Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The supply chain is a complex system with finite, and non-linear relationships between supply chain metrics that drive balance sheet results. In our analysis, only one out of ten companies successfully improves operating margins and inventory turns at the same time. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics.

Pharmaceutical 195

Pharmaceutical Metrics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 195

EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

Rapid cost increases, interest rate hikes and reduced demand require more effective inventory management and forecasting attention. What the last recession taught us An article from McKinsey & Company (2022) analyzed the performance of about 40 publicly traded distribution companies during the 2007-2009 recession.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction 52

Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

I am bolder on Samsung, simply because they had the highest 2016 Inventory Turns aside from McDonalds. The new trend to be sustainable is part of the current category: Revenue Growth, so why add another category like CSR when we should be moving towards the core supply chain metrics of total delivered cost and customer service.

Gartner 100

Gartner Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Predictive Analytics Software 100

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

I first met Shane in 2007 at the beginning of his work with Syngenta’s value chain. Orbit Chart Comparing Syngenta and Monsanto Progress on the Effective Frontier – Balancing Inventory Turns and Operating Margin for the Period of 2005-2014. He led the team during the period of 2007-2009. Shane’s Story.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Supply Chain Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. In addition, 85% of the vendors in the multi-tier inventory optimization market that I wrote about in 1995, are now part of larger platforms. For the Love of the Cloud. This is a major turnaround. Visualization.

S&OP 150

S&OP Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. Orbit Chart of Colgate at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns.

Supply Chain Design Software 191

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design 191