Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

They have a goal to be agile and aligned; however, their continuous improvement processes are making steady improvement on an efficient supply chain model that is anything but agile or aligned. Yet, I see us driving continuous improvement programs to get more efficient at doing what we do today.

Supply Chain Design Software 279

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

The use of this continuous improvement process had a significant major impact on the bias and error of leaders. The average bias of European forecasts versus North America had 2% more bias. Process Excellence Helps. Forecast Value Add (FVA) analysis has increased in popularity.

Supply and Demand 228

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

Back office continuous improvement programs often funded the growth of commercial teams. Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets. The days of chasing lower labor rates are largely over. SG&A Ratios. However, in the post recession period, SG&A ratios also declined.

Pharmaceutical 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2014

Despite multimillion dollar technology projects, and tomes of strategy documents, they are stuck in their ability to overcome market factors and rising complexity to drive continuous improvement on a portfolio of metrics. I have spent the last month working with clients that are out of balance. What does that mean?

Supply Chain Planning Software 278

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We took a holistic approach to accomplish this goal by developing training programs and tools to ensure that all employees had an accurate picture of total cost and how to drive improvements. I strongly believe diversity of experience and thought leads to improved performance. Our aim was to maintain a 3 to 3.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2017

Continuous Improvement Processes. In a large company, the average supply chain leader manages hundreds, even thousands, of cost reduction programs simultaneously. In Figure 1, we share some recent survey results. Over the last decade, managing costs in the supply chain is becoming more and more difficult.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Instead, it is about managing the trade-offs and improving supply chain potential. The supply chain needs to be managed as a complex system to drive continuous improvement against the supply chain strategy. It cannot be about singular metrics. The Focus Needs to Be End-to-End.

Illinois 251

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2013

The folks in the back office are good at process and continuous improvement. I know that many readers have worked on continuous improvement programs and multi-year IT programs. Companies that redesigned the supply chain, understanding the impact on rhythms and cycles, did far better. Use the Back Office to Drive Growth.

Turkey 226

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

By and large, they struggle to gain cross-functional alignment on process redesign to improve outcomes. They lack the understanding of continuous improvement programs and struggle with alignment. Share financial and use data and engage in active continuous improvement programs around care.

Modeling 236

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Instead, these measurements should be plotted along with these seven parameters of planning to drive continuous improvement. This does not mean that you should not measure typical measurements like error (MAPE, MPE or WMAPE), bias, cost or order fulfillment (on-time and full). On customer service? Inventory levels?

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

Forecast Value-Add (FVA): A methodology for continuous improvement of the demand plan where steps of the process are evaluated and the question is asked, “Did this change improve the forecast (bias and error) as compared to the naive forecast? Many technologies include this in the base software package.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Household Products focused on continuous improvement of existing processes while Cisco Systems matured some of the best network design processes in the industry. Cisco continually redesigns the supply chain and builds inventory strategies (form and function of inventory) to improve the supply chain response.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2018

I find most of them focus on improving the status quo and selling large system projects. Their focus is on continuous improvement of current processes. I define the digital supply chain as “rethinking the atoms and electrons of the supply chain to improve value.” So what to do?

Supply Chain Design Software 152

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 19, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets. Sit back and listen as companies share insights on the adoption of robotics, the Internet of Things, 3D printing, manless vehicles, new forms of analytics, and the emergence of new business models like Alibaba, Amazon, and Uber.

Gartner 158

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 20, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets. Sit back and listen as companies share insights on the adoption of robotics, the Internet of Things, 3D printing, manless vehicles, new forms of analytics, and the emergence of new business models like Alibaba, Amazon, and Uber.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

Nestle results show continuous improvement. Nestle Versus Mondelez. Mondelez was born in this decade through a split with Kraft and a merger with Cadbury. The large pattern indicates a lack of resiliency. Nestle outperforms Mondelex in margin (15% versus 12%) while Mondelez slightly outperforms Nestle in inventory turns.

Sourcing Strategies 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2019

Then determine is the project targeted to improve visibility, control and improve an outcome or drive continuous improvement. “No,” I continued. The most important question to ask is what is the goal. How will the client measure success? Each has a different project requirement.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 167

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets. Sit back and listen as companies share insights on the adoption of robotics, the Internet of Things, 3D printing, manless vehicles, new forms of analytics, and the emergence of new business models like Alibaba, Amazon, and Uber.

