Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. In our analysis, only one out of ten companies successfully improves operating margins and inventory turns at the same time. A Look at History. Resiliency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions. Tracking Progress.

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QAD

MAY 12, 2022

Sustainability has become both a strategic and operational objective for manufacturers globally. Although Tim Cook is best known as the Chief Executive Officer of Apple, he also stands high in the ranks of people dedicated to environmental preservation and the drive to manufacturing sustainability. Who is Tim Cook?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal. No matter where inventory is, put it to work.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

We first started writing about and featuring reshoring content back in September of 2013, and have since added 10 more reshoring related posts in our reshoring blog category. Motivations and Stats on the State of Reshoring in 2015. Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., a move known as reshoring.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 11, 2020

Serving more than 130 countries, 40 industries and 17,000 customer distributors/dealers, SKF’s vast supply chain includes 94 manufacturing plants in 24 countries worldwide. In January 2015 SKF decided to proactively improve its supply chain to better innovate and respond to market disruptions.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

A global marketplace is emerging that represents a huge opportunity for manufacturing. But the market is segmented, demanding specialization that will be tough for traditional manufacturers to handle. Technology and Manufacturing: It is a Part of the Cerasis DNA & How we Empower our Manufacturing Shippers.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2022

From supporting cutting-edge cancer research to helping businesses track their inventory, machine learning and AI offer the ability to disrupt and enhance our existing processes in virtually every segment of society.”[1]. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Writing a Shaman blog post is now a Sunday night ritual. When readers finish a Supply Chain Shaman blog, I want to drive a set of unique takeaways. However, for elements like forecast error, customer service and slow-moving inventory self-reported data is not sufficient. Business Dictionary.com. This is my goal.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Note that neither company is making progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. The level of performance in 2015 is the same as 2006. Performance of BMS and Merck at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin. Performance and Improvement within the Pharmaceutical Industry for 2009-2015.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Clearance sales are one way to get rid of excess inventory. may need to find ways to reduce inventories without throwing away money. The Washington Post reported the retail industry didn’t see the success expected from the 2015 holiday shopping season and failed to grow as projected. What Does Too Much Inventory Mean?

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RFgen

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Clearance sales are one way to get rid of excess inventory. may need to find ways to reduce inventories without throwing away money. The Washington Post reported the retail industry didn’t see the success expected from the 2015 holiday shopping season and failed to grow as projected. What Does Too Much Inventory Mean?

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ToolsGroup

MAY 10, 2016

There is a reoccurring conversation in the parts industry that suggests that demand and distribution in this space is so complex that companies need to settle for less – lower customer service levels, fewer inventory turns, more obsolete or stranded inventory, and ultimately less contribution to corporate profitability. What’s changed?

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RFgen

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Manufacturing productivity calls for efficient staffing levels, operational production equipment and proper supply inventory management. Calculating the cost of raw materials needed for manufacturing becomes more difficult as supply prices change due to a variety of outside factors.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Manufacturing productivity calls for efficient staffing levels, operational production equipment and proper supply inventory management. Calculating the cost of raw materials needed for manufacturing becomes more difficult as supply prices change due to a variety of outside factors.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 26, 2016

The Boston Consulting Group said at the 2015 Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Marketing Institute (GMA/FMI) supply chain conference that 22% of polled respondents said less accurate forecasts were one of their top hurdles to improving service. They don’t know how to segregate, forecast or inventory these “extreme error” items.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

I have been a ToolsGroup partner since 2015, after working over 10 years at a global consumer goods company, where I started knowing and enjoying the benefits of ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+). Consequently the company was prepared with enough inventory to meet demand and service levels. My company Advancetics B.V.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. An example of social listening is the Lenovo Case Study presented at the 2015 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Market Drivers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. Orbit Chart for Kimberly-Clark and P&G for the Period of 2006-2015. Orbit Chart of Colgate for the Period of 2006-2015. As the company spiraled in the updraft of the market, it built inventory.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Here’s another blog from my colleague, Rajinder Bhandal from Leeds University. Incidentally, back in 2015, Resilinc were already fully engaged in this type of discussion with an article published on the theme: How Can Sun Tzu’s The Art of War Help Your Supply Chain Resiliency Planning?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These networks draw on tools with seamless, real-time communication between manufacturing, logistics providers, suppliers and applications for enterprise resource planning (ERP), warehouse management (WMS), transportation management (TMS) and order management (OMS). . Automating processes for improved inventory turnovers.

