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	<itunes:summary>Viewpoints On the Air is a podcast series produced by Logistics Viewpoints (www.logisticsviewpoints.com), a leading blog for industry executives focused on supply chain and logistics trends, technologies, and services. This podcast series features industry experts Adrian Gonzalez and Steve Banker interviewing leaders in the supply chain and logistics field from manufacturing, retail, third party logistics, and technology companies. Discussion topics include emerging trends in technology and service offerings, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and legislative developments, and other topics of interest and importance to supply chain and logistics executives.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Keeping SCOR of Your Supply Chain</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/09/29/keeping-scor-of-your-supply-chain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended the Sales &#38; Operations Planning Innovation Summit organized by the IE Group. One of the first speakers and moderator for the first day’s sessions was Rich Sherman, Director North America of the Supply Chain Council. Rich’s presentation made me realize that it&#8217;s been a long time since I  last wrote about the Supply Chain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Monsanto Plant Tackles Manufacturing Risks</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/06/29/a-monsanto-plant-tackles-manufacturing-risks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[distributed control system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metrics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[supply chain visibility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Process manufacturing plants have distributed control systems (DCSs) that are connected to plant floor sensors that monitor pressure, heat, temperature, etc. These sensors are used to regulate processes. For example, flow measurements can be transmitted to the DCS; when the measurement reaches a certain point, the controller instructs a valve to open or close. These [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Perfect Order Metric is Not Sufficient</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/01/28/the-perfect-order-metric-is-not-sufficient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Perfect Order is often recognized as the highest level of customer service. It can be defined in different ways, but the traditional definition includes four elements: order completeness, timeliness, condition, and documentation. In other words, to be considered perfect, an order must be delivered to the customer’s distribution center (DC) complete, on time, free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focus on Executing Key Performance Indicators</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2009/12/09/focus-on-executing-key-performance-indicators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[quality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Business Charts: The Leviathan, Price Waterfalls, and Cost Locks</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2009/10/09/the-power-of-business-charts-the-leviathan-price-waterfalls-and-cost-locks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting It Wrong]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The most entertaining, and perhaps most acute, business book that I’ve read in several years is “The Management Myth: Why the ‘Experts’ Keep Getting It Wrong” by Matthew Stewart (you can read a short book review by Andrew O’Connell at HBR online). Matthew is a cynical ex-consultant who reports on the methods consultants use to win [...]]]></description>
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