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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. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.)

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Ford Motor’s Warning of Added $1 Billion in Supply Chain Costs- Another Signal

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s news related to Ford Motor in having to warn investors of an unanticipated $1 billion in added quarterly supply chain costs. Some decisions are being predicated on models most in demand by consumers while others focus on most profitable vehicles. Background. Broader Industry Perspectives.

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Yes, I am a Zealot. I Still Believe. Do You?

Supply Chain Shaman

I have been at it for a long time. I just started working on it as an objective. That is the role of marketing or sales or procurement. ” I just think it needs to get done, and that in most organizations it is not. Most lack the understanding and they are just not incented to build value networks.

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

Requis

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. Tom had literally put his inventory on these control towers, and it was all updating in real time. Highlights from the conversation.

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Rockwell Automation: Supply Chains to Admire Winner

Supply Chain Shaman

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Meet Ernest.

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Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Meet Ernest.

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Impact of SMAC on Enterprise Software Applications - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Abstract Technologies such as Social networking, mobile, analytics and cloud computing have been shaking the IT industry for past several years. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.