Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014. While they have actively worked on the implementation of a cost-to-serve analysis. Delay product differentiation without adding significant cycle time or cost. Why does it matter to you?

Inventory Reduction 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

How value chain activities are carried out determines costs and affects profits.” When I wrote the book Bricks Matter , I cavalierly penned a chapter on the evolution of supply chain thinking from cost to value. Our current processes and dependencies on Excel spreadsheets cannot get us to our goal. What Is Value?

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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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. The reason? Discontinued in 2011.

Procurement Analytics 360

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

The longer that the company takes to sense the market reality, the bigger the impact on costs, write-offs and customer service. The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. So why have companies not done this?

Supply and Demand 150

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Zug Campus - Source: ISZL website Initial purchasing process at ISZL Before last year, when faculty and staff at the International School of Zug and Luzern wanted to buy something, they could briefly discuss it with the principal or other budget holders and then order what was needed instead of going through a formal process.

Purchasing Skills 52

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

To arrive at optimal European supply chains it is crucial to consider shifts in economic growth, currency fluctuations and tax reductions in addition to production and distribution costs. 16 | Profile Ivanka Janssen, Director Global Sales Operational Excellence, Diageo. In 2006, with an export value of EUR1.5

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Since 2006, Abe Eshkenazi has served as CEO of APICS, a trade association focused on offering research, education and certification programs in supply chain management. Now that’s the price of entry into the field—now you also need the advanced management skills. Will they care about how it’s made? The simple answer is yes.

Supply Chain Design Software 58

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

Inventory Reduction 62

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In fact, GE predicts that just one day of downtime on an offshore platform can prevent $7 million per day in lost production, and for Toyota, every minute of unplanned downtime on their factory floors costs them over $60,000 a minute in lost revenue! Curtis was appointed by President George W. Bush to be a Trustee of the Presidio Trust.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In fact, GE predicts that just one day of downtime on an offshore platform can prevent $7 million per day in lost production, and for Toyota, every minute of unplanned downtime on their factory floors costs them over $60,000 a minute in lost revenue! Curtis was appointed by President George W. Bush to be a Trustee of the Presidio Trust.

Cost Reduction Strategies 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Price to Tangible Book Value (PTBV).

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

China’s low prices have historically undercut global prices and pushed out foreign competitors –– such as the Mountain Pass mine in California, which closed in 2002. In other words you cannot physically differentiate a sustainably sourced REE from a non-sustainably sourced REE without the use of tagging.

Modeling Software 56

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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. I was an avid student of supply chain excellence; and in this role, I watched as best-of-breed solution after best-of-breed solution replaced with more complicated technology. Why so long?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2022

Calculating the Cost of a Food Recall. The total cost of this recall is believed to have exceeded $1 billion after lawsuits. Keeping track of product batch numbers, lot numbers, and serial numbers is an excellent precursory initiative that mobile barcoding solutions excel at performing. Company Year Recall Cost* Product.

Food 52

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