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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. In our recent analysis of supply chains that are “working well” , we find higher performance when companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the supply chain organization. A Look at History. Resiliency. What can we learn?

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The Fight of the Titans

Supply Chain Shaman

The field of supply chain management–combining source, make and deliver–into a common process started in 1982. Here I show orbit chart comparisons at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns for the period of 2006-2017. Consistent data is not available prior to 2006.) The evolution sprung from chaos.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. Performance of High Tech and Electronics Supply Chains for the Periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire. First Phase: 2002-2006.

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Inflation is Back Up – Are you Ready?

Herlitz Inventory Management

source: tradingeconomics.com. source: thebalance.com. The law of supply and demand, coupled with other environmental and political factors, have led to two months of inflation that are higher than we have seen in 30 years (see table below). ?. Have we lost the knowledge of how to be profitable during periods of high inflation?

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

Source: Dictionary.com. My journey to understand SanDisk started in June 2015. Founded in 1988 in Milpitas, California, SanDisk is publicly traded on NASDAQ with 8,600 employees globally, and market capitalization in 2015 over $13B. I had the opportunity to visit with the SanDisk team in July 2015. in Net Cash on Hand.

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. What does this mean? The difference?

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Coronavirus Increases Supply Chain Risk Management Priority

Enterra Insights

Bill Gates raised a similar concern back in 2015 and epidemiologists and science fiction writers have been issuing warnings and raising concerns for decades. During a pandemic the ability to shift to alternative sources could prove crucial. Multi-dimensional risk planning. ” Additional actions. ” Homebound workforce.