Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 24, 2025

In 2000-2003, I worked on teams as a Gartner analyst developing Magic Quadrants. The research methodology for the Supply Chains to Admire compares the performance of a company against its industry peer group for the metrics of Year-over-Year Revenue Growth, Inventory Turns, Operating Margin, and Return on Capital Employed (ROCE).

Gartner 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) I never calculated and accounted for the inter-dependencies between metrics.

Procurement Analytics 369

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 369

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Each customer in US or EU might already control the source of raw materials, ask you to provide dedicated production lines, nominate 3pl companies and air/sea carriers. 7) Adopt Both Service and Financial Metrics. So, logistics network design is a kind of initiative driven mainly by customer.

Supply Chain Design Software 257

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

Logistical Efficiency in Sourcing, Distribution, and Delivery Local Sourcing: While offering potential environmental benefits, local sourcing introduces complexities like smaller vehicle sizes and less-than-full loads. Balancing consumer preferences for locally sourced products with logistical efficiency is crucial.

Sourcing Strategies 98

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction 98

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Current State of Supplier Performance Management Nowadays, the interest in improving supplier performance management methods has increased due to the increase in global sourcing and that of the global economy in particular (Gordon Sherry R, 2008). The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use?

Vendor Strategies 84

Vendor Strategies Resource Reduction Price Reduction Procurement Analytics 84

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

Today, 32% of companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the same organization, and the gaps in alignment between operations and commercial teams are large. In 2003, short-term forecasting approach using pattern recognition was invented by Terra Technology to replace rules-based consumption. It was not an ideal design.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Wave 2, Advanced Planning Systems (APS), first adopted in the 1990s, facilitated a forward view of the business, integrated plans with other functions, and optimized supply-chain metrics such as forecast accuracy, inventory holdings, and customer service. New Product Review, a Demand Review, a Supply Review, and a Management Business Review.

Supply Chain Planning Software 78

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