Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. The transformational wave is slowly transforming the automotive industry from a focus on selling “rides” versus the purchase of an automobile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. The example that I give in the first post is the focus of manufacturing strategies to drive strong results to improve Return on Assets (ROA) that have actually caused a deterioration in operating margin.

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AFFLINK

AUGUST 23, 2017

To create products that appeal to consumers, Nestlé believes in a strategy they call "Brand Building the Nestlé Way (BBNW)". As a company, Nestlé excels at interacting with real-life consumers on social media. Nestlé's first major acquisition was Ralston Purina Company, a popular pet food maker, in 2001. Profiling the Consumer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2012

I have been an industry analyst since 2001. Procter & Gamble and Kimberly Clark); but for most companies that I have worked with, I see that they have purchased and implemented inventory technologies, but there has not been an impact on future years results in either Days of Inventory or Days of Working Capital. I am optimistic.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. Business leaders are action-oriented and competitive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I have been an industry analyst covering the market– Gartner, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and my own company Supply Chain Insights– since 2001. Inventory strategies and processes to absorb the error. Demand latency is the time from channel purchase to translation into an order. Moving Forward.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The first presented in June 2001 outlined where we were in supply chain and what we needed to do. In 2001, we were in trouble, but in 2004, we had made a lot of progress. The retailer’s plan was never normalized against inventory and as a result it did not reflect buying behavior. VTech Strategy. The answer was simple.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

In 2010, I joined global strategy firm CVA to head the global logistics practice. At global strategy firm CVA, where I led the global logistics practice, supporting expansion projects and Chinese auto suppliers to strengthen their position in the European market. A role that I left end of 2018. This is so important.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2019

While companies articulate the words end-to-end, the focus is on a four-wall strategy. When I was a Gartner analyst in 2001, there were over 120 B2b platforms. Tax-efficient supply chain strategies in global corporations make tracking supplier master data more difficult. These application purchases are like a head-scratcher.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The allocation of the right SKUs and volumes to different fulfillment centers has proven to be an excellent opportunity to apply AI. Patiently, she explained that it was technically illegal to buy steel, or much else, from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), which we had yet to recognize. I asked in all innocence.

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