Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here we share the answers to the questions that we get the most often about this research: What is the source of data? The data analyzed to compile the Supply Chains to Admire 2014 report came from publicly-available information from balance sheets and income statements. As a result, you will not find 3M or GE in the data.

Pharmaceutical 179

Pharmaceutical Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 179

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

My desire was to make the rankings of the Top 25 supply chain report data-driven based on balance sheet results. I began analyzing correlations of groups of metrics to market capitalization and found that the most significant correlation was between market capitalization and growth. I advocated a study, an analysis of market value.

Gartner 198

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 198

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. The orbit chart below illustrates L’Oréal’s performance at the intersection of two metrics.

Case Study 261

Case Study Inventory Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain Study 261

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

In 2006, they made a decision to implement a supply chain planning solution. Clear understanding that the focus needs to be on the probability of the forecast, and that the focus needs to be outside-in based on channel data. Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Supply Chain Planning Data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 220

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software 220

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. Can you help us with what you see in the data?” Aligned Metrics.

Optimal Sourcing 303

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 303

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

It is a quest and the subject of my next book, Metrics That Matter , that will publish in September, 2014. We used the period of 2006 to 2012 to build the model and we used the formula to attempt to predict 2013. We will share this data at our Supply Chain Insights Global Summit to be held in Scottsdale, AZ on September 10-11, 2014.

Gartner 257

Gartner Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Software Supply Chain 257

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. We analyze data for all public companies in thirty-two industries. It is one of the reasons that I left Gartner in 2010. I think supply chain leaders need more. A Different Approach.

Gartner 160

Gartner Pharmaceutical Predictive Analytics Modeling Software 160

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

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. The data sets are larger and more complex.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement 150

Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 29, 2020

In short, Nielsen provides the point of sales data from various retail outlets and gross sales quantity will be summarized. Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Anyway, the access to this database costs an arm and a leg. References - Moed, H.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 100

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. 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.

Optimal Sourcing 286

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Modeling 286

Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

All data aside, this new category was primarily to remove Apple and P&G, so the words “we have a new #1” could be stated. Amazon had been spending a ton on assets, both data center and distribution, which killed their pre-2016 ROA ranking. Congrats to Annette Clayton and her team. Variety breeds interest. Hold the presses.

Gartner 100

Gartner Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Predictive Analytics Software 100

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. Supply Chain Visibility Panel Details: “Getting Information from a Variety of Systems into One Location to Extract Information”.

Conference 150

Conference Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Based on the work I was doing on financial metrics, and studying the Supply Chain Effective Frontier, I was convinced that companies cannot effectively model the required trade-offs of good supply chain decision-making in S&OP using spreadsheets. We also discussed that the Oracle SCP model did not have a data model for DRP.

Supply Chain Planning Software 265

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Forecasting Software Demand Planning Software 265

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 29, 2015

In studies from the periods of 2006-2008, there was slow adoption of 15-20%, and today, the supply chain leader prefers a cloud-based solution. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. In 2002, there was no interest. The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

News anchors broadcast real-time data on the stock market, and while there are many commentaries on the positives and the negatives, what is clear is we are in a period of change and uncertainty. The irony is that there is more market data available on true customer spending with less latency than ever before. They are not.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

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. Where to Next?

Supply Chain Software 33

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement 33

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) Shown in Figure 2, we track the results for the period from 2006-to 2021.

Procurement Analytics 341

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 341

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As a result, new data types move quicker and more accurately, with lower levels of investment. As a result, companies like AstraZenca, BASF, Colgate, Reckitt Benckiser, Seagate, and Taiwan Semiconductor outperformed their peer group in the period of 2006-2014, but sustained improvement becomes more and more difficult.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Analytics Software 150

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. Where to Next?

