Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 10, 2018

Improvement on the key metrics of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is elusive. Then as a software executive (1991-2001 and then 2003-2005) and finally as an analyst (2001-2003 and 2005-present). In the industry, the cycle is broken. First as a practitioner (1979-1991).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

This is a public, multinational providing different types of electronic and machinery products for different industries. Not surprisingly a company this big, delivering different solutions to a variety of industries, has a complex supply chain. For some customers, they manage the inventory using a vendor managed inventory program.

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Walmart’s RFID journey Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. Additionally, the industry better understands RFID, reducing its cost of adoption. There are still variables, but experts in the industry are aware of them and know how to bypass them.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The first step in the journey is to analyze balance sheet results and understand industry trends. In our analysis, only one out of ten companies successfully improves operating margins and inventory turns at the same time. Analysis of Performance and Improvement by Industry on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Back in 2005, when Cyber Monday was first introduced, the digital path to purchase was a lightly trodden offshoot of the traditional consumer journey. 1] The term made its debut in a 28 November 2005 Shop.org press release entitled “‘Cyber Monday’ Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year.”

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2016

2015 was a different year for the logistics industry. The prices of fuel continued to drop, and growth in the logistics industry slowed to a painstaking crawl of less than So, let’s take a closer look at what findings were released within the 2016 State of Logistics (SOL) report and how they impact current and future logistics processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The lack of a common definition of the use of ‘research’ by industry analysts, bloggers, and consortia muddies the market. This research, released in 2005, gives a compelling view of a metrics hierarchy. In a nutshell, the research states there is a correlation between cost, inventory, and forecast performance.

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EMERGE App

MARCH 18, 2019

At first glance, there may not be much synergy between Six Sigma and inventory management. Next, we’ll explore whether it is still relevant today and what it means for inventory management. Finally, we’ll finish by exploring Six Sigma methodologies and tools used in modern Lean Six Sigma and Lean Inventory Management.

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AB&R

APRIL 12, 2022

Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. Additionally, the industry better understands RFID, reducing its cost of adoption. There are still variables, but experts in the industry are aware of them and know how to bypass them. Walmart’s RFID journey. click to expand).

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Ware2Go

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

When Amazon Prime launched in 2005, 2-day shipping was a novelty and what Jeff Bezos himself said felt like “an indulgent luxury”. The best way to leverage same-day delivery without eroding margins is to take a highly targeted approach to SKU management and inventory distribution.” A Look Back.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Overall, in the industry, there is more forward momentum in consumer products sector than the food/beverage peer groups. These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. The industries have different drivers. It is clear.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 17, 2015

Looking back at history, we made more progress in supply chain management in the period of 1995-2005; than we are today. 2) Inventory is a Hot Potato that No One Wants, but Everyone Needs To Own… In the process of feeding the beast, inventory is a hot potato that no one wants, but everyone needs to own.

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Turvo

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

As an innovator in customer service across multiple industries, this market giant has forever transformed the face of retail as it is known today. Thanks to the Amazon Effect, innovative supply chain strategies and state-of-the-art technological deployment have become the norm rather than the exception among industry leaders. .

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

If you’ve been in the industry for a while, you probably remember “ the moments of truth ” that former P&G President and CEO A.G. Lafley defined back in 2005. I encourage you to watch the archive of the webinar for the full presentation, including the content presented by Brian Hodgson from Descartes.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In my 2005 book The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (MIT Press, 2005) I wrote that continuous security, resilience and risk mitigation efforts can be hampered by their own success. This supported an extremely lean build-to-order operation with minimal inventory.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2021

With the launch of Amazon’s Prime Membership back in 2005, the rules of the ecommerce game changed. In fact, meeting customers’ demand for speedy deliveries is among the toughest challenges in the supply chain, as mentioned in MHI’s industry report. Receiving: Before you start accepting orders, make sure you have inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2017

Amazon’s because of their breath in physical and digital supply chain, innovation in material handling, transportation, etc and their vision completely disrupting the industry. In the 2017 analysis, we analyzed 495 companies in 31 industries. In Figure 3, the orbit chart is on inventory turns and operating margin.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We believe that a supply chain leader is defined by both the level of performance on the Effective Frontier (balance of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Profitability and Inventory Turns) and driving supply chain improvement. Resiliency is the tightness of the pattern, or the reliability of operating margin and inventory turns results.

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Amazon Prime exploded on the scene in 2005. Americans work more hours than citizens in any other industrialized nation. Think of better product availability as a way to drive product innovation and inventory planning — not another burdensome requirement. They had no choice. Like, why do you need that T-shirt in one hour?”.

