Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

Companies with the lower score on the Index are driving faster rates of metrics improvement. Energizer and Unilever are driving the fastest rates of improvement and Clorox and P&G improvement rates are the slowest on the Metrics That Matter of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

A clear definition of purpose and alignment of business process to corporate strategy is an apparent characteristic of companies that outperform. The broader the definition of end-to-end strategy and the alignment of supply chain processes drives value. The focus on functional silo excellence and transactional processing reduces value.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 19, 2017

Balance looks at the change in Revenue Growth and the change in Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the years included in the analysis (2010 – 2016). Lora has noted , “as growth increases, there is usually an increase in demand error which can reduce the Return on Invested Capital.” P&G Balance Metrics. Resiliency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

The first step was to charter a research project with the Arizona State University statistics department to analyze which combination of metrics drives the highest market capitalization. The research project analyzed 1200 combinations of 180 metrics for four hundred companies for the period of 2010-2012. The result? The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2017

As a result, tor most companies, the goals are unclear and the financial metrics are not well-understood. When I started this research in 2010, I believed that P&G and Wal-Mart would meet this criteria. This year-over-year comparison, enables visualization of performance on two metrics. ” The answer will be “Yes!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. This is the fun part of my job. This work is not easy. Today, it is not.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

As I study research methods, and the market, I realize the lies I’ve spun for prior employers (Gartner and AMR Research) are untrue: The AMR Research Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics. This research, released in 2005, gives a compelling view of a metrics hierarchy. Bimodal Supply Chains Are a Viable Strategy.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 13, 2014

Not because he lacks vision, but because he has been focusing on the wrong performance metrics for too long. His first realization is that in order to improve the plants performance, he needs new relevant metrics and KPIs. 2010), The Goal: Third Edition, Gower Publishing: Burlington, USA. Got a comment?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

We loaded 493 financial metrics from balance sheets and income statements for each company into the data lake for the period of 2004-2016 using YCharts data. To complete the research, we assigned each company in the analysis a unique company ID to reduce bias. The analysis was industry-specific. So, you might be saying, “ WOAH!”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Using new technologies in traditional process definitions reduces the potential for value enablement. Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. Reflection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

Metrics Definition. The organization needs to be clear on the Metrics That Matter and the alignment of vertical silos’ metrics to the balanced portfolio. Forecasting hierarchies need to roll up to define business requirements, and inventory needs to be reported by form and function. Business Strategy.

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Arkieva

APRIL 19, 2016

Using so called orbit charts, we have benchmarked companies on EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. That benchmark helped to reveal the ‘best practice frontier’, which in turn helped in setting aggressive but aligned targets for EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. Benchmarking EBITDA% versus Inventory Turns. It proves to be more resilient.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

The more that I work on supply chain metrics, the more that I believe that both the SCOR model and the Gartner Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics (which I worked on for the period of 2006-2010) reward functional, not end-to-end supply chain behavior. What CEO does not like the concept of reducing inventory?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2014

Despite multimillion dollar technology projects, and tomes of strategy documents, they are stuck in their ability to overcome market factors and rising complexity to drive continuous improvement on a portfolio of metrics. I love doing strategy days with teams. Their supply chains are not improving corporate performance.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

A new study by the SupplyChainDigest analyzing the main components of working capital: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), and Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) revealed an uptick in DIO. New Study Shows a Rise in US Company Inventories. Supply Chain Strategy. Source: Commerce Dept. View full report.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

Metrics Definition. The organization needs to be clear on the Metrics That Matter and the alignment of vertical silos’ metrics to the balanced portfolio. Forecasting hierarchies need to roll up to define business requirements, and inventory needs to be reported by form and function. Business Strategy.

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Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

The two companies’ results on operating margin and inventory turns are shown in figure 1. Both companies were initiating a growth strategy. Owens Illinois is investing 3X more in R&D than Sonoco Products; yet Sonoco products had 5X greater growth with 1/2 the inventory. Alignment on a Metrics Portfolio.

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Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

The two companies’ results on operating margin and inventory turns are shown in figure 1. Both companies were initiating a growth strategy. Owens Illinois is investing 3X more in R&D than Sonoco Products; yet Sonoco products had 5X greater growth with 1/2 the inventory. Alignment on a Metrics Portfolio.

