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title: The Twelve Days of Supply Chain
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# Route to Market & Supply Chain Blog

# The Twelve Days of Supply Chain

Posted by Dave Jordan on Wed, Dec 18, 2013

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On the first day of Christmas, ![12 days of SC Xmas  Small2 copy resized 600](https://supplychain.enchange.com/hs-fs/file-15779879-jpg/blog_images/12_days_of_sc_xmas__small2_copy-resized-600.jpg?width=210&height=261&name=12_days_of_sc_xmas__small2_copy-resized-600.jpg)  
 Enchange gave to me   
 A robust S&OP. 

On the second day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the third day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the fourth day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 Streamlined logistics,   
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the fifth day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 Better bottom line,   
 Streamlined logistics,  
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the sixth day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 A suite of KPI’s   
 Better bottom line,   
 Streamlined logistics,  
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the seventh day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 Lower carbon footprint,   
 A suite of KPI’s,  
 Better bottom line,   
 Streamlined logistics,   
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the eighth day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 The RTM Tool,   
 Lower carbon footprint,   
 A suite of KPI’s,   
 Better bottom line,   
 Streamlined logistics,  
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the ninth day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 Return on investment   
 The RTM Tool,   
 Lower carbon footprint,   
 A suite of KPI’s,   
 Better bottom line,   
 Streamlined logistics,  
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the tenth day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 Great Customer Service,  
 Return on investment   
 The RTM Tool,   
 Lower carbon footprint,   
 A suite of KPI’s   
 Better bottom line,   
 Streamlined logistics   
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,   
 Enchange gave to me   
 Integrated Supply Chain,   
 Great Customer Service,   
 Return on investment   
 The RTM Tool,   
 Lower carbon footprint,   
 A suite of KPI’s,   
 Better bottom line,   
 Streamlined logistics   
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,                                                                          Enchange gave to me   
APO Implementation  
 Integrated Supply Chain,   
 Great Customer Service,   
 Return on investment   
 The RTM Tool,   
 Lower carbon footprint,   
 A suite of KPI’s,   
 Better bottom line,   
 Streamlined logistics   
 An ERP go-live,  
 Two fine consultants,   
 And a robust S&OP.

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