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%. L’Oréal’s global strategy embraces globalization with a keen focus on the customer. Defining the Strategy of Operations 4.0. L’Oréal’s Performance Compared to the Peer Group.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
When I hear companies discussing the implementation of a customer segmentation strategy, I ask a series of questions: Who is your customer? How do they buy from you? What are you trying to accomplish through the execution of a customer segmentation strategy? How do they buy from you?” Why does it matter to you?
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2018
For the past month, I have been working alongside companies implementing digital strategies. Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The margins of the apparel industry have declined from 10% to 8% over the period of 2006-2017. ” Incrementalism.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 28, 2015
Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Vice President of Global Operations Strategy, Seagate Technology. His reasoning?
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
JANUARY 18, 2016
Customers are buying less. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. The days of going to a brick and mortar store to buy product is only one of the ways that people want to buy. Success of New Business Models. Disintermediation. The difference?
Enterra Insights
JUNE 26, 2019
The Internet was still in its infancy (it had about 100K hosts connecting roughly a million people), the Macintosh Portable was released (weighing 16 pounds and costing $6500), and Microsoft Excel (a mainstay of S&OP) was just four years old. Dependency on Excel. Lack of Clarity on Supply Chain Strategy. ” 4. .”
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