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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

Downsizing inventories over the past decade crippled the response.” So, let’s start with the data. Yes, am that geeky kind-of-gal that likes to ground discussions in data.) The period of 2007-2008 was the downturn of the recession while the period of 2009-2013 marked the recovery. ”). (The Complexity.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. When we compare the results of P&G to its peer group for 2012-2021, P&G outperforms in inventory turns and margin but underperforms in growth and asset utilization. The analysis was too short-term.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

(When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. The reason?

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BASF: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The The composite of metrics includes growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital.) A ranking in the top 2/3 of the peer group qualifies a company for further analysis. Inventory Turns.

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Supply Chains to Admire: 2016 Results

Supply Chain Shaman

Five months of analysis. Selfishly, we need standard for our research, but we also want to help supply chain leaders gain new insights from a deep data-driven analysis. Selfishly, we need standard for our research, but we also want to help supply chain leaders gain new insights from a deep data-driven analysis.

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Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain: 4 Must-Haves for Next-Generation Platforms

Logistics Viewpoints

According to data from a recent research survey, the following were on top of the supply chain headaches not addressed by their current systems: Supply shortages due to supplier’s inability to meet expected performance targets. Critical inventory disruptions/deficiency anywhere in the supply chain. Data cleansing and data robustness.

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Carter’s: A Story of Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As They include growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)). A ranking in the top 2/3 of the peer group qualifies a company for further analysis. Inventory Turns.