Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Note that neither company is making progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. The level of performance in 2015 is the same as 2006. Performance of BMS and Merck at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin. We are not as mature as CPG or Food/Beverage. The patterns are circular.

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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

JULY 3, 2015

Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). The foundation to drive meaningful improvement is reliability in driving results at the intersection of costs, inventory and customer service. This year, the methodology was based on five factors : Peer rating 25% (Supply chain leaders are asked to rate the companies on the list.).

Gartner 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The impact of complexity on inventory is not quick. To help, today I want to share some of the insights from our recent Inventory Optimization study. Inventory management is a hot issue. Companies invest in project after project, yet inventory levels remain the same. What Drives Inventory Effectiveness?

Inventory Reduction 150

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RFgen

APRIL 16, 2013

Since 2006, Tesco has used big data analytics to improve its supply chain, primarily targeting its inventory management systems. To do this, businesses should leverage automated inventory management software.

Supply Chain Software 52

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RFgen

APRIL 16, 2013

Since 2006, Tesco has used big data analytics to improve its supply chain, primarily targeting its inventory management systems. To do this, businesses should leverage automated inventory management software.

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2022

All told, less than 50% of food and beverage companies are fully compliant with current traceability regulations—including the Bioterrorism Act and FSMA. 38% of companies list inventory traceability as a top challenge, according to the 2022 Digital Inventory Report. 2006 $287,000,000 Peanut Butter/ Salmonella.

Food 52

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Jim is a “ FOOD, BEVERAGE, CONSUMER PRODUCT GOODS (CPG) Management Professional (Retail and B-to-B Foodservice). S&OP concepts should and could be adopted in both inventory intensive, manufacturing businesses, and pure service related businesses, and where resources are constrained and / or strategic choices need to be made.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

One of my favorite speeches, over this fifteen year tenure, was listening to Alan Greenspan at the AMR Research IT conference in November 2006. In food and beverage companies, I think that we are at a supply chain crisis. Inventory piles up and revenues gaps are closed by pushing product into the market. They remain with me.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Unleashed

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more: Batch Production Explained Batch manufacturing is commonly used in industries like food & beverage where there are variations on single products – a good example being batch-roasted coffee What industries use the batch production manufacturing method? We give you some examples of different types of batch production system.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

When I sat down to write the book, Bricks Matter, I believed that companies had used supply chain technologies to reduce operating margin and improve inventory turns. Resiliency: The pattern or reliability of results at this intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. I was surprised to find that I was wrong.

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