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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. Since most Western European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, Belgium’s capital, it is an ideal location for international groups.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. To gain organizational support to drive change, Nick ran two more simulations: one in Hong Kong and a grease plant in Belgium. Shell operates as a single-instance of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The reason?

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. 5) Design.

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Better Together: “The Promise of Supply Chain Sustainability”

BlueYonder

where the various parts were sourced, what are they made of, etc.) For example, would we be willing to wait an extra day or two for our online orders to be delivered if we were to understand the impact of the decision on sustainability metrics? This shows that sustainability concerns are only growing. Where product sustainability (i.e.,

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Is it time to take your supply chain glocal?

Kinaxis

As defined by the source of all knowledge, Wikipedia, “glocalization is the adaptation of globally marketed products and services to local markets.” Their regional menus offer things like the Chicken Maharaja Mac in India, the Croque McDo in Belgium and the KiwiBurger in New Zealand.

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Where Would We Be Without All of the BullS&%T?

Supply Chain Shaman

It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. Progress on the key performance metrics of cost, customer service, inventory, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) are going backward; not forwards, for most companies. I cannot sleep. The quiet st reets await the coming of the soft snow. I hate jet lag.

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Where Would We Be Without All of the BullS&%T?

Supply Chain Shaman

It seldom snows in Belgium: the city sits in anticipation. Progress on the key performance metrics of cost, customer service, inventory, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) are going backward; not forwards, for most companies. I cannot sleep. The quiet streets await the coming of the soft snow. I hate jet lag.