Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 13, 2024
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% P&G did not appreciate the work Gilette accomplished on form and function of inventory and using market signals. Profits were good, and the organization struggled to manage inventory.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Improve cross-government data sharing and analyze resilience. I am currently doing research on inventory management. In the research, I ask inventory planners to define resilience. Of the twenty companies interviewed, only one can answer the question, “Do you have a good inventory plan?” Yes, I think so.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 16, 2023
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. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 5, 2018
The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. Orbit Chart for L’Oréal at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Despite spending 1.1% Alignment Barriers.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 27, 2022
In the process, there is a fine line between marketing hype and overpromising, making buying difficult. McKinsey promises improved agility (not defined) with up to a 30% reduction in operational cost and a decrease in inventory of 75%. (I But, as companies deploy these models, how will they define the governance to use the models?
AIMMS
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
So should the purchasing process. . RFIs tend to work well for certain industries (like government) or for purchasing equipment and industrial assets, bu t t hey often fall short in helping supply chain teams select a new software vendor. There is valuable time and effort put in by both the supplier and the purchasing party.
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