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Supply Chain Leaders Rearranging Deck Chairs? Yes, I Think So.

Supply Chain Shaman

The supply chain is complex non-linear system that is easily thrown out of balance through a focus on functional metrics. They rock back and forth in improving singular metrics but struggle to improve a portfolio of growth, margin, inventory performance, and asset utilization. Comparing 2010-2019.

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Trying to Push Content Above the Noise

Supply Chain Shaman

The month of December was my longest writing respite since I started this blog in January 2010. We talk about the move from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard, but we don’t use a balanced scorecard as an objective function. The Tension Between Noise and Content In my work as an industry analyst, the role of content has changed.

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Supply Chains to Admire – Technology Computer Hardware Calculation Example

Supply Chain Insights

After doing a deep dive into the Household Products (Nondurable) industry segment to show why Proctor & Gamble did not make the Supply Chains to Admire TM winner list, I wanted to show an example calculation for a company that made the winner list. Balance looks at Revenue Growth and Return on Invested Capital results from 2010 to 2016.

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Looking Beyond Red Arrows

Supply Chain Shaman

It is hard work to maintain the status quo in metrics performance. A balanced portfolio of metrics delivers the greatest value. While process industries focus on the efficient supply chain of mass production, marketing strategies focus on late-stage postponement strategies and customization. Most are treading water. Many fail.

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire 2017 Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

When we look at the relative progress of industries within the Technology Value Networks in Table 1, you see a lot of red. The first number in a cell represents the average value for a specific industry for 2010-2016, and the percentage on the second line is a comparison of the average for 2010 when compared to 2016.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit Chart for Henkel versus Consumer Non-Durable Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. Pre-pandemic performance across industries was worse than the performance pre-recession. ” I grow weary of industry doubletalk and over-used superlatives. Henkel is underperforming its peer group. What can we learn?

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Supply Chains to Admire Household Nondurables Calculation Example

Supply Chain Insights

P&G is in a small industry segment; the Household Products (Nondurable) industry includes only 10 companies – Church & Dwight, Colgate-Palmolive, Clorox, Kimberly-Clark, Newell Rubbermaid, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Spectrum Brands Holdings, Tupperware Brands, and Unilever. P&G Balance Metrics.

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