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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and in 2013 was 307th in the Fortune Global 500 ranking.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking. Sunsweet Growers.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

As Dr Peter Layton wrote a very good summation of ‘balance’ for ASPI in 2013 ; ‘ The planned duration of a war is an important consideration, although it can be very different from the actual duration, as recent conflicts have amply demonstrated. Rather than a ‘tooth to tail’, perhaps we really have an ‘arm and a spear’.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

As Dr Peter Layton wrote a very good summation of ‘balance’ for ASPI in 2013 ; ‘ The planned duration of a war is an important consideration, although it can be very different from the actual duration, as recent conflicts have amply demonstrated. Rather than a ‘tooth to tail’, perhaps we really have an ‘arm and a spear’.

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Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

Mini Case Study: Walmart Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. So if you want to be sure of business success, review your supply chain strategy. If it doesn’t align with the objectives of your business, you have some work to do.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians

Logistics in War

The control of logistics resources, especially in capability development, is influenced significantly by the desire to attain and exercise power within the institution. 1] Leonard Wong and Don Sider cited in Nicholas Jans, The Chiefs: a study of strategic leadership, Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, p 90 [[link].

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians – Part 1

Logistics in War

The control of logistics resources, especially in capability development, is influenced significantly by the desire to attain and exercise power within the institution. 1] Leonard Wong and Don Sider cited in Nicholas Jans, The Chiefs: a study of strategic leadership, Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, p 90 [[link].