Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2017

There are many techniques–lean, six sigma, Total Quality Management–but, the over-arching focus is on managing and reducing costs. Only 12% of public companies are making improvement during the period of 2009-2015 in both operating margin and inventory despite spending an average of 1.7%

Cost Reduction Strategies 90

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We believe that a supply chain leader is defined by both the level of performance on the Effective Frontier (balance of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Profitability and Inventory Turns) and driving supply chain improvement. Resiliency is the tightness of the pattern, or the reliability of operating margin and inventory turns results.

Case Study 286

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SCMDOJO

JULY 7, 2023

Introduction Founded in 2009, Rivian Automotive, Inc. Utilize technologies like real-time tracking, data analytics, and demand forecasting to optimize inventory management and reduce lead times. Supply Chain Visibility: Establish robust supply chain visibility to proactively identify potential bottlenecks and mitigate disruptions.

Supply Chain Design Software 99

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ThroughPut

JUNE 14, 2019

Dating back to 2009, bottleneck elimination came in the form of chemical engineering homework sets examining flow rates, pumps, and other levers. Inventory as a liability and not an asset was a big epiphany for impacting cash flows. Even for myself, it took almost a decade to realize what this BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) was.

Resource Reduction 40

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ThroughPut

JUNE 14, 2019

Dating back to 2009, bottleneck elimination came in the form of chemical engineering homework sets examining flow rates, pumps, and other levers. Inventory as a liability and not an asset was a big epiphany for impacting cash flows. Even for myself, it took almost a decade to realize what this BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) was.

Resource Reduction 40

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Inventory : Having raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP) or finished goods that are not having value added to them. Take, for instance, Six Sigma black belts. Overproduction : Producing sooner, faster or in greater quantities than the customer is demanding.

Waste Reduction 100

Waste Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain Six Sigma Supply Chain Optimization 100

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Companies passing these two tests are then analyzed against the performance factors for 2009-2015: Growth. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand 150