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Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

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.

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Blue Yonder is a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader 13 Years in a Row

BlueYonder

This is an example of what one of our valued customers is saying about our solution: “We first implemented Blue Yonder’s transportation management platform in 2006. Working in partnership with Blue Yonder, I’m confident we’ll get there,” according to a Transportation Manager, Kimberly-Clark ( read the case study ).

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Inventory Optimization Case Study: O'Reilly Auto Parts

Supply Chain Digest

Content Being Accessed: Inventory Optimization Case Study: OReilly Auto Parts. Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information. © 2006-2014 Supply Chain Digest - All Rights Reserved.' SUBSCRIBER LOGIN. Not a subscriber? Contact Us |.

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

In Figure 1, I share a composite orbit chart of progress of Cisco Systems, Intel, Samsung and Flextronics on the Effective Frontier at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for 2006-2012. This is the clear articulation of when and how to make, source, and deliver for the community. What can we learn?

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Rockwell Automation: Supply Chains to Admire Winner

Supply Chain Shaman

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.

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S&OP: Middle-aged or Never Grown Up?

Enterra Insights

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. 3] Back in 2006 he laid out the challenges he saw with S&OP processes. The combination of cloud, cognitive computing and open source analytics is evolving.”

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

Source: Dictionary.com. 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. During the year, I go to a lot of conferences.