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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. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. In Figure 2, we share the average results by industry peer group for each metric and contrast the average value of 2006 to 2015. A Look at History. Resiliency. What do you think?

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The expanding scope of procurement analytics: Some initial thoughts

NC State SCRC

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2006, British mathematician Clive Humby coined the phrase “data is the new oil” to help make his point that corporate data has the potential to be an incredibly valuable resource. I recently read a thought-provoking report with several predictions about the future of supply chain technology. Data integrity. Consumability.

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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. First Phase: 2002-2006. Second Phase: 2006-2014.

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Visibility: If Only I Could See

Supply Chain Shaman

The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. As you implement supply chain analytics and use control theory with well-defined reference data with clear bands for control, process improvement ensues.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. For many reasons, that transformation did not happen and RFID was put on the industry’s back-burner. Active Versus Passive RFID Tags in SCM.

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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit Chart of Dow Chemical and BASF for the Period of 2006-2016 and Performance Data for the Chemical Industry. Performance Data for the Chemical Industry for 2006-2016. Memory, cloud-based computing and analytics. I find the discussion stimulating. The difference? Investment in ERP is only one piece of the puzzle.