Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

After, I explained this, I granted Peter permission for the council to use the Index (the use of the Supply Chain Insights content follows the principles of open source), I then said to Peter, “I am glad that you called. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. I see this as a problem.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Since graduating from the NC State Jenkins MBA program in 2006, Joydeep Ganguly has risen through the ranks at Biogen Idec – the world’s oldest independent biotechnology company and the largest biotech employer in North Carolina. We built our muscle on supplier management and business cooperation, contract negotiation and sourcing.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

– Operational improvements (reduction of lead time, increase in productivity, and reduction in work-in-process inventory, etc.). While Lean focuses on eliminating waste and optimizing processes to achieve seamless workflow, Six Sigma targets reducing variation and improving quality through data-driven analysis and statistical tools.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 9, 2020

… Perhaps more important than inventory and planning is the lack of experience: Experts refer back to the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak for guidance, yet no public health experts have personal experience with this type of global pandemic.” During a pandemic the ability to shift to alternative sources could prove crucial.

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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. The company transitioned from an innovator in the 1990s to a late adopter in the last decade. Shown in Figure 2, we track the results for the period from 2006-to 2021. Was this by design? My reasoning?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory processes–once hailed as the panacea of demand sensing–largely operate in isolation within sales organizations (of the thirty-three organizations that we interviewed last year, no market leader has connected these demand signals). ” They questioned, “ How long will this recession last?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. This is disruptive innovation. The spark from Invention to Innovation is slow. Technology invention is happening, but the translation to innovation is slow.

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FLEXE

MARCH 5, 2017

Founded by 32-year-old Sophia Amoruso in 2006, Nasty Gal’s rise and fall happened in less than a decade. With gumption, she did what any entrepreneurial, then-22-year-old would do: turn to social media to promote her inventory and fledgling business. To match demand, she began approaching labels to bolster inventory.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

My S&OP Pulse Check 2015 suggests S&OP practitioners are left behind in confusion: 62% of respondents think there is not enough innovation in S&OP systems. 64% think there is not enough coordinated innovation in S&OP processes. 68% think behaviours are not addressed enough in S&OP implementations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

With 12,000 supply chain employees operating in 80 countries with 2400 storage facilities, supply chain excellence and innovation are the foundation of corporate performance. The composite of metrics includes growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital.) Inventory Turns. Operating Margin.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Based on a heritage of quality and innovation, the designs earned the trust in generations of families. 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. Inventory Turns. Carter’s, Inc., Operating Margin.

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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. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied. Operating Margin. About VTech.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

Founded in 2006, this firm is slightly newer in comparison to others. Product sourcing. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell. Some brands have a structural advantage to how they manufacture or an innovative way to how they distribute (e.g., Greycroft Partners.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 14, 2015

IT supports quest for differentiation and innovation. The ‘systems of innovation’ are the latest applications (or ‘apps’) which form the basis for new ways of doing business and collaborating with customers and suppliers, with the keywords being cloud-based solutions, social networking and mobile applications. Inheritance.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Over 9 billion automated rate quotes in Freightera’s inventory connect 23,000 communities. The program was initiated by Plug and Play at the request of their corporate partners to meet the need for innovation and cost optimization in the sector. Plug and Play is a global innovation platform. SOURCE Freightera.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Innovating with new coffee products. Host a coffee podcast: Podcasting is a booming industry – from 2006 to 2020 the number of US citizens listening to podcasts grew from 22% of the population to 75%! Innovating with new coffee products. Innovation is key to being ahead of the curve. Coffee marketing fundamentals.

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