2010 Books Inventory Procurement 
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2020
Heavily booked and running from meeting to meeting, I was late. Total cost analysis is more difficult than it sounds and most technology implementations automated functional measurement systems (manufacturing or procurement), but leave the organization blind on the management of total costs. The reason? Figure 1.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 23, 2020
I am also developing a framework for my new book. Orbit Chart of TJX Versus Peer Group for the Period of 2010-2019. Orbit Chart for Ecolab at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin Versus the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. Procurement and transportation operated as islands.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 29, 2016
In a nutshell, the research states there is a correlation between cost, inventory, and forecast performance. My problem is I see many organizations working hard on the forecast, but not improving inventory and replenishment processes; and, I think that the Hierarchy of Metrics did not go far enough. Just the opposite. Reflections.
NC State SCRC
AUGUST 14, 2020
Handfield, 2010, p. I have written two books on pharmaceutical and healthcare distribution (Handfield, 2012; 2013), and have highlighted a number of structural issues with healthcare distribution that make it problematic for distributors to house finished goods inventory buffers or at point of care. 1] Handfield, R.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Unable to power additional year-over-year improvements at the intersection of cost and inventory, companies struggle. This is the world view of finance and why there is so much friction between procurement and finance.
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 7, 2015
Instead of setting up brick-and-mortar stores, or keeping inventory on hand, you can start offering this new product on your new store. Manufacturers will be able to improve their inventory due to the information presented by both supply chain and operations data. Between 2010 and 2014, the number rose to about 171,000 units.
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