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Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2020
I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation. When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. As shown in Figure 2 with the orbit chart of Lenovo, the progress of supply chains is gnarly.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 28, 2015
Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. His reasoning? We want to help.
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Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 11, 2016
(Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. All too often supply chain leaders are good at high level vision, but weak at connecting the vision to execution.
Oracle SCM
JULY 12, 2017
The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. Explore Modern End-to-End Supply Chain for Real Business Growth. FREE EBOOK.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 26, 2012
.” Or, a casual comment of, “We cannot run our supply chains like we used to.” Each of these companies performed better than their peer group on Return on Assets (ROA), but worse than their peer group on operating margin. This supply chain is designed to NOT have the lowest ROA.
Supply Chain Movement
JUNE 12, 2015
Edgar Beers has been chosen as the new figurehead of Dutch supply chain management. Head judge Jack van der Veen (Nyenrode Business University) explained that important selection criteria included authenticity, presentation skills, excellence in one’s own context and the ability to look beyond cultural borders.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2022
Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. Executive teams strive to drive improvement in supply chain results; yet, sadly, only four percent of public companies succeed. The supply chain is a complex non-linear system. Now, I view the company as a supply chain laggard.
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