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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Average performance in 2016-2019 across twenty-seven manufacturing sectors on inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital and operating margin was worse than in 2012-2015. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory.

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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. The supply chain is a complex system with finite, and non-linear relationships between supply chain metrics that drive balance sheet results. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics. A Look at History. Resiliency.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

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. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns .

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And I thought last year’s Top 25 Supply Chain was a surprise

Kinaxis

They went from #34 in 2015 to #18 in 2016. 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. Remember in 2015, Amazon’s ROA was 0.0%. Alan Greenspan.

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Top 25 Supply Chains Pt. 1: Masters category

Kinaxis

by CJ Wehlage On May 29, 2014, I posted a blog about the Top 25 Supply Chains predictions for 2015. All that being said, here’s my early 2015 “Not So” Bold Predictions : #5 P&G, #4 Unilever, #3 McDonald’s, #2 Amazon, #1 Apple.”. The 2015 Top Supply Chains were #1 Amazon , #2 McDonald’s, #3 Unilever.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In my work tonight, I carefully studied 2006-2015 financial results to select the Supply Chains to Admire winners. The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit Chart for Kimberly-Clark and P&G for the Period of 2006-2015. 19 average) and 3 times better ROIC for the period (33% versus P&G’s 11%), note that none of these three household products companies made progress on supply chain excellence in the period of 2013-2015. Orbit Chart of Colgate for the Period of 2006-2015.