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Quality & Metrics: Page 159
A Different Approach to Fixing Your Long Tail
Long tails can get, well, rather long. Some see this as a mandate to hunt down and kill off the items furthest out on the tail.
While Poor Quality Product Data Hinders Most Electronics Companies, Best Leverage Big Data Analytics, Study Says
While vast "smart products" opportunities are allowing many high-tech companies to grow and lower their cost of goods sold, 57 percent do not have access to reliable product genealogy information, and 72 percent believe their product data is less than 80 percent accurate.
Striving for Agility, Some Factories Become 'Unfocused' Today
Factories don't just make things. Viewed properly, they are where the rubber of corporate strategy meets the road of the marketplace. Ideally, then, a factory should operate in alignment with competitive business priorities: in short, it should be focused. When a business tries to group too many different products, markets, and technologies into the same manufacturing facility, performance and productivity suffer.
More 'Sophisticated' Product Placement Seen Among Retailers, Study Says
Analysis of 2013 and 2014 holiday sales data on 300,000 products indicated more sophisticated retail product management, higher quality merchandise offered at discounted prices, and promotions extended after the holiday season, suggesting a promotion trend retailers are likely to apply for the 2015 holidays and beyond.
Will A Paris Summit Yield Green Results?
Inevitable, irreversible and irresistible. That's how some environmental experts view the coming of "the low-carbon economy."
Game On: A New Tool for Supply-Chain Simulation
Can playing a game help supply-chain managers cope with the uncertainties of the real world?
Most North American, European Supply Chain Execs Consider Sustainability Strategic Priority, Study Finds
Some 51 percent of North American supply chain executives say that developing a sustainable supply chain is a strategic priority, according to a survey from West Monroe Partners, a business and technology consultancy.
Big Regulatory Changes Coming to All Players in Pharmaceutical Industry
The times they are a changin' for the players across pharmaceutical supply chains, from API suppliers to CMOs, to manufacturers, packagers, distributors, dispensers/pharmacies ... just about everyone across the chain.
Automakers in European Union to Face Tougher Emissions Tests for Diesel Vehicles
Following the Volkswagen emissions scandal, EU member states have agreed to use tests that more closely mirror real road conditions to measure diesel cars' emissions.
Breaking Through to Performance-Driven Sustainable Procurement
The typical procurement organization invests heavily in supplier compliance but rarely reaps the value rewards. Compliance can often feel like a revolving door, with procurement teams evaluating the same risks and under-performing suppliers over and over again and never identifying the root causes or making real progress toward sustainability. Eventually, after a multi-year investment into a responsible sourcing program, procurement finds itself past the point of diminishing returns.
Who Wants to Work in a Warehouse?
The holiday shopping season is upon us, and retailers are bulking up their supply chains to handle the expected surge in sales. Finding enough warehouse workers to fill the orders, however, could prove to be a tough challenge.
Are Companies Serious About Supply-Chain Resilience?
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