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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. This list should include the business metrics that each procurement project impacts.

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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. A Look at History. Resiliency.

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Guest Post: Ignoring this Performance Metric is Risky

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In 2009, the United States boosted import duties on Chinese tires from 4% to 35%, and did so with only 15 days’ notice. The post Guest Post: Ignoring this Performance Metric is Risky appeared first on Connect Blog by TMC, a division of C.H. This post is credited to Dr. Yossi Sheffi.

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Don’t Perpetuate the Hoax of the Gartner Top 25

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics. Leaders need to balance a portfolio of metrics. Year-over-year Improvement at the Intersections of the Metrics. It is for this reason, that we are hard at work on the analysis of the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter series of reports.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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Supply Chain Talk: Do Numbers Tell the Full Story?

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At first glance, supply chain metrics may seem to tell you a lot about your current supply chain operations. Between 2009 and 2010 during the economic downturn, it was difficult to make sense of the unemployment numbers. In developing supply chain metrics , we need to be conscious of this as well. Look again! Enjoyed this post?

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

The answer lays ahead… In this blog, I share insights on current results. In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014. Who is poised to win? A Look Back.