Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In the case of Apparel and Automotive industries there are slight improvements, but they have shifted inventories to suppliers. Note in Figure 1, that eight industries have gone backwards and four moved forward. In most value networks, downstream partners have progressively pushed costs and waste backwards in the extended supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Facing massive shortages in building supplies, technology, retail, and automotive, companies begin to redesign supply chains and take analytics more seriously. September 2021-March 2022. The lack of supplier visibility and sensing catch the supply chain on the backfoot. My prediction? This is my hope.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Automotive is a perfect example of what not to do in building supply chain value. The automotive industry took an early lead in squeezing suppliers so hard that they created risk in the supply chain by creating instability. It was one of the issues of American automotive companies’ demise.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

In the month of April, we will publish an analysis of the pharmaceutical industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 29, 2018

The fabrics are used for applications in the Awning, Automotive Convertible Tops, Marine, Indoor and Outdoor furniture, and Contract and Healthcare furniture industries. Since 1961 the Sunbrella brand has been the leading fabric combining UV durability, cleanability, and beautiful design.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In a briefing last month with SupplyOn (a value network in the automotive industry), I saw progress on the tracking of serial codes and quality information in the automotive industry. Connected by spreadsheets and email, the value network is fragile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

Tesla is threatening the automotive market. Most titans are struggling to drive improvement. Still beverages are threatening the carbonated market. Honest Brands is taking market share from P&G. Amazon is taking share from Wal-Mart. Growth needs to be a goal for the supply chain leader.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. This is why I think that the industry needs to get serious about supply chain management. And, I believe that it needs to happen FAST! There is no time for whining. The business operating environment has changed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

In contrast, it took the average chemical company or automotive supplier five-to-eight months. In the recession of 2008, it took the average consumer products company three-to-five months to sense the recession and redefine product plans. As a result, companies closed manufacturing facilities. Today, we live in volatile times.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

And, while inventories in automotive have decreased slightly, this progress is primarily due to the shifting of inventory back to suppliers versus overall value chain improvement. Today, over 90% of companies have deployed ERP and APS, but as shown in Table 1, inventory levels have grown not decreased in over 80% of industries studied.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

August 12th at 11:00 AM Industrial Value Chains the review of semi-conductor, industrial manufacturing, automotive supply chains, B2B communication equipment, and high-tech/electronics. July 17th at 11:00 AM on Healthcare Value Chains to review the progress in hospital, medical device, and pharmaceutical supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We look forward to getting your thoughts on the Supply Chain Index.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 6, 2013

I am busy researching the business network evolution of GHX for Healthcare, E2Open for high-tech, Elemica for the Chemical Industry, Exostar for Aerospace and Defense, the redefinition of Covisint for the Automotive Industry, and GT Nexus for Apparel and Distribution Intensive industries. What is old is new again. What do you think?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 29, 2018

The fabrics are used for applications in the Awning, Automotive Convertible Tops, Marine, Indoor and Outdoor furniture and Contract and Healthcare furniture industries. Since 1961 the Sunbrella brand has been the leading fabric combining UV durability, cleanability and beautiful design.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 24, 2015

Instead, it is constant learning from other industries like AUTOMOTIVE, RETAIL, HEALTHCARE, and FOOD Manufacturing. It has to look outside of itself for the best benchmarked ideas to bring inside. So for me Benchmarking is not against our other Technology competitors in our industry. Delivery of Operational Excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The transformational wave is slowly transforming the automotive industry from a focus on selling “rides” versus the purchase of an automobile. There is a shift from selling traditional products to a focus on outcomes? It redefined the music industry: from selling CDs/records to online music.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2013

For a chemical manufacturer of paints, it was the use of channel data on Lowe’s and Home Depot paint sales, and the use of weekly automotive sales data, in the channel on color and pigments. For a heavy equipment manufacturer, it is direct sensing from pumps and motors of machines as they are used in the field.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

The automotive manufacturer had a surplus of green vehicles that no one wanted. Out-of-stocks are not recognized, and shipments do not always reflect what customers really want. Consider the story of the green Volvo. Imagine a car lot full of lime green Volvos. It was an ugly color. They were successful.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Surprising demand in automotive for car replacement. The impact of the multiple hurricanes this season differ by commodity. What are they seeing? Shifting demand and rising prices for cotton and orange juice. Higher spikes for lumber and building supplies. A shortage of pharmaceuticals in Puerto Rico. One thing is clear.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

As we traced the process that could exist using channel data, the conversation changed… DuPont served two primary markets–automotive and the building industry. They knew that the profit opportunity was sensing the rebound and readying the supply chain for the uncertain future.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

There are no winners or finalists in the industries of aerospace & defense (A&D), automotive, automotive suppliers, conglomerates, consumer durables, ecommerce retail, hospitals, over-the-counter drugs (OTC), packaging, pharmaceutical, third-party logistics or toy industries. Results of the Supply Chains to Admire Analysis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

Consider the data from LKQ (an automotive aftermarket parts supplier) in Table 1. As a result, when the baseline consumer demand changes, the company is put on the back foot, losing sales.). No question about it, the use of channel data improves demand accuracy by 40-60% while decreasing the bullwhip impact and demand latency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

In the October newsletter at the end of this month, we will share insights on both the Inventory and Sales and Operations study, and share insights on the evolution of supply chain performance in the automotive industry. Progress on Research. With this collection of research, we felt that it was time to organize it into a community.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Company also has franchised aftermarket services in automotive repair shops, retail outlets, and everything in between. Shell’s goal is to provide a variety of products to enable usage in multiple applications. The company sells product globally through both B2B and B2C channels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

Their major supply chains of automotive and housing took a rapid downturn and it took the company too long (six-to-eight months) to read market demand. In 2008, I was asked to visit DuPont to talk about demand sensing. In the height of the recession, the corporation was struggling to read market demand. Why so long?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

Why would they ever think the automotive industry would give them a good forecast? The product, a key component of white paint, was used in two primary markets—automotive and home improvement. As they bemoaned the fact that upstream trading partners share dismal forecasts. The reason I laughed? My question? The data is available.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2022

As a recent college graduate, he was chartered with running manufacturing discrete event simulation for an automotive company. Recently, I presented at the Informs Analytics Conference in Houston and challenged companies to “ think out of the box” and define outside-in processes in Supply Chain Planning. He was frustrated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

For example, Google/Tesla are redefining automotive. (When an “e” proceeded every strategy.). Fear abounds. Growth is slowing. Amazon is expanding. Unlikely players are driving change. Airbnb is changing hospitality. Worried executives question, “Could their industry be next?”

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