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Gaining Clarity on Inventory Effectiveness

Supply Chain Shaman

The impact of complexity on inventory is not quick. To help, today I want to share some of the insights from our recent Inventory Optimization study. Inventory management is a hot issue. Companies invest in project after project, yet inventory levels remain the same. What Drives Inventory Effectiveness?

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

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– Operational improvements (reduction of lead time, increase in productivity, and reduction in work-in-process inventory, etc.). For instance, Bendell (2006) and Snee and Hoerl (2007) emphasize the importance of senior leadership commitment, dedicated change agents, comprehensive training, and cultural transformation.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. In our analysis, only one out of ten companies successfully improves operating margins and inventory turns at the same time. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. Inventory Turns. A Look at History. Resiliency.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

” Currently working on a series of surveys to help clients answer these two questions, I struggle with the current state. Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014.

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AI in Commerce: Takeaways from The Edge Summit

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In a soon-to-be released survey conducted by Blue Yonder, 97% of the retail executive respondents stated it was a priority to adopt AI for omni-channel applications. Stay tuned for the results and findings of our Blue Yonder survey of 150 retail executives and their take on AI in commerce.

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Mush

Supply Chain Shaman

I just don’t think the comparison of very different industries in a spreadsheet based on growth, inventory values, and Return on Assets (ROA) is meaningful. The metrics of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Inventory Turns and Operating Margin have the highest correlation to market capitalization. The gloves are off.

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Mining Supply Chain Data for Insights

Supply Chain Shaman

They all sound alike and each company makes similar claims of how the implementation of supply chain planning improves costs, lowers inventory and improves the return on assets. Note that there is an inverse relationship between inventory turns and inventory targets. Correlations Between Survey Factors and Financial Metrics.