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5 Paths to Better Supply Chain Visibility

Now, That's Logistics

DB Schenker’s 360 Visibility Tool, for example, helps you operate your supply chain by visualizing and managing shipments, inventory, suppliers, operational tasks, and key performance indicators (KPIs) through real-time reporting and custom dashboards.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Just about a year ago,I penned a guest posting on the Infosys Supply Chain Management blog that commented on the pending 2010 holiday buying season and how consumers would test retailer multi-channel operations (MCO) and synchronization. In our commentary, we cited three trends that would manifest themselves in 2010, namely.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. This exercise yield positive results, in terms of planning community getting their confidence back in APO system & overall solution, over a period of time. I like the way you guys developed the tools - MDM report, queries etc. December 2010. October 2010.

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Supply Chain Management:'Asset' in Enterprise Asset Management

Infosys Supply Chain Management

I shall name it Personal Profile Manager ( PPM ); a tools which keeps a tab on your day to day activities, keeps you up and running and ensure that your downtime is less. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. December 2010.

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Supply Chain Management:Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

As was the case last year, the 2012 holiday buying season will be very much about the continued leveraging power of consumers in exercising multi-channel buying preferences and technology-enabled online tools. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010.

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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

At the point when optimisation planning began, sourcing and inbound logistics were managed by teams in various countries, each with different levels of SCM maturity, and using different tools and systems. Like Deere & Company, AGCO is a leading global force in the manufacture and supply of agricultural machinery.

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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

Until you have struggled as a learner to apply the Improvement Kata (using the Starter Kata) on a real problem (not just a classroom exercise) that affects the work of real people and the outcomes to real customers , please don’t just pick up the 5 Questions card and think you are a coach. Coaching Starter Kata.