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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. Instead, the focus is on customer-focused innovation and leadership. Today is a writing day.

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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 companies need ERP as a system of record for transactional processing, it is not the future of supply chain analytics or innovation. Consumer Value Networks 2010-2016. Many fail.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology.

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How to Create Collaborative Innovation with Suppliers!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The complexity of global supply chains – especially in organizations like GM – require hands-on relationship management of suppliers to ensure that supplier collaboration will lead to added value, and innovation. Resources spent/gains made on the road to innovation are, therefore, sustained exclusively by the internal entity.

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Tell Me Why

Supply Chain Shaman

Amazon’s because of their breath in physical and digital supply chain, innovation in material handling, transportation, etc and their vision completely disrupting the industry. As a result, tor most companies, the goals are unclear and the financial metrics are not well-understood. ” The answer will be “Yes!

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire for 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

In the research, I’m trying to understand the impact of choices—technology, process innovation, and leadership– on balance sheet performance. Companies performing the best have three characteristics: Business Model Innovation. Industry-by-industry, I compiled data for the period of 2010-2018. Writing the News.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. Average Inventory Levels by Industry over the Period of 2010-2018.