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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. Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. Overall, the industry is not aligned with the definition of supply chain excellence. During the presentation, I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat.

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Supply Chain Disruptions: A Survival Guide - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

The only solid case study about supply chain risk is definitely from Cisco System. 2009: H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico. They develop a system called "Risk Engine" which incorporates 100-year flood data, geological and geopolitical data, site incident data, supplier performance and so on so they can predict the magnitude of disruptions.

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retailers can no longer have their heads in the sand, but neither can consumer products manufacturers. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. What does this mean?

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Supply Chains to Admire: 2016 Results

Supply Chain Shaman

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. 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.

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

the “inventory to sales” ratio (inventory levels divided by a month’s worth of sales) spiked in late 2008/early 2009 as the recession caught companies with way more inventory than needed versus suddenly shrinking demand. Source: Commerce Dept. Source: SupplyChainDigest. Let’s start with a definition.

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Executing Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies

Supply Chain Shaman

Definition: “Customer - centric is an approach to doing business that focuses on providing a positive customer experience both at the point of sale and after the sale in order to drive profit and gain competitive advantage.” Use channel data and orchestrate supply chain policy to improve outcomes. It is not an easy answer.

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Three Lies and a Truth

Supply Chain Shaman

We have been mining the data to understand the trade-offs between growth, profitability, cycle and complexity ratios. In 2009, the definition of supply chain resiliency was driven by the impact of the Great Recession. This measurement of intertwined, non-renewable resources will push a new definition of supply chain management.