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Supply Chain is Tackling Food Waste Like Never Before!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Consumers are demanding more from the companies they buy from, and Supply Chain Management is at the forefront of delivering that increased responsibility. We originally wrote about this topic back in 2014 , when the Globe and Mail first reported that a third of the global food supply is wasted.

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Three New Challenges All Organizations Need to Meet

The Network Effect

The growth of eCommerce, the evolution of consumer expectations, and the globalization of eCommerce have resulted in many changes in the requirements of retail supply chains. These changes in requirements demand that retail supply chains handle more volume, quicker, and around the world. CUSTOMER CENTRICITY.

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Audria Allies on Advocating for Yourself and Other Women in Supply Chain

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Whether it’s the quick and powerful response to make new vaccines and medications available to more urban and rural communities, or working to end the baby formula shortage —supply chain professionals are working behind the scenes to protect our way of life amidst unprecedented volatility.

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How Air Jordans Became the Greatest Shoes of All Time!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The hype also contributes to boosted sales for later releases of the same line, like in the case of 2013’s What The LeBron X and 2014’s What The LeBron XI , where a string of unrequited demand contributed to selling a similar shoe at the same price, but much greater volumes the following year. Demand Shaping with SCM Precision.

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IKEA’s IWAY Lessons For Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

If IKEA sees that no changes have been made, their contract with the supplier is terminated ” (Chandler 2014). As Ingvar Kamprad has previously written, ‘A good Ikea manager knows many details and gains his/her knowledge on all our floors’, meaning both the factory and store floors (Carlsson 2015, p.

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IKEA’s IWAY Has Lessons For Every Procurement Team!

Supply Chain Game Changer

If IKEA sees that no changes have been made, their contract with the supplier is terminated ” (Chandler 2014). As Ingvar Kamprad has previously written, ‘A good Ikea manager knows many details and gains his/her knowledge on all our floors’, meaning both the factory and store floors (Carlsson 2015, p.