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3 Dangers of Resting on Your Supply Chain Laurels

All Things Supply Chain

It is a common phrase: “Don’t rest on your laurels.” In other words, don’t be satisfied with your past successes. Go out and strive for more.

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S&OP Effectiveness Calls for a Winning Mindset

Supply Chain Trend

Getting S&OP right is hard. The facts don’t lie. According to Gartner, 67% of companies can not get further than stage 2 out of a four-stage S&OP maturity model. Lora Cecere assessed that 36% of companies’ S&OP efforts are stalled or moving slowly. This lack progress or even stalling of S&OP, can be even despite processes, KPI’s and systems are all well implemented and integrated.

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How TMS Helps Shippers Avoid the Looming Capacity Nightmare of 2017

Supply Chain Collaborator

There’s a storm brewing on the horizon for shippers and it may arrive at the worst possible time – during the fourth quarter holiday season. Besides the typical scarcity of available trucks during this peak season, the war between Walmart and Amazon promises to siphon off a big chunk of capacity as Walmart threatens to drop any carriers/truckers that haul for Amazon.

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Logistics Analytics – Beyond KPIs on Tender Acceptance and Carrier Performance

Supply Chain Collaborator

Talk to a transportation manager about data analytics and they might tell you they’re already harnessing data collected by their TMS and other logistics IT tools to measure key performance indicators such as tender acceptance by lane, carrier check call compliance and other commonly examined metrics. But how many are actually using Big Data analytics in ways that drive efficiency savings beyond those controlled by transportation into areas like sales and finance?

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.