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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. 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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10 supply chain KPIs and metrics to track

Taulia

Blog Expert Advice 8 min read 12 Jun 2023 By Taulia Share: Share via linkedin Share via twitter Share via facebook Share via email Copied Copy page URL to clipboard 10 supply chain KPIs and metrics to track We’ve listed the 10 top supply chain KPIs you can use to measure your supply chain performance and find opportunities for optimization.

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REPOST: The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Zipline Logistics , founded in 2007, is a digitally enabled transportation partner specializing exclusively in serving the food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers. Andrew Lynch and Joe Lynch discuss the true cost of OTIF failure. About Andrew Lynch. third-party?logistics.

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

Because we call it a supply chain for a reason – each link is connected, so if you rattle one link, you rattle the entire chain, as Boeing famously discovered in 2007 when a bolts and screws shortage delayed their Dreamliner. But the opposite is not true – if you optimize one link, you have not optimized the entire supply chain.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. Why do we have 32 days more inventory by company in 2020 than in 2007? Transition functional metrics to focus on reliability. Mistake #5. Measurement.

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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

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. Teams struggle to drive improvement in both metrics at the same time. The period of 2007-2008 was the great recession.

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The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Zipline Logistics , founded in 2007, is a digitally enabled transportation partner specializing exclusively in serving the food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers. Andrew Lynch and Joe Lynch discuss the true cost of OTIF failure. About Andrew Lynch. third-party?logistics.