Supply Chain Design Software 161

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2014

However, what I observe is continued investment in the automation of enterprise practices. We are busy working on process iterations and continuous improvement programs that I think only inch us towards business transformation. It is often stated as a goal in meetings, and I see it used in many strategic plans.

Supply Chain Planning Software 314

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2019

Then determine is the project targeted to improve visibility, control and improve an outcome or drive continuous improvement. The most important question to ask is what is the goal. How will the client measure success? Each objective has a different project requirement.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Self-fund the team’s efforts by taking a portion of the funds that you are saving in continuous improvement programs. Leadership and Driving Continuous Improvement. Give the team something that is mission critical, and then market the impact of their contributions. Align Cross-functionally Against a Burning Platform.

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Many of my clients save 5-10% of funds from their continuous improvement projects and self-fund their efforts. I encourage business leaders to self-fund their projects. How to do this in the face of severe cost-cutting pressures? Gradually their teams evolve their understanding of what is possible. The next step is education.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement, and talent development for emerging markets. Experience the difference between traditional inside-out and new outside-in processes through the use of new forms of analytics and the network of networks. Building Supply Chain Talent and Leadership. We hope to see you there!

Material Savings 181

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

As a leader, it is important, to continuously look from the outside with a lens of continuous learning, continuous improvement. I try to continuously learn. Do right for our investors, customers, employees (Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), Green Product/Process, talent development,… ).

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

It is clear that new outcomes cannot happen through a focus on traditional continuous improvement programs. Rethinking Processes: Driving Continuous Improvement at Schneider Electric, Mourad Tamoud. The journey for starts with a focus on business outcomes. Show Opening: Building a Guiding Coalition.

Supply Chain Planning Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement, and talent development for emerging markets. Experience the difference between traditional inside-out and new outside-in processes through the use of new forms of analytics and the network of networks. Building Supply Chain Talent and Leadership. We hope to see you there!

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets. Sit back and listen as companies share insights on the adoption of robotics, the Internet of Things, 3D printing, manless vehicles, new forms of analytics, and the emergence of new business models like Alibaba, Amazon, and Uber.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets. Sit back and listen as companies share insights on the adoption of robotics, the Internet of Things, 3D printing, manless vehicles, new forms of analytics, and the emergence of new business models like Alibaba, Amazon, and Uber.

Supply Chain Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Companies struggle to make progress in their continuous improvement programs. I was very fortunate to have rich experiences–building and starting up new products, implementing software and driving continuous improvement programs– in established companies across the industry. Today’s supply chain is sick.

Supply Chain Network Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2013

I believe that we have made great progress on the integration of corporate social responsibility programs into our continuous improvement efforts. We want to continue these paths. We know that corporate sustainability and enterprise risk management are going to play a larger role in our future vision.

Supply Chain Planning Software 258

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 8, 2019

Many have wrongly implemented demand planning as technology versus opening a pathway to drive continuous improvement. What goes wrong? Then there is the story of Harry. In my travels at two organizations, I have spoken to two Harry’s in the last month. Both have a similar goal: it is a story of flow.

Supply Chain Planning Software 193

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets. Experience the difference between traditional inside-out and new outside-in processes through the use of new forms of analytics and the network of networks. Building Supply Chain Talent and Leadership. We hope to see you there!

Supply Chain Network Software 154

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

In our research on the Supply Chains to Admire analysis, we see the use of more advanced technologies, the adherence to inventory targets from the technologies, and the maturation of Sales and Operations Planning as the keys to success to drive continued improvement of inventory levels while improving margins and driving growth.

Inventory Reduction 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement, and talent development for emerging markets. Experience the difference between traditional inside-out and new outside-in processes through the use of new forms of analytics and the network of networks. Building Supply Chain Talent and Leadership. We hope to see you there!

S&OP 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Nick strongly believes that it is insufficient to drive supply chain improvement through incrementalism. It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects.

Demand Planning Software 245

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Insights on leadership, continuous improvement and talent development for emerging markets. Experience the difference between traditional inside-out and new outside-in processes through the use of new forms of analytics. Building Supply Chain Talent and Leadership. We hope to see you there!

Supply Chain Design Software 191

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The team just did not understand how to use demand planning tools and measure/drive continuous improvement. Even worse, the combination of process and technology degraded the forecast by 33%. For example. the team did not know how to measure forecast accuracy and forecast-value-add before this pilot.

Supply Chain Planning Software 228

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