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Strategy. Strategy. Wherefore Art Thou Strategy?

Supply Chain Shaman

In contrast, those who outperformed were better at strategy and aligned with outcomes. Instead, the starting point, as shown in Figure 1, should start with a clear understanding of business strategy. The operating strategy–a major part of the supply chain strategy–flows from the business strategy.

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Will Consumer Goods Be Stronger from the Pandemic?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Consumer goods article and permission to publish here provided by Wouter Nederkoorn. We all know and regularly purchase Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG, often also referred to as Consumer Packaged Goods, or CPG). The post Will Consumer Goods Be Stronger from the Pandemic? Subscribe Here!

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The 10 Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2021

Unleashed

One challenge of modern purchase management is that many organisations lack a formal company-wide strategy to achieve value through their procurement activities. Therefore, it is important for businesses to develop and implement a procurement strategy that is aligned to the overarching corporate strategy and its objectives.

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Toilet Paper Shortages, Empty Shelves, and Panic Buying: Just How Bad Did the Grocery Supply Chain Perform in 2020?

Logistics Viewpoints

And how can consumer goods companies learn from their performance in this pandemic to prepare for the future? They provide these solutions to some of the largest consumer goods and food & beverage companies in the world. For multinational consumer goods and food & beverage companies, service is typically 99%.

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How To Use The Days Sales of Inventory (DSI) Metric

Unleashed

Here explain what DSI is, how to use it, and why it’s crucial to track this metric in your business – whether you’re a retailer, manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor. The next figure you need to calculate is COGS, which is a metric that relates to the direct costs of a product that a business sells.

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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Smaller companies have greater clarity of strategy and less process latency in decision-making. Clorox based on their supply chain segmentation work is also clearer on strategy helping the company to be more balanced cross-functionally as they face the headwinds of market turmoil. Who is the most resilient?

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

When I hear companies discussing the implementation of a customer segmentation strategy, I ask a series of questions: Who is your customer? What are you trying to accomplish through the execution of a customer segmentation strategy? I often find that it is a white board activity with good intentions that cannot be actualized.