- 21. L'Oreal's Supply Chain Leadersh
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- I'm a big believer in using case studies of industry leaders to identify best practices. We're lucky that Lora Cecere, the Supply Chain Shaman, is likewise interested.In fact, she's collecting a bunch ...
- 22. Purchasing Metrics
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- On the My Purchasing Center site, Paulo Moretti takes us back to basics in reviewing the metrics for procurement. As they say, if you can't measure it, you can't manage it....Check out his article on the ...
- 23. The Renegade Shaman
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- Lora Cecere has been called many flattering things, the 'Supply Chain Shaman' among them. But 'renegade'? That's what Peter Bolstorff from APICS referred to her as in a recent conversation. In reviewing ...
- 24. Adjust Your Attitude
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- Sometimes, metrics can get in the way of progress in your supply chain, especially if they're not well understood or used improperly. If you change your way of thinking about a problem, what looked like ...
- 25. Supply Chains to Admire
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- Identifying which supply chains deserve our admiration is a tough task. The Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere, is up to it, though, and in a recent article interviews the leader of one who made the list.Joan ...
- 26. New Supply Chain Metrics
- (News)
- Is your supply chain satisfying your customers? How do you know? Steve Banker questions traditional supply chain metrics in a recent article on the Forbes site.Measuring the 'Net Promoter Score' (NPS) ...
- 27. ERP Silos
- (News)
- ERP system vendors tout their ability to improve control and collaboration. That's great, except when it doesn't exactly work like that.In and article on the Network Effect site, Joe Bellini explains how ...
- 28. Gartner's Top 25 Supply Chains 201
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- Every year the researchers at Gartner publish their Top 25 supply chains list, and it seems Apple is always at or near the top, technology companies are highly rated, and everyone complains about the metrics. ...
- 29. DC Metrics
- (News)
- Which metrics are most important to DC pros? In a DC Velocity article, Joseph Tillman, Karl B. Manrodt and Donnie Williams review a recent survey to see which ones matter most and who's doing the best ...
- 30. Is Big Data Better Data?
- (Blogs)
- ... scorecards with 5 measurements and others that are long and (sometimes overly) complicated. What I don’t recall seeing, though, is a scorecard that all parties agree is a totally accurate representation ...
- 31. Metrics to Drive Supply Chain Improvement
- (News)
- Talking metrics is one thing that excites the Supply Chain Shaman, Lora Cecere. In a recent article on her site, she interview Mattell's Global Supply Chain's EVP on the topic and shares the results with ...
- 32. Should You Ditch Your CI Programs?
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- We're always on the lookout for alternative opinions here at EC-BP.com. Although the title of the article "Why Continuous Improvement May Need to be Discontinued' is more provocative than its content warrants, ...
- 33. LEED and Sustainable Purchasing
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- Sustainable purchasing is a laudable goal. However, there must be guidelines and measurements to let us know who's succeeding at it and who isn't.Jonathan Bardelline on the GreenBiz.com site describes how ...
- 34. Sustainable Packaging
- (News)
- Supply chain sustainability covers a lot of ground. Not surprisingly, packaging is a big area of emphasis.In an article on the Packaging World site, Dr. Karli Verghese talks about how companies approach ...
- 35. Supply Chain Complexity Measurement
- (News)
- The term "supply chain complexity" means different things to different people. In an attempt to get folks somewhat on the same page, the B2C site has developed a simple measurement for it.This may or may ...
- 36. Supply Chain Measurements
- (News)
- In a guest commentary in Supply Chain Digest, Kevin Harris tells a compelling story about the importance of measurements throughout the supply chain.You really can't argue with the logic or results. Check ...
- 37. Supply Chain Benchmarking
- (News)
- Benchmarking is always a good idea, since it not only can tell you where you stand against measurements but can also highlight areas for improvement.A blog by the OPS Rules group on the B2C site explains ...
- 38. How Sustainable are My Suppliers?
- (Retail)
- ... use for lighting by 50% in 3 years and they reached the 45% level after two, not that they retrofitted 4 DCs with LED lighting. No real overall measurement standards exist yet, but companies ...
- 39. Sustainability and Social Media Series
- (News)
- Sustainability in the supply chain is gathering momentum. There are tools in the social media world that can help you build and add to your sustainability programs. In a well-done four part series ...
- 40. Let's Shar
- (News)
- Industry Week has a nice article about the effectiveness of sharing real-time demand and inventory information. It turns out, the results are mixed. Read Becky Partida's findings on the research here. ...
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