Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. While we speak of collaboration, the focus is on driving enterprise results not value in value chains. Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Here I share perspective on cash-to-cash abuse. I am troubled. My takeaway?

Optimal Sourcing 232

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction 232

The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Lynch and his team leverage data intelligence and strong industry relationships to help clients uncover transportation savings, build scalable supply chain strategies, and ace retailer compliance programs. The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo.

Cost Reduction Strategies 147

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EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

With the right strategies in purchasing, logistics and supply chain, you can navigate through a recession and come out as a winner. 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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

For many years (1992-2001), I worked at Manugistics, a supply chain planning technology provider. It was refreshing for me today to talk to Adexa and see their fresh approach to supply chain planning. Today I am deep into writing reports for the Supply Chain Insights newsletter. I experienced many layoffs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For the past twenty-two years, I have had the luxury of watching supply chain stories unfold. Over time, I used this group as a research panel to better understand the choices made by supply chain leaders and what made a difference in balance sheet performance. I give thanks for this experience. What did work?

Inventory Reduction 54

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 6, 2017

Quality Management in Supply Chains: Performance and Conformance. With the increase in outsourcing practice since the 1990s, supply chains have become very complex, involving many intermediaries. Managing quality in such fragmented supply chains is indeed extremely challenging. By Guillaume Roels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

I first met Shane in 2007 at the beginning of his work with Syngenta’s value chain. Seldom do I see a commercial leader transition to supply chain, and I wanted to gain his insights. In 2007, Shane Emms was asked to take a Global Supply Chain leadership assignment at Syngenta.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Today, I published a new report on supply chain excellence. To prepare the report, I worked with Abby Mayer ( @indexgirl ) to analyze ten years of supply chain financial ratios. One story that stands out for me is the race for supply chain excellence within the CPG peer group. Oxford Dictionary.

Pharmaceutical 231

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Markets drive supply chains. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Traditional supply chain processes do not sense. For supply chain leaders, this market downturn defines a new set of opportunities and risks. I remember December 2007 like yesterday.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. Customer-Centric Supply Chain Processes. ” I smiled.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. It is a story of supply chain innovation. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity. Few companies manage their supply chains end-to-end; and as a result, cannot manage inventory holistically. The supply chain leader manages performance at the intersection of inventory turns, operating margin and customer service.

Inventory Reduction 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world. I also believe that supply chains need a revolution. I am a manufacturing gal by training. Supply chains respond, but they do not sense. I strongly believe that leaders must build their supply chains with new building blocks.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 150

Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

It hasn’t been too long ago that a typical consumer products manufacturer rep would replicate last year’s plan, make any adjustments for an account’s expanded stores, new markets, or new product launches, and dub it the new current year forecast. To a vendor, everyone is working hard to continue the improvements.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 14, 2015

As organizations seek to drive supply chain integration across global business units and markets, billions of dollars have been invested in massive systems known as. 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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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Financial balance sheet improvements cannot be driven by traditional supply chain processes. In the words of a supply chain leader yesterday, “Lora, please give me stories of success. When I first met Nick, he was driving a supply chain transformation at VTech Communications. Price to Tangible Book Value.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supply chain that I need to experience it. A Personal Reflection.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The production and use of biobased products replacing petroleum-based products has the potential to reduce GHG emissions up to 10 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents. “Better economic opportunities, like those offered by the biobased product manufacturers, are creating wealth in rural America.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 4, 2013

I see a lot of parallels in the training that I did for the triathlon, and the work that I am doing on financial ratios with Abby Mayer on my team at Supply Chain Insights. Abby and I are writing an e-book on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter. We call this the Supply Chain Index. A Clear Plan.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Van Gundy believes the corporate landscape is different from what it was in the early 2000s and during the Great Recession of 2007-2008. Where in the past they might have focused primarily on days payable outstanding (DPO) as a financial metric, they’re now giving equal attention to days sales outstanding (DSO) and inventory levels.

Inventory Reduction 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This week, I spoke at a University of Wisconsin event on responsiveness and ASCM on the future of supply chain planning. Here I want to share insights on my beliefs on the future of Supply Chain Planning. Managing supply chains in the face of this level of uncertainty is new and unprecedented.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It was the world’s largest VC firm in 2007 with over $20 million in assets during the year. Companies have to make sure that the manufacturer they’re buying from is reliable, that the product is worth the price, that they will have enough demand, and enough capital. A thorough understanding of metrics that prove out business models.

Trends 105

Trends Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software 105

6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: $8.17

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