Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Before taking her current position, she served in several capacities including Seagate’s product design and manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Singapore.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Source: Google. I remember speaking a few years ago with Art Mesher, Descartes’ CEO from November 2004 through November 2013, and he attributed the turnaround to Descartes’ shift from a “culture of selling” to a “culture of serving.” Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). Where is Descartes today?

Supply Chain Design Software 20

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

In 2004, with the evolution of demand sensing applications, the tactical and operational forecasts were both modeled using optimization, but the lack of synchronization of the two forecasts limited the technology adoption. The root issue is functional metrics. Traditional Models. Could this change? The answer is yes.

Supply and Demand 377

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Passage of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 allowed U.S. Where in the past they might have focused primarily on days payable outstanding (DPO) as a financial metric, they’re now giving equal attention to days sales outstanding (DSO) and inventory levels. But the results from previous tax holidays have not been encouraging.

Inventory Reduction 40

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