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Welcome 2019

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The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. Companies cannot save their way to supply chain excellence with cost-cutting and inventory management — customer back capabilities. In 2019, here are seven trends that I will be tracking: The Horizon? The teams are new.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. The question is, “Why?”

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The Rise and Rise of China. Supply Chain Dependencies.

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Measuring Up?

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The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. The first step in the journey is to analyze balance sheet results and understand industry trends. In our analysis, only one out of ten companies successfully improves operating margins and inventory turns at the same time. A Look at History.

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Weathering the Next Recession

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The global economic recession that started in 2007/2008 hit the manufacturing sector hard. In February of 2009, The Economist even published a piece called The Collapse of Manufacturing. The auto industry, like many other manufacturing sectors, was awash in excess capacity. Demand-Driven Manufacturing can help.

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Evolution of the Warehouse: How it Adapted to E-Commerce and New Technology Trends?

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Coronado added that e-commerce will impact distribution networks as much as companies building manufacturing plants in foreign nations to save money affected the networks in the past. Knowing when inventory is projected to run out maximizes the chance that the product will be available when customers want it. That’s not a typo.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

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Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. As the company spiraled in the updraft of the market, it built inventory. billion in inventory charges in April 2001. Before I begin, let me state that no company is perfect, but here are some general trends.