Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 26, 2012

” At least, that’s what was promised. When you run the graphs, there is marked difference for these companies that begins to appear in 2009. However, none of the three companies knew this before the benchmarking activity. When I go in to help a company, I first benchmark their supply chain ratios.

Manufacturing Procurement 183

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Modeling Supply Chain Design 183

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

We think deep research to help companies determine benchmarks and set goals. It is data driven research: a deep analysis of performance, improvement and Price to Tangible Book Value of 320 companies across 31 industries for the period of 2009-2015. Background. The Supply Chains to Admire analysis is now in its third year.

Pharmaceutical 210

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning 210

Supply Chain Insights

JULY 26, 2016

We think deep research to help companies determine benchmarks and set goals. It is data driven research: a deep analysis of performance, improvement and Price to Tangible Book Value of 320 companies across 31 industries for the period of 2009-2015. Background. The Supply Chains to Admire analysis is now in its third year.

Pharmaceutical 110

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Planning 110

Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

SupplyChainDigest benchmark study of about 100 companies reveals an increase in US company inventories since the recession. “In Companies with a deep focus on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) will often default to this definition.”. In the US economy, overall inventory levels have been ticking up in recent years.

Sourcing Strategies 60

Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software California 60

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Deere & Company (brand name John Deere) is famed for the manufacture and supply of machinery used in agriculture, construction, and forestry, as well as diesel engines and lawn care equipment. In 2014, Deere & Company was listed 80th in the Fortune 500 America’s ranking and was 307th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking.

Cost Reduction Strategies 54

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction Price Reduction 54

Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In process manufacturing BASF, L’Oréal and The Clorox Company. In discrete manufacturing those are Apple, Cisco, Coopertires, Cummins, Edwards, Steelcase and Tsmc. Similarly, industries like beverages, contract manufacturing, food, oil and gas, restaurants and fast food, and retail apparel have finalists, but no winners.

Pharmaceutical 60

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Design 60

Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

I am hoping to start a discussion by laying down the ABCD(s) of an excellent supply chain. Someone even went as far in a Washington Times op-ed to say “It’s worse than 2008, it reassembles 1937…”. 2006-2009 I did a Ph.D. Today we face a comparable optimism and belief in Big Data and Manufacturing 3.0. Read More ».

Inventory Reduction 61

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies 61