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Network Investment. Defining the ROI.

Supply Chain Shaman

In addition, a purchase order changes three-to-four times and there is a black hole (data is caught between email systems of trading partners for one-to-two days). Purchase order data, while not as important, has the smallest gap. The global economy and multi-national supply chain flows were based on rational government policy.

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Make Room for Leadership to Drive S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

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% A clear strategy defines what is a good output of a planning system and the governance of who is responsible for the decision. Do you use market drivers to understand market shifts?

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Improve cross-government data sharing and analyze resilience. Maximize the value of the purchase order flow data already in the existing networks. (A A purchase order changes many times and needs synchronization. Exostar’s purchase by Arlington Capital Partners from Thoma Bravo was completed this month.

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Organizational Alignment: Overlooked, but So Important.

Supply Chain Shaman

” Followed by “How are you organized, and what defines functional excellence? And, how do you tie functional excellence to corporate value?” Companies became less clear on the definition of supply chain excellence and how to implement decision support technologies. This gap grew over the last decade.

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L’Oréal: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

The Company;s senses consumer preferences to change and align their portfolio to deliver personalized products for purchase anytime and anywhere. In our study of supply chain, L’Oréal has the most effective global-regional-local governance model we have ever seen. The company empowers an entrepreneurial culture within regions.

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What Does Good Look Like S&OP?

Supply Chain Shaman

Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. Governance. Most companies buy decision support technology, but do not redefine work to improve decisions. Here are seven mistakes frequently made: Lack of Well-defined Governance. Drives Value. Funny, isn’t it?

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. The continued focus on functional metrics like Purchase Price Variance (PPV), manufacturing costs, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), and transportation costs throws the supply chain out of balance. Focus on IT standardization.