“Focus on executing to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).” This is the key piece of advice for navigating the recession from a top supply chain executive at one of the world’s largest consumer electronics firms (due to confidentiality, I can’t disclose the name of the company). The top-level supply chain KPIs at this company include cost, delivery performance, cash, and quality. These KPIs can be decomposed into lower-level supporting metrics. For… Continue reading
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In an interview with Brandweek published this past April, Jim Stengel, the former global marketing officer at Procter & Gamble, was asked what he viewed as the greatest challenges facing marketers in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. Here is an excerpt of his response:
I don’t think things are going to go back to where they were three years ago. Understanding real consumer trends and being
Google is shaking up the GPS and navigation industry with some recent announcements. For example, Google is developing a map database to compete with the routing and navigation maps provided by NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas.
The company also announced it is offering a free turn-by-turn (TBT) navigation app with its Android 2.0-based smart phones (see video below and click here for more info and screenshots). Android… Continue reading
Earlier this year, some of my colleagues here at ARC wrote a Strategic Report titled “Capital Expenditure Survey 2009” (available to ARC clients only). The report got me thinking about the differences between how hardware and software are expensed, and how those differences affect a logistics executive’s annual budget.
I talked to executives at some of our logistics software vendor clients, including i2 Technologies, RedPrairie
Inspecting 100 percent of all ocean cargo for ‘weapons of mass destruction’ or other contraband sounds reasonable, unless you’ve worked in manufacturing and understand that the need for inspections is a symptom of poorly designed and controlled processes.
The call to inspect all inbound ocean containers began shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the requirement was included in the 9/11 Act passed by Congress in 2007. The… Continue reading
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