Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” We are systemically evaluating each industry in the Supply Chain Insights Metrics That Matter series of reports. At Supply Chain Insights , this is our passion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

I remember December 2007 like yesterday. The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. This gives supply chain leaders a false sense of security. Leaders feel that they are adequately buffered against the market.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 14, 2015

Such systems are also instrumental in establishing aligned tactical and strategic performance metrics systems that drive improved economic outcomes (Bendoly et al., They have been touted as the key to manufacturing excellence and supply chain integration… But what is the real ROI on ERP system implementation?

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 20, 2016

.’ The kid’s name was Dan Bricklin and he joined with Bob Frankson to start a company called Visicorp that became Visicalc …and what he had just showed me was the first spreadsheet in the world, which eventually became the foundation for Excel, one of the most applied tools in the world.” In 2007, Apple launched the I-Phone.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Commercial and operating teams in manufacturing organizations greater than 5B$ in annual revenue were more aligned in 2007, at the beginning of the recession, than in 2020, the start of the pandemic. Alignment Barriers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. Time to Sense Market Shifts in the 2007 Recession. Clarity of Supply Chain Excellence. Demand latency is the translation of market consumption to an order signal. The reason? Organizational Design.

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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. Many companies over the last decade built Excel ghettos and implemented reward systems for spreadsheet jockey(s). For the Love of the Cloud. Only three vendors on the technology list do not offer a cloud-enabled service.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

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. P&G’s rate of improvement on the Metrics That Matter was lower than the peer group. 21 versus P&G’s.19

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Commandment 9: Insist on User Friendliness Independent of the effort put forth to design a system, purchase hardware and develop software, the single biggest test of implementation occurs when an operator attempts to scan bar coded media. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 3, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

The erratic trade policy with on-again/off-again tariffs has led to price uncertainty for customers, who appear to be prepared to hold off large capital purchases until stability returns. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

CSCMP members can download a copy for no charge, and others can purchase one for a modest fee. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. With overall transport costs rising 8.7% I think I will leave it here for a part 2.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Smith’s pilots were asked to use their personal credit cards to buy fuel and stagger cashing their paychecks.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON At one point, the company was down to its last $5,000 — which Smith took to Las Vegas and turned into $27,000 playing blackjack. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? locations to be in close proximity to the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software 41

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