Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics. The Effective Frontier.

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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. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. The difference?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During During the period of 2006-2012, Campbell Soup Company outperformed its peer group on the Supply Chain Index. Food and Beverage Company Performance on the Supply Chain Index for the Period of 2006-2012. Supply Chain Index Rankings for 2006-2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. 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.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. That was my opening question to the executives attending last month’s Elemica reveal 2014 Conference in Frankfurt.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

The supply chain is vertically integrated and global shipping almost 2 million units daily. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014. Implement customer-centric policies to maximize $/GB shipped while effectively balancing service levels and inventory levels. This is a story of a supply chain turnaround. Does it work?

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One of the world’s most successful eCommerce businesses is Shopify, which provides its customers – across both B2B and B2C channels – with an eCommerce platform supporting trade, engagement, metrics, shipping and tracking services.

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