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). To decide winners, we analyze post-recession period performance of 2010-2018 by peer group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In 2010-2011 Shell partnered with Terra Technology to roll-out demand sensing as a bolt-on to the SAP environment. They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015. Impact of Demand Sensing on Inventory Levels. The Demand-Driven Journey Begins. Planting the Seeds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. The data from Infor Nexus also helps the transportation teams do better carrier sourcing.

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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. The two primary buffers in the supply chain are manufacturing capacity and inventory. Time horizon. The takeaway?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Today, over 90% of companies have deployed ERP and APS, but as shown in Table 1, inventory levels have grown not decreased in over 80% of industries studied.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

Industry-by-industry, I compiled data for the period of 2010-2018. The source data for the analysis comes from Ycharts.). It is not as simple as trading-off inventory, cost, and customer service. