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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

The promise of a well-intended consultant just sounds sooooooo good. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. In 2011, Yannis Skoufalos became the Global Product Supply Officer at Procter & Gamble. The reason? A Case Study. My reasoning?

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Inventory Management Excellence: Some Companies to Learn From

Logistics Bureau

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? In other words, it will be different for every enterprise or organisation.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

When I joined the software company, I had just finished my MBA at Wharton School of Business. Yes, the software went in on time, but the company went bankrupt and floated around in the sea of refinancing for two decades. Sales incentives drove a positive bias that inflated inventory. A Walk That I Often Remember.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

When I joined the software company, I had just finished my MBA at Wharton School of Business. My quest to build holistic thinking in organizations stretches over many decades. It is easy to say “be a holistic thinker” , but it is harder to define the behavior. A Walk That I Often Remember. Let’s start at the beginning.

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It’s Time to Connect Manufacturers and Suppliers within the Value Network

DELMIA Quintiq

However, major disruptions are not just sparked by global crises. For example, the 2011 T?hoku To do this, manufacturers must have visibility of the structural risks and opportunities in their sub-tier networks, while monitoring supplier health and lead times. It is not just about having an overview.

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Asking the Right Questions Is The First Step To Drive Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The use of market data decreases demand latency (time to sense and translate market shifts).

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Lately, as I reflected on my conversations with John (fictitious name) when I was at AMR Research, I yearn to go back in time. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology.

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