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Arkieva

APRIL 28, 2016

In her book “Supply Chain Metrics that Matter”, Lora elegantly captures that many companies mistake efficiency for effectiveness. I see many companies define strategies and budgets in an incremental and peanut butter approach like “we’d like you to reduce supply chain costs and inventories with 5% next year”.

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

VBP also improves patient satisfaction by fostering greater collaboration among healthcare providers and making the patient experience one of the key evaluation metrics for hospitals. By implementing VBP, hospitals can improve the value of healthcare services, reduce costs, and reward the best-performing care providers.

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Arkieva

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

At first glance, supply chain metrics may seem to tell you a lot about your current supply chain operations. Between 2009 and 2010 during the economic downturn, it was difficult to make sense of the unemployment numbers. In developing supply chain metrics , we need to be conscious of this as well. Look again!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Blog post and permission to publish provided by Milan Vyas.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

I am bolder on Samsung, simply because they had the highest 2016 Inventory Turns aside from McDonalds. The new trend to be sustainable is part of the current category: Revenue Growth, so why add another category like CSR when we should be moving towards the core supply chain metrics of total delivered cost and customer service.

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crisp

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated annual greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting for organizations emitting over 25,000 metric tons of GHGs per year, and those in specific industries like vehicle manufacturing and industrial gas.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Diversified Industry Performance For the Period of 2010-2017. Meet Ernest.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Tom, the colorful warehouse manager, constantly heckled Frank for the increasing inventory levels while Ed, the quiet material/logistics manager, constantly questioned if there was a better way. He felt that inventory was no problem, he would just cut it at the end of each quarter to make the balance sheet goals.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 15, 2014

These last two elements are particularly important from an operations and supply chain perspective and we postulate metrics to measure their effectiveness.   Since the purpose of quick response is to reduce markdowns and stockouts, its effective implementation should lead to a better gross margin and less inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Diversified Industry Performance For the Period of 2010-2017. Meet Ernest.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 26, 2012

The result was improved flexibility of production, as well as better inventory and asset management. Though the company has taken some criticism in the past for reducing water supplies in some communities, Coca-Cola has researched climate change and committed to four sustainable strategies: reduce, recycle, replenish and risk management.

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Arkieva

APRIL 7, 2016

Ensure continued alignment by sharing inventory turns as a KPI. Figure 1 shows it for inventory and service. The idea is that more service, typically comes with a higher inventory (or lower turns). They increase the service but require a higher inventory. It will lower cost but increase inventory or decrease turns, cfr.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. You can see this in my writing during the period of 2000-2010. Supply chain leaders make progress in three-to-five years.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 5, 2021

Inventory management is a critical function of any business, with drastic implications on profit margins. Stock the right goods at the right levels and you can reduce carrying costs, mitigate the risk of shrinkage and still please customers. Let’s take a closer look at this important metric. What is inventory turnover?

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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. The mission for most companies is to drive transformative growth strategies. Let me explain.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Inventory management strategies surrounding traceability must account for seasonal demand for products. restaurants featured pumpkin-flavored options in 2010, that number rose to 14.5 Inventory workers must track products as they move through the warehouse to ensure nothing gets left behind. percent in 2015.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Inventory management strategies surrounding traceability must account for seasonal demand for products. restaurants featured pumpkin-flavored options in 2010, that number rose to 14.5 Inventory workers must track products as they move through the warehouse to ensure nothing gets left behind. percent in 2015.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We were paying that supplier for cost avoidance, and finance was questioning why we had that agreement, because they were looking at the financial statements and they didn’t see a reduction in costs in the profit and loss statements (P&L). And, no surprises here, I attach metrics so I can measure the baseline.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2013

Chainalytics Creates New Metrics for Demand Planning Consortium. FTR Shippers Condition Index notes pending HOS changes could cut productivity ( Logistics Management ). UPS App For iPad Advances Suite Of Customer Technology Offerings. Retail Import Growth Expected To Slow Significantly Over Summer ( NRF ).

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