2008 Inventory Metrics Procurement 
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels. Let me explain.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. Most supply chain planning teams do not know their customers. In fact, the teams ignore the forecast. It is systemic.
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Resilinc
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
A common challenge for procurement and supply chain professionals is obtaining support from C-level leaders to invest in a robust supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. But to make their strongest case, SCRM advocates need to focus on one key metric: return on investment. ROI analysis: core to a strong business case.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
Pharmaceutical companies are struggling with falling margins and rising inventories. In our work with pharmaceutical companies, most executives wince when we mention inventories. However, most do not realize that the Days of Inventory for the industry has grown 33%. It is rising inventory levels. What Can We Do?
Material Handling & Logistics
JULY 24, 2018
significantly improved their ability to generate cash in 2017, producing the strongest working capital performance since 2008. Performance of the other major elements of working capital performance, receivables and inventory, both deteriorated slightly in 2017. days and Days Inventory On hand (DIO) rose by just 0.6% to 51 days.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2022
At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) Understanding this relationship requires modeling. (A A Case Study.
Arkieva
APRIL 7, 2016
Ensure continued alignment by sharing inventory turns as a KPI. Figure 1 shows it for inventory and service. The idea is that more service, typically comes with a higher inventory (or lower turns). They increase the service but require a higher inventory. It will lower cost but increase inventory or decrease turns, cfr.
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