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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

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. Based on this process evolution, Cisco was one of the first companies to sense the economic downturn of December 2007.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. The translation of independent demand into cycle stock reduction in production planning and material buying in demand-driven MRP. The Building Blocks.

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. At the end of the day, customers buy based on value not on the cool factor of the technology. For more on Supply Chain Excellence, and which compan ies are doing well, join our Supply Chains to Admire Webinar. My forecast?