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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Instead, most companies manage based on functional metrics—lowest manufacturing, procurement, or transportation costs.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. Instead, most companies manage based on functional metrics—lowest manufacturing, procurement, or transportation costs.

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7 Elements of Seamless Supply Chain Integration

Supply Chain Opz

3) SuperEfficient Company : Michael Hammer (2001) explained that, the true challenge was to streamline the process you share with other companies. 6) Trading partners should agree on the same metrics : unrealistic expectation can happen in any form of relationship.

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7 Elements of Seamless Supply Chain Integration

Supply Chain Opz

3) SuperEfficient Company : Michael Hammer (2001) explained that, the true challenge was to streamline the process you share with other companies. 6) Trading partners should agree on the same metrics : unrealistic expectation can happen in any form of relationship.

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An Entrepreneur Explains The 10 Things Needed to Build A Business that Investors Can’t Say ‘NO’ To

Logistics Viewpoints

He sold the company in 2001 when the company had achieved revenues of about $10 million. Kiva had pioneered a new class of robots – autonomous mobile robots – that were much easier to install, scaled easily to meet growing demand, and had a lower risk profile than bolted down forms of automation. It was not a successful sale.

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How Demand Planning Influences Supply Planning through Predicting Future Demand Patterns

Vanguard Software

And before that, in 2001, Nike also had a demand planning blunder that led to a $100 million loss in sales. Whereas supply planning projects and manages inventory or supply to meet consumer demand. Supply planners can then determine how to meet these requirements best.

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The End of a Fairy Tale. Part 2.

Supply Chain Shaman

Year after year, well intentioned people toiled against improving metrics that reduced, not improved, the effectiveness of the supply chain. Metrics comparison of Kellogg Co. In table 1, I compare ten-year averages (2001-2011) for food manufacturing companies. You got it! It is a low probability that this will ever happen.