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Oracle SCM

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Two years ago it was reported by CNBC that the inability to efficiently manage inventory cost retailers $1.75 trillion due to inadequate inventory control as it relates to out-of-stock, overstocked, and returned inventory. Fixing fulfillment problems isn’t about having more inventory on hand than is needed.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore how Amazon does it all. With a wide array of products stored in its fulfillment centers, Amazon can consolidate orders and optimize its inventory management systems. The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. What does this mean?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

But, until we meet, here in this blog, I want to give the renegade’s riposte. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. Often the CEO hires a strategic consultant to audit the supply chain, and they roll through the organization making inventory promises. The conversation continued.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2015

As we get settled into this new year, we thought we’d share observations from conversations we’ve had with manufacturers and distributors recently. We believe they are worthy of discussion in 2015 as they are more pressing than ever as competition continues to heat up with current incumbents and the growing competition from start ups.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. The manufacturing industry leads all others in the volume of data it produces on a yearly basis. no opt-in).

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

As hospitals adopted consignment planning programs, inventory progress slowed. The turns are the lowest of any industry, and despite investments in technologies and processes, inventory turns have only improved 3%, and Cash-T0-Cash (C2C) cycles have declined 4%. The shift of inventory without the sharing of data is a mistake.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The 2019 MHI Annual Industry Report polled more than 1,000 industry leaders, with most hailing from manufacturing and supply chain industries. Myers adds, “Retailers and distributors can prepare months in advance to help their suppliers plan to inventory and shipments based on customer demand and buying behavior.”

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog commentary, we reflect on some history of technology driven business model transformation for industrial companies, contrasted to recent financial reporting from Ford Motor and Volkswagen AG. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 31, 2016

by Teresa Chiykowski Warning: This blog post isn’t for the faint of heart. In October 2015, it was a frightening thought for fans of falls’ favorite flavor. Fortunately, Libby’s, which has an estimated 80% of the canned pumpkin market, had enough canned inventory to make it through Thanksgiving. Halloween is big business.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

Headline: US Manufacturing Contracts at Fastest Pace in Six Years. Headline: Truck Stocks Plunge in 2015. Analysis: When manufacturers look at their orders for the upcoming year and determine sales will be down significantly, they cancel orders for more and newer equipment to transport their goods. Over the Road Trucking.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I will write more on this in my next blog post.). Tomorrow, I get to deliver this message to a large manufacturing client. In this blog, I hope that I push you too. It is tough for me to see that nine out of ten companies are stuck, and not making progress, at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

Editor's Note: Today is a guest blog from our friend Andy Woodward with Wenzel America, Ltd. In this blog, Andy discusses the health of the manufacturing industry, manufacturing technology orders, and setting benchmarks for company performance. USMTO is managed by AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2020

In 2015, CUB revived the “heard earned thirst” campaign, replicating the original narration with the help of technology. AB InBev partnered with Somnis Bedding , a Belgian mattress manufacturer, to buy and operate a custom-built machine to produce face masks for employees, customers, and partners. AB InBev and Somnis Bedding.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 18, 2019

Temperature, timing, and few supply options with no buffer inventory to satisfy demand are all risk factors along with the fact this is a high touch supply chain requiring extremely talented individuals. Coordinating regulatory approvals with the ability to manufacture could make or break capturing market share.

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