Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Inventory Management/Optimizat. Content Being Accessed: Inventory Optimization Case Study: OReilly Auto Parts. OReilly Auto Parts drives inventory management to stay in the fast lane. Supply Chain Digest is the industry’s premier interactive knowledge source, providing timely, relevant, in-context information.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

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. However, no company in this chart is on a linear path towards improving both margin and inventory turns.

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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. In Figure 1, we share insights from a recent study on the overall focus of 2016 spending.

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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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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.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

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. Teams continuously balance cost, customer service, asset utilization and inventory. 3] Back in 2006 he laid out the challenges he saw with S&OP processes. ” 4. .”

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

After two decades of study, I think because it is a lack of understanding. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. A Case Study. Shown in Figure 2, we track the results for the period from 2006-to 2021. The reason? Was this by design?

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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. In the analysis, we study 33 industry peer groups across more than three hundred public companies. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015. Inventory Turns.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

They’ve come into their own in the past decade when Amazon started “Fulfilled by Amazon” back in 2006. Here, I’ll cover private label products first and how you should go about sourcing for suppliers. Case Study: Magnolia Sea. Pro Tip #2: Source Your Product Sensibly. Going to the Source.

Manufacturing Procurement 71

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Just-in-Time Modeling Software 71

Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Arrange your inventory based on how often you need to use it. View the full post or view the snippet below: Over the last 5 years, I have seen many companies launching inventory reduction programs. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/…. Plan an Efficient Layout for the Warehouse. Read More ».

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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. ” Ganguly used this situation as a live case study for my class. which is a 90 day process.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

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. For this case study we interviewed Peter Smith, currently the EVP of Supply Chain for Carter’s. Inventory Turns. About the Supply Chains to Admire Research.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

For this case study we interviewed Ralf Busche, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Strategy and Performance. Our goal in writing these case studies is to share insights from the Supply Chains to Admire winners from 2016. Greater margin performance than the industry average for the peer group for the period studied.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Through the next two months, I am focusing on writing and sharing case studies of success. I will write the case studies here, and share the dialogue with the supply chain leaders in our podcast series, Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights. Inventory Turns. I have personally experienced the failure. Operating Margin.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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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 am currently working on an in-depth study on supply chain planning benchmarking (publishes in August), and working with the team to analyze supply chain planning adoption. Why so long?

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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.

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