Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We know that this is not perfect; but it is the best that we could do, and we think that it is a fairer comparison than putting all companies in a spreadsheet and shaking them up without any consideration for peer group analysis. What did you learn in the analysis? There are a lot of misconceptions about inventory.

Pharmaceutical 274

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014. This included monthly reviews between business units and central operations teams and adaptive inventory segmentation policies.

Inventory Reduction 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

He also believed that supply chain leaders could easily select top-performing supply chains and designed the AMR Top 25 Supply Chain (now the Gartner Top 25 analysis) to be 25% of the score. I advocated a study, an analysis of market value. When growth declined, the company’s ability to manage inventory digressed.

Gartner 197

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Tomorrow, I present the Supply Chains To Admire 2015 Analysis at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. It is for this reason, that we analyze the patterns of the Metrics That Matter using orbit charts over the period of 2006-2014. As you read the analysis in our new report, I would love to hear your feedback.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

When we study 600 public companies by peer group, at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin, only 5% drive improvement. To make the argument, let’s look at industry orbit charts in aggregate for the period of 2006-2017 for the apparel and chemical companies. of revenue on IT are we improving inventories.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The analysis was industry-specific. To complete the research, we assigned each company in the analysis a unique company ID to reduce bias. For this analysis, J&J was assigned to the pharmaceutical industry. Note that there is an inverse relationship between inventory turns and inventory targets.

Supply Chain Planning Software 169

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Inventory. My takeaway?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. We complete the analysis each year. In this analysis, patterns matter.

Case Study 254

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

List of Top 10 Supply Chain Analytics Books 1) Supply Chain Metrics that Matter (Wiley Corporate F&A) 1st Edition This book offers an in-depth guide to understanding the link between corporate financials and supply chain maturity, evaluating the progress of over a hundred companies from 2006-2013. 8) Supply Chain 4.0:

Prescriptive Analytics Software 119

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We know that this is not perfect; but it is the best that we could do, and we think that it is a fairer comparison than putting all companies in a spreadsheet and shaking them up without any consideration for peer group analysis. How did you select the final list of fifteen companies ?

Pharmaceutical 179

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

The report analyzes supply chain performance and improvement by the Consumer Products Leaders in the period of 2006-2014. In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

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. 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).

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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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. During the period of 2006-2012, Campbell Soup Company outperformed its peer group on the Supply Chain Index.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Financial reengineering focuses on the optimization of short-term results that are usually based on a functional analysis of source, make, or deliver. The cash-to-cash definition is: Cash-to-cash= Days of Receivables+ Days of Inventory-Days of Payables. We will publish the results from our fourth year of the analysis in June.

Optimal Sourcing 169

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For the discrete industries we contrast the industry averages for growth, operating margins, inventory turns, cash-to-cash cycle, revenue per employee, and SG&A ratio for the periods of 2006-2014 and 2011-2014. Inventory Turns. Progress on inventory turns is declining due to business complexity. What can we learn?

Industrial 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For the discrete industries, we contrast the industry averages for growth, operating margins, inventory turns, cash-to-cash cycle, revenue per employee and SG&A ratio for the periods of 2006-2014 and 2011-2014. Inventory Turns. Progress on inventory turns is declining due to business complexity. What can we learn?

Industrial 150

Industrial Industry Inventory Reduction Metrics 150

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. A ranking in the top 2/3 of the peer group qualifies a company for further analysis. Inventory Turns. Price to Tangible Book Value.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The composite of metrics includes growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital.) In the analysis for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire , companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

They include growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)). A ranking in the top 2/3 of the peer group qualifies a company for further analysis. This analysis determines which companies are driving the greatest value. Inventory Turns. Price to Tangible Book Value (PTBV).

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2014

In short, they have been able to drive improvements in one or two metrics; but, they are struggling to improve a portfolio of metrics that includes customer service, cost, inventory turns, and growth. In 2006, I met a man by the name of Dick Clark that traveled the world working on role definition of planners for Procter & Gamble.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. We find that this is true of too few companies. Supply Chain Design.

Optimal Sourcing 301

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 29, 2020

Citation analysis in research evaluation (Vol. Books We Recommend - Purchasing Book - Six Sigma Books - Operations Management Book - Inventory Control Book - Lean Books - International Business Book Last review and update: January 30, 2020 Obsolete and out-of-print books are not included. The links below are #paid links.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). It is a limited analysis of large companies. The foundation to drive meaningful improvement is reliability in driving results at the intersection of costs, inventory and customer service. These reports are a deep analysis of an industry. I hang my head in embarrassment.

Gartner 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

This is an analysis of traditional retail minus eCommerce pure plays.) 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 can we learn?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

The time-consuming analysis is fascinating. Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. Orbit Chart for Kimberly-Clark and P&G for the Period of 2006-2015. Orbit Chart of Colgate for the Period of 2006-2015. It is our fourth year.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The “Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire” is the culmination of a two-year effort to evaluate supply chain performance and improvement for the years of 2006-2013 by industry by vertical for publicly-held companies.

Conference 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

The more that I work on supply chain metrics, the more that I believe that both the SCOR model and the Gartner Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics (which I worked on for the period of 2006-2010) reward functional, not end-to-end supply chain behavior. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

In 2006, they made a decision to implement a supply chain planning solution. Monthly design of the supply chain including form and function of inventory and inventory placement. Focus on the level of inventory. Inventory is often focused on as a singular metric, not as part of a complex supply chain system.

Supply Chain Planning Software 216

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Demand Solutions

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Early in my career, I was head of inventory control for a large retail operation that ran as a co-op. If you’d just butt out and let us run purchasing the way we’re supposed to, we’d have all the inventory we need and we wouldn’t have to keep buying Christmas trees in February!” I know the feeling.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 19, 2016

When full-year public data becomes available in April, we take each industry and analyze results over the period of 2006-2015. Pharmaceutical Ranking for the Supply Chains to Admire Analysis. I believe that supply chain leaders need to drive value-based outcomes. At Supply Chain Insights , we are taking a more methodical approach.

Gartner 158

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006. Meet Ernest.

Supply Chain Software 33

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Savant Events

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

A mistake many companies make is trying to just optimise the front end of the supply chain, focusing on improving forecast accuracy or reducing inventory, for example. Despite the fact IBP was first introduced in 2006, I still see companies being (mis-) sold IBP when what is delivered is simply traditional S&OP. If yes, why?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006. Meet Ernest.

Supply Chain Software 30

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. Table 1: Supply Chain Results Beauty Category.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

To put this in perspective, 2018 is the first year since 2006 in which driver shortage is the primary concern of the industry. These benefits are particularly useful during an economic upswing since they can help shippers more easily meet deadlines and tighten inventories without understocking.

Cost Reduction Strategies 56

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory processes–once hailed as the panacea of demand sensing–largely operate in isolation within sales organizations (of the thirty-three organizations that we interviewed last year, no market leader has connected these demand signals). ” They questioned, “ How long will this recession last?

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Analysis and consultancy firm Gartner calls these three types ‘layers’, with the systems of record representing the lowest layer and the systems of innovation the highest one. Quaker Oats has only been part of PepsiCo since 2001 and Duyvis since 2006. I still can’t see which location has inventory with a single click.”.

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