Supply Chain Software 30

Supply Chain Software Case Study Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 30

Supply Chain Action Blog

MARCH 25, 2015

The “Moneyball” saga and other examples of premier organizations competing on analytics were featured in the January 2006 Harvard Business Review article, “Competing on Analytics” (reprint R0601H) by Thomas Davenport, who also authored the book by the same name. Fast harmonization across multiple ERP instances or data models.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 40

Prescriptive Analytics Software Analytics Software Forecasting Software Predictive Analytics Software 40

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. That was my opening question to the executives attending last month’s Elemica reveal 2014 Conference in Frankfurt.

Optimal Sourcing 171

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Optimization Software 171

ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With some 5 decades of mostly disaggregated corporate legacy data already in existence, and soon over 50 billion smart connected devices by 2020 generating data-streams in real-time, it becomes all the more challenging for companies to eliminate operational bottlenecks without using AI and automation software. billion to $9 billion.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software San Francisco Supply Chain Network Software 52

Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One of the world’s most successful eCommerce businesses is Shopify, which provides its customers – across both B2B and B2C channels – with an eCommerce platform supporting trade, engagement, metrics, shipping and tracking services. This data can also be used to evaluate how effective your marketing and sales practices are.

Inventory Management Software 97

Inventory Management Software Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Modeling Software 97

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. We studied this pre and post-recession.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 150

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

The company is a Fortune 500 company serving four major markets: Data Centers, Client Computing, Mobile and Connected Devices and the Consumer Markets. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters.

Inventory Reduction 150

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 150

ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

With some 5 decades of mostly disaggregated corporate legacy data already in existence, and soon over 50 billion smart connected devices by 2020 generating data-streams in real-time, it becomes all the more challenging for companies to eliminate operational bottlenecks without using AI and automation software. billion to $9 billion.

Cost Reduction Strategies 40

Cost Reduction Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software San Francisco Supply Chain Network Software 40

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In my work tonight, I carefully studied 2006-2015 financial results to select the Supply Chains to Admire winners. The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015.

Supply Chain Design Software 197

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design 197

Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

This was not a trivial transition because the software industry, until relatively recently, was long fixated on measuring its health and success by new license revenue (sales of products) instead of customer-centric metrics, such as realization of ROI and payback objectives. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends).

Supply Chain Design Software 20

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 20

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.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 121

Prescriptive Analytics Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Predictive Analytics 121

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It was a strategy day in 2006. In 2006, Clorox was adding businesses through acquisition, expanding globally in both existing and new markets, moving into new distribution channels, and adding customers who required different route-to-market models. I remember the first discussion with Mark and Dave. A Closer Look at Clorox.

Inventory Reduction 169

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction Material Savings 169

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization. As a group, public companies want to make progress to both drive and sustain metrics performance, but they cannot. Improvement.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 195

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The The Supply Chain Metrics That Matter are a portfolio of metrics which correlate to higher market capitalization. This is our fourth year of mining supply chain ratio data to understand the patterns.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 154

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Planning Software 154

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

On the technology front, Oracle announced the release of Oracle Global Trade Intelligence , which “helps organizations optimize global customs and compliance operations by leveraging global trade data to measure, predict and optimize performance.” Although this sounds like a new system, it’s actually been in the works for more than 8 years.

Negotiating Skills 135

Negotiating Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Price Reduction Waste Reduction 135

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. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. The Use of Point of Sale Data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand 150

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The teams feel good because cash-to-cash metrics improve; but in many cases, in the joyous celebrations, companies do not realize that they have reduced capabilities with suppliers and not made improvements in inventory. To help, we are sharing all the work we have done on maturity models and supply chain performance metrics.

Inventory Reduction 150

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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. As I work on the data analysis, I cannot help but think about the electric motor, and the adoption of new ways of working. Our current processes motivate planners to touch data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software Demand Planning Software 150

ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

Founded in 2006, this firm is slightly newer in comparison to others. A thorough understanding of metrics that prove out business models. It was founded in 1977 and has made over 1,000 investments since then — some of the most notable ones in the ecommerce space being Casper, Goop, ThirdLove, FabFitFun, Jet, Burrow, and more.

Trends 105

Trends Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software 105