Content, Planning, Reports

D-Day: Planning and Execution, the Supply Chain of Overlord

Getting supplies to the Allied forces was a crucial part of the Normandy Landings and the breakout from Normandy. The supply chains from the USA to the beaches in France were changed drastically, numerous times …

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Supply Chain Movement 13 – Sales & Operations Planning

Contents Supply Chain Movement 13: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) – 2014 Q2 7 | News & Background Barry Callebaut integrates S&OP into the daily process Winner of the last quarter: GAP Loser of the last …

Planning, Trends

Celio* makes quantum leap into digital era

Most supply chain executives cry out for simplicity. Laurent Thoumine, VP Supply Chain of men’s fashion group, Celio*, faces an overwhelming web of complexity. By being multinational, multi-sourcing, multi-channel and with multi lifecycle products, every …

Books, Content

The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence

The world of consultancy is a relatively private one, not least because of the confidential nature of the relationships between consulting firms and their clients. Some of the big-named consultancies have been increasingly in the …

Content, Reports

MES Product Survey

For the past 14 years, CGI’s manufacturing execution systems (MES) -experts have compiled and published an annual MES Product Survey providing detailed product overviews and insight into MES trends. CGI’s 2013 Product Survey released in …

Content, Reports

Industrial and Logistics trends to watch in 2014

CBRE has revealed six key Industrial and Logistics (I&L) trends to watch in 2014, with increased investment, consumer delivery demands from online retailing, supply chain efficiency, and the development of emerging markets all set to …

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Supply Chain Movement 12 – People Business

Contents Supply Chain Movement 12 - 2014Q1 7 | News & Background - Supply chain excellence as competitive advantage - An overview of pan-European supply chain advice 12 | SCM Consulting Subway Map 14 | Profile Laurent Thaumine, Celio* Most supply …

Reports

Whitepaper Economic Order Quantity

Whether it consists of raw materials or end-products: inventory is unavoidably one of the largest single assets on your balance sheet. In the manufacturing industry, around 37% of total costs consist of inventory costs, while …

Planning, Reports

Forecasting Benchmark Study 2013

Now in its fourth year, this remains the most comprehensive study of demand planning performance, including virtually all items and locations of the North American warehousedelivered business for eleven multinational consumer packaged goods companies. The …

Trends, Visibility

Dirk Holbach: “We systematically identify high risk exposure”

Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. By Helen Armstrong  Founded in 1876, Henkel has become a global company employing some 47,000 people. Its brands such as Persil, …