Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Through the next two months, I am focusing on writing and sharing case studies of success. I will write the case studies here, and share the dialogue with the supply chain leaders in our podcast series, Straight Talk with Supply Chain Insights. Inventory Turns. I have personally experienced the failure. Operating Margin.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

To help, we analyze business results each year to understand which companies outperform on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the past ten years. We calculate the results based on public data from the period 2012-2021. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here we share the answers to the questions that we get the most often about this research: What is the source of data? The data analyzed to compile the Supply Chains to Admire 2014 report came from publicly-available information from balance sheets and income statements. Which companies were considered in the study?

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2023

New research suggests that manufacturers will be able to significantly improve cash flow as they recover from the inventory crisis of 2022. Last year, data from 4,500 manufacturers using Unleashed inventory management software revealed firms were typically spending twice as much on stock as they were before the pandemic.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 9, 2023

Retail journalist Ben Unglesbee writes, “Hey retailers, it might be time to ditch your stores, move your inventory to the metaverse, replace your staff with robots, switch from cash to crypto and invest all your profits in some blockchains.”[2] A study from Unilever highlights the changing stance of consumers in this aspect.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 28, 2013

Historically, businesses have used one of two extremes for inventory management: push-based or pull-based. Push-based inventory management uses demand forecast to manage inventory and replenish from the supply base. The pull-based method relies on the ability to replenish the “pulled” demand.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 26, 2016

Selfishly, we need a 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 Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

The success of the third-party logistics industry is evident in the generally high marks given to 3PLs by respondents to a survey as part of the 2013 17th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

In my work with clients, many companies have customer-centric goals, but there are few compelling case studies. The Company was my client for many years at AMR Research, and when I look at Mark’s slides for the webinar, I see many of the elements that we heatedly debated in the period of 2009-2010. I am proud of Clorox.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

BYOD Case Study: Cisco. Cisco had been slowly rolling out a BYOD program since 2009 to reduce mobile and support expenses, and now allows all employees to use their personal devices for work whether they’re at home or in the office. Business-Owned Devices BYOD Case Study: Medical Device Manufacturer.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

BYOD Case Study: Cisco. Cisco had been slowly rolling out a BYOD program since 2009 to reduce mobile and support expenses, and now allows all employees to use their personal devices for work whether they’re at home or in the office. Business-Owned Devices BYOD Case Study: Medical Device Manufacturer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In my work tonight, I carefully studied 2006-2015 financial results to select the Supply Chains to Admire winners. In the analysis, we study 33 industry peer groups across more than three hundred public companies. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. What does this mean?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Hyperloop One, FS Links And KPMG Publish World’s First Study Of Full Scale Hyperloop System. More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 13, 2023

New manufacturing data reveals the small to medium manufacturing sector remains in recovery mode, with global performance largely mapping to local economic conditions. The Q3 2023 index scores are based on more than 400,000 data points from 2,600 manufacturing firms using the Unleashed inventory management system.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

Only one in five companies has a balanced process, and most companies struggle to get to data. Most companies lack the ability to manage data and develop a feasible plan. At Supply Chain Insights , we are currently working on some research to understand the current state of technology for S&OP and inventory optimization.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Stakeholders often balk at supporting supply chain risk mitigations, such as building buffer inventory and engaging secondary suppliers, because they fear these will add costs and undermine efficiency goals. On the investment side, a detailed budget for staffing, training, software, cloud subscriptions, consulting fees, etc.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Here is the list: Supply chain technology implementations have reduced inventory. Here they are: The Lie of Inventory Reduction. Repeatedly, I heard that supply chain applications have saved costs, reduced inventory and improved customer service. ” I played three lies and a truth with the group. The reason?

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Most companies are moving backward on the Supply Chain Matrix That Matter (growth, operating marging, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital). This high-performing group represents 5 percent of public companies studied. In this analysis, 7 percent of companies studied are finalists.

Pharmaceutical 60

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 11, 2023

Forty-seven of the fifty states CPOs were included in the study. The number of interviews and interviewees was not predetermined; interviews were conducted until a diverse range of concepts and themes began to emerge from the data and a sufficient level of theoretical saturation was reached.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. We studied this pre and post-recession.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 7, 2023

Introduction Founded in 2009, Rivian Automotive, Inc. This case study delves into Rivian’s journey, from its early struggles to its ambitious growth plans, highlighting the challenges faced, lessons learned, and the symbiotic relationship between Rivian and the town of Normal.

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RFgen

JUNE 23, 2015

Mobile data can help companies streamline inventory management processes so their products arrive safely and unspoiled in consumers’ homes. These types of devices can help companies get the data they need to ensure proper delivery of all products. How is RFID Useful? Warehouse and Shipping Automation.

Food 52

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RFgen

JUNE 23, 2015

Mobile data can help companies streamline inventory management processes so their products arrive safely and unspoiled in consumers’ homes. These types of devices can help companies get the data they need to ensure proper delivery of all products. How is RFID Useful? Warehouse and Shipping Automation.

Food 52

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Chips attached to individual items will transmit data such as identification, location, temperature, pressure, and humidity. Not only that, they will also be able to transmit traffic conditions and drive-specific data, such as average speed and driving patterns back to the central office.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. Traditionally supply chain model for e-retailers has been to stock inventory at downstream i.e. Distribution Centers (DC). To have centralized inventory visibility. · No centralized inventory visibility. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 2, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. One of the biggest time consuming and mundane activities in warehouse management is the pick up of inventory and the appropriate shelving of inventory. Imagine picking up inventory from the warehouse without having any paper lists or even any barcode scanners. Human Resources.

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Supply Chain Trend

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

In his groundbreaking 1996 change study, “ Leading Change, ” John Kotter, concludes that only 30% of companies’ change transformation is successful. McKinsey studies in 2009 and 2013 also supports this conclusion. Principles like open communications, transparent data usage, public information sharing make them nervous.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. As a result, organizations end up either under stocked (that leads to lost customers) or overstocked (leading to unwanted inventory carrying costs). The rules, flexibility and exceptions associated with supply chain information have created large volumes of data for companies to evaluate.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. Somewhere along the year-long journey of cataloging requirements and assessing gaps, inventory optimization takes a SKU rationalization flavor and the goal turns to the avoidance of SKU proliferation. April 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. Todays WMS is a tightly integrated code between the intrinsic WMS functions like receiving, put away, inventory, picking, packing and shipping, which are the primary functionalities. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. In this context, the social media can be leveraged effectively to analyze customer data and achieve more insight on forecasting, planning, scheduling and inventory management. Also, there are some more points to look at before using the social media data. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. One such reason was lack of quality data in the EAM systems. Also, very often, I see clients mentioning about data cleansing, data enrichment and master data management issues in their existing EAM applications. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Arrange your inventory based on how often you need to use it. View the full post or view the snippet below: Over the last 5 years, I have seen many companies launching inventory reduction programs. For anybody who wouldn’t know, Supply Chain is a complex domain because it studies the interactions in a complex and networked system.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. There are concerns on data security, privacy, business continuity and control. and also carry sensitive and confidential data like financials and sales, hence companies have been maintaining them with utmost planning, precision, control and security. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 29, 2012

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. This means that if a shop floor supervisor has a tool that enables him/her to track a particular part, subassembly, finished good anywhere in the shop floor by looking at the real time data, it would allow the supervisor to remove system bottlenecks more efficiently. December 2009.

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