Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 5, 2018
On average fo rthe period of 2006-2016, L’Oreal had a 17% operating margin as compared to Estee Lauder’s operating margin of 13%. This case study is the best example we have seen of a customer-centric supply chain. Orbit Chart for L’Oréal at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 13, 2024
Observations on What It Takes In the Mea Culpa post, I wrote that I used to believe that excellence in S&OP was a ratio of 60/30/10. (60% This research, completed in 2006, was during the transformation of multi-national to global supply chains. (The One of my favorite case studies was Campbells in 2014.
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Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 4, 2018
The orbit chart in Figure 1, shows the relative rate of improvement at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for the period of 2006-2017. Orbit Chart for Rockwell Automation at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns for the Period of 2006-2017. Ernest Nicolas joined Rockwell Automation in 2006.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2018
Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. In this case, the metrics are operating margin and inventory turns. The problem?
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. BASF’s goals included: Automating the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase requisition to invoice.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” While I do not consider this case study as a good example of demand-driven processes, I do believe that they have done some great work on implementing a customer segmented supply chain based on postponement. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014.
Enterra Insights
JUNE 26, 2019
When reading current case studies focused on S&OP, she notes, “[They] sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. Dependency on Excel. Cecere explains, “Driving supply chain excellence is a balancing act. That doesn’t mean buying the first shiny thing you see.
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