Definition Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Metrics Procurement Analytics 
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 21, 2024
In follow-up qualitative interviews, one of the largest issues with organizational alignment was metric definition and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. To manage continuous improvement, companies need a clear definition of excellence and organizational alignment to that goal. What Drives Value?
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 13, 2024
How aligned do you believe your organization is to drive these metrics? Observations on What It Takes In the Mea Culpa post, I wrote that I used to believe that excellence in S&OP was a ratio of 60/30/10. (60% 60% change management, 30% process and 10% technology.) (See the World Kitchen case study in the Agility Report.
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Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 15, 2022
As an analyst, I am always searching for answers and clear definitions. ” Followed by “How are you organized, and what defines functional excellence? And, how do you tie functional excellence to corporate value?” Functional Metrics. ” Sound familiar? This gap grew over the last decade.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 9, 2024
How Do You Define Excellence? As an old gal, with over forty-years of supply chain experience, writing this report for ten years taught me many lessons. In retrospect, I find that technology is an enabler, but only if we are clear on what defines supply chain excellence. Humility exudes from my fingers as I type this post.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. Informational Technology groups reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. Over the last decade, the CIO’s office reporting structure shifted to report to the CFO. Belief in efficient procurement. Mistake #2.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
I see a preponderance of reports and white papers that have lots of pages but say little. Optimization engines to improve functional metric performance resulted in an exploding number of planners. Definitions Before we move to the discussion of the actions to take, let’s get clear on some definitions. Back to John.
Logility
AUGUST 7, 2017
Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” ” To manage a supply chain containing complex dependencies between teams, departments and partner companies across international boundaries requires a rich set of metrics. Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.
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