon emissions by 25% by 2020, against a 2010 baseline, and is now working on further reductions. Ford highlighted a 40% reduction in their carbon footprint over the past decade through improved energy efficiency and conservation at facilities and in manufacturing processes.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The fall ritual precedes the dropping of the ball on Times Square to ring in 2020. I find senior executives love to throw around superlatives like customer-centric, agile, efficient and responsive but lack the understanding of how the words translate to supply chain strategy in the real world. It is all consuming.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. He genuinely cared for the organization and prided himself on forging clever strategies.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. He genuinely cared for the organization and prided himself on forging clever strategies.

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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

1 In 2018, the three engineering disciplines producing the most degrees were, mechanical engineering, with 31,936 degrees, computer science with 19,082 degrees, and electrical engineering with 13,767, 2 And in 2020, 199,790 degrees in engineering were awarded in the U.S. Breaking it down In the U.S. 3 What’s the allure?

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

Talking Logistics

It currently has no limits on truck emissions, unlike other countries such as the United States, China, Japan and Canada, which already have truck fuel efficiency standards. 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.