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Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

In 2005, I engaged with Sonoco Products, a packaging products and services company, to initiate some work on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). The two companies’ results on operating margin and inventory turns are shown in figure 1. Each of the companies are suppliers to the CPG industry. Click for full screen.

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Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

In 2005, I engaged with Sonoco Products, a packaging products and services company, to initiate some work on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). The two companies’ results on operating margin and inventory turns are shown in figure 1. Each of the companies are suppliers to the CPG industry. Click for full screen.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2022

billion, announced this week the appointment of software industry senior executive Duncan Angove to assume the senior leadership role for the company. Supply chain planning and execution technology provider Blue Yonder (previously known as JDA Software ), has a new CEO.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

At that time, pollution wasn’t mentioned by economics scholars, that’s why pollution caused by industries was not part of economic discussions. After recognizing the importance of pollution within the economic systems, a tax was suggested for environmental pollution caused by industries (EM Ojo). 1995, April 12). 181 part B).

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Unleashed

AUGUST 12, 2021

Both sisters had a background in the food industry, and realised there was a gap in the market – meat-free patties had been around for years, but these included ingredients like gluten and imported soy. They took a year to develop vegan products that showcased locally grown produce such as mushrooms and hemp.

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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. When we compare the results of P&G to its peer group for 2012-2021, P&G outperforms in inventory turns and margin but underperforms in growth and asset utilization. Was this by design? My reasoning?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

As shown in Table 1, the growth of traditional retail industries is declining. Table 1: Contract of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns and Cash-To-Cash for Consumer-Facing Industries. In parallel, take a closer look at inventory turns where only pharmaceutical companies made slight progress. What can we learn?

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price. Zachary said.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

I am bolder on Samsung, simply because they had the highest 2016 Inventory Turns aside from McDonalds. Amazon has reshaped the Retail experience, and is in the process of reshaping the distribution industry. 1999-2005 – Carly Fiorina. 2005-2010 – Mark Hurd. Three pieces of edgy insights from this: a.

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Elementum

MAY 3, 2018

In mid-March, Toys "R" Us announced plans to close down and liquidate the inventory for all 735 of its stores in the United States. But the full story is one of more than just another retailer falling victim to the astronomical rise of e-commerce. billion in debt following a $6.6 Blood in the Supply Chain.

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Elementum

MARCH 8, 2018

Amazon Prime exploded on the scene in 2005. Americans work more hours than citizens in any other industrialized nation. Think of better product availability as a way to drive product innovation and inventory planning — not another burdensome requirement. They had no choice. Like, why do you need that T-shirt in one hour?”.

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Elementum

MAY 3, 2018

In mid-March, Toys "R" Us announced plans to close down and liquidate the inventory for all 735 of its stores in the United States. But the full story is one of more than just another retailer falling victim to the astronomical rise of e-commerce. billion in debt following a $6.6 Blood in the Supply Chain.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 5, 2022

Merchants can ensure that they are getting the most efficient final mile delivery by adopting a distributed fulfillment network in order to store their inventory as close as possible to their end customers. On the contrary, Ware2Go helps SMBs across a broad range of industries in all growth phases offer affordable, 1-2-day delivery service.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2015

billion, which if it happens, would be another large deal in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry since December (see, for example, FedEx acquisition of GENCO and XPO Logistics acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle ). For related commentary, see Is the 3PL Industry Becoming Barbell Shaped? and Convergence is the Word for 3PLs.

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Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For the first time since I started this blog in 2005 I will be posting an email from one of my fantastic readers. Implementing a sustainable supply chain effectively is a sure fire way to gain positive public opinion and stay competitive in the industry. But plastic can also be recycled, and it doesn’t break (loss of inventory).

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The Internet’s large-scale global penetration has spawned an increasingly large number of technology and web-savvy consumers, creating a huge opportunity for both industrial manufacturers and their end customers. Manufacturers will be able to improve their inventory due to the information presented by both supply chain and operations data.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

One of the early pioneers of software-as-a-service (SaaS) transportation management systems (TMS) was Nistevo, which was acquired by Sterling Commerce in May 2006 (Sterling Commerce had become an AT&T company in late 2005). Moving forward, Kewill will continue to invest in this offering [emphasis mine] as part of the Kewill MOVE platform.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. When I saw Team Hoyt cross the finish line in 2005, I turned to my now-wife and said “I want to run next year.”

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