SCMDOJO

JUNE 25, 2024

Warehouse constraints: Warehouse racking systems, especially in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, often have standard slot heights that limit stack height in vehicles (McKinnon, 2006). Productive Time: Are Your Vehicles Working Hard Enough? Productive time measures the actual hours and minutes a vehicle is in use. Mackie, P. McKinnon, A.

Supply Chain Efficiency 99

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ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2021

Frédéric began his career in the automotive industry as product manager for Renault-Dacia in 1999 before being appointed in 2006 Renault program director for the Middle Range segment. He also holds an Executive Master in International Purchasing Management from ESSEC Business School (2012).

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ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2021

Frédéric a commencé sa carrière dans l’automobile en tant que responsable produit chez Renault-Dacia en 1999 avant d’être nommé en 2006 directeur des programmes Renault du segment Middle Range. Il est également titulaire depuis 2012 d’un Master Exécutif en Gestion des Achats Internationaux (ESSEC Business School).

Supply chain 20

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

” The article focused on the 2006 CPO Agenda London-based panel discussion asking, “Are there any limits to procurement’s role?” FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION In August 2007, I wrote an article titled “Procurement’s Expanding Role and the Executive of the Future.”

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Procurement Heads

JANUARY 27, 2023

Changes in recruitment A lot has changed since I became a Recruitment Consultant in 2006. When I stepped into the office on my first day in recruitment, fax machines were still commonplace. CV marketing went through the post, with each having to be signed individually.

Innovation 130

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

McKinnon, A. The logistics of grocery distribution: a comparative study of the UK and Germany. Journal of Business Logistics, 20(1), 1-17. McKinnon, A. C., & Ge, Y. The impact of information technology on the efficiency of freight transport: A review of the literature. International Journal of Logistics Management, 17(1), 1-22. Punakivi, K.,

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Procurement Tactics

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Additionally, Amazon launched Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2006 which offers cloud computing services not just to itself but also to other companies. Up until now, Amazon continues to add more benefits to its Prime offering to attract new customers to subscribe. .

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SCMDOJO

JULY 16, 2024

This article explores challenges identified in a research paper by McKinnon (2006) focusing on vehicle utilization and efficiency in the freight industry [1]. Transportation is a complex system, and even minor inefficiencies can have a ripple effect. We’ll delve into each challenge and explore potential solutions: 1.

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

To reduce inefficiencies and fraud, grant activities are governed by several regulations including these two relatively recently enacted laws: The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) – This law expands on federal awards reporting reforms that began with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.

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Procurement Insights

JULY 25, 2024

That being said, how do you measure or quantify success? 2001 Zycus India (U.S.)

Sourcing 52

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 27, 2022

I mentor diverse-owned companies (2006 – present), and as a consultant have the rare privilege to collaborate with fortune 100 companies where my impact was shown just a year after our engagement.Each step of my journey has expanded my knowledge, folding in expertise across the entire supplier lifecycle (procurement, diversity, risk, etc.)

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 115

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2023

Guest bio: Josh Dunham co-founded Reveel in 2006, and is responsible for creating and advancing the company’s corporate strategy. He directly oversees the technology and operations departments.

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ivalua

JULY 22, 2020

They update former guidelines on the subject from 2006 and specifications on cloud services outsourcing from 2017. The revised European Banking Authority (EBA) Guidelines on Outsourcing came into effect on September 30 th of 2019.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To save you the time to look it up, the years are 2003 and 2006, respectively. Who’s Still Pushing Apple II-Type Tech? How long has DocuSign been around? How long has Adobe EchoSign (now Acrobat Sign) been around? How long has Certinal been around – about two years (so 2021).

Innovation 75

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The Good Spending

MAY 13, 2024

Eventually, a confidential report was produced in February 2006 stating that Lorenzo had "no mapping of features to release, nor detailed plans. Strangely, Accenture engaged in swift negotiations with the health service, and in September 2006, after making a penalty payment of just £63 million, it duly exited the program.

Procurement 64

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Not long after forming in 2006, Coupa’s founders, Dave Stephens and Noah Eisner, were some of the first sponsors of the Procurement Insights blog. The article you are about to read was written in 2008. There are several questions in 2023, including: Does MSI still collaborate with Coupa?

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Spend Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Categories: Accounts Payable , P2P , Payments , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Spend Management , Technology Tags: PRO Medius began life in 2001 in Sweden as an AP automation solution; in 2006 it opened offices in Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands; in 2008 in Poland.

Market analysis 56

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

List of Top 10 Supply Chain Analytics Books 1) Supply Chain Metrics that Matter (Wiley Corporate F&A) 1st Edition This book offers an in-depth guide to understanding the link between corporate financials and supply chain maturity, evaluating the progress of over a hundred companies from 2006-2013.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 13, 2023

” Response to a timely article by Iain Campbell McKenna In 2006 Geraint John ‘s CPO Agenda Roundtable had execs from Nestlé Danone British Airways & Merrill Lynch meet to discuss the future of procurement. Sixteen years after my first article on procurement talent, why is there still a “talent war?”

