2007 Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Manufacturing Metrics 
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
of revenue on information technology (IT), only six percent of manufacturers drove performance at the intersection of growth and margin. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. The last decade is a testimonial that functional excellence does not drive value.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I
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Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 8, 2016
As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. However, there are no sure bets. The Path Forward.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 9, 2020
As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. Time to Sense Market Shifts in the 2007 Recession. In the supply chain, there are potential buffers—excess capacity in manufacturing work centers and inventory. The reason? Organizational Design.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Background.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. While touted as a digital procurement provider, it took the Company nine days to onboard me as a vendor, and two weeks to process a Purchase Order. In times of uncertainty, cash is king.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 5, 2016
19 average) and 3 times better ROIC for the period (33% versus P&G’s 11%), note that none of these three household products companies made progress on supply chain excellence in the period of 2013-2015. P&G’s rate of improvement on the Metrics That Matter was lower than the peer group. 21 versus P&G’s.19
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