Purchasing 45

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 29, 2022

His work has garnered many awards such as the 2006 Kulp-Wright Book award and the 2002 CPR Institute Negotiation Book prize. His book, The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all Levels, is considered the definitive text on onboarding.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Back in 2011 (see – told you I was old) the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “competing on analytics”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise.

Quality 52

Quality Data 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The ban was lifted as scheduled in 2006. Right after the legalization, a lot of betting shops popped up all over the country. So much so that the government had to ban granting new licenses only after 2 years, 1996. But the land-based industry failed to take off the same way it did ten years ago.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Following the 2006 book by Charles Fisherman called “The Walmart Effect,” the Amazon Effect is a story of an Entrepreneur and his execution of an idea. Retailers are forced to lower prices, optimize their systems and processes, and reduce profit margins in favor of competition; meanwhile, Amazon continues its trek toward dominance.

Supply Chain Optimization 43

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

” Adding insult to injury was the May 2006 article titled How to Speak Like a CFO, stressing that “Too often, finance executives in Corporate America simply don’t believe that purchasing departments are really bringing in the savings they claim.”

Purchasing 40

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In 2006, 14,371 of the 34,000 suppliers received orders. “One of the most important questions I had asked Bob dealt with the actual increase in the distribution of business over the Commonwealth’s supply base both before and after the introduction of eVA.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 14, 2024

In 2006, 14,371 of the 34,000 suppliers received orders. This isn’t an intended rap against Ariba, but a throughput increase from less than 1% to more than 80% in a 6-year period paints a more effective picture than a nebulous 108% increase over either an unknown or inconsequential point of reference.

Suppliers 58

Suppliers Import Leadership Collaboration 58

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 16, 2022

Maheshwari logistics has been in operation since 2006 when it was founded in Gujarat. The company’s fleet of vehicles is 60 trucks strong. In addition, they are associated with third parties that provide another 1,000 trucks to carry out their operations. It is a trusted company for quick and easy logistics. Mahindra Logistics Limited.

Logistics 95

Logistics Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 95

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 27, 2018

David Blanchflower , professor of economics at Dartmouth College and member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee from June 2006 to May 2009: The fallout from the disastrous Brexit vote and the even more calamitous negotiations are scaring businesses to death, and continuing apace.

Data 40

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

A Tip: One great simple old-school resource to begin the journey is “Sales & Operations Planning, The Executive’s Guide”, written in 2006, by Tom Wallace and Robert Stahl. For S&OP to work best, it must become part of a companies’ DNA, the core way they plan and manage their business.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 17, 2021

In fact, according to this survey from Statista , about one-quarter of the vehicles in use were commercial vehicles between the years 2006 and 2015. Many businesses are built around vehicle fleets, and so many others rely on them to conduct a large portion of their services, including transportation.

Supply chain 54

Supply chain Demand Supply Management 54

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Real guided buying, a term coined by one of this article’s authors in 2006 (a fact hilariously pointed out by a speaker at the Zip conference) is actually fairly complicated , but making the complex simple is harder than the opposite. This is Zip’s sweet spot to tackle (and open to others as well).

Sustainability 85

Sustainability Spend management Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 85

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

imports from China grew from about $45 billion per year in 1995 to more than $280 billion per year in 2006. The widespread recognition of the term “supply chain” has come primarily as a result of the globalization of manufacturing since the mid 1990s, particularly the growth of manufacturing in China.

Supply chain management 93

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 23, 2018

It wasn’t until 2006 that motorsport finally banned tobacco advertising completely. Furthermore, he believed it made financial sense: the relationship with tobacco was tainting the sport for businesses that didn’t want to be associated with smoking. But industries are slow to change, and Spowers’ scheme found few backers.

Supply chain management 40

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Supply Chain Action Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The “Moneyball” saga and other examples of premier organizations competing on analytics were featured in the January 2006 Harvard Business Review article, “Competing on Analytics” (reprint R0601H) by Thomas Davenport, who also authored the book by the same name.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The “Moneyball” saga and other examples of premier organizations competing on analytics were featured in the January 2006 Harvard Business Review article, “Competing on Analytics” (reprint R0601H) by Thomas Davenport, who also authored the book by the same name.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Petrol cars and vans which do not meet Euro 4 standards (vehicles pre-2006), for diesel cars and vans that do not meet Euro 6 standards (vehicles pre-2015 wouldn’t comply), are charged to enter the zone. When the ULEZ was first announced, there was a concern that it would impact businesses who need to enter the zone each day.

Negotiation 71

Negotiation Supply Chain Efficiency Purchasing Sustainability 71

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Internet companies like Amazon led the charge with the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002, which offered businesses cloud-based storage and computing services, and the launch of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006, which allowed users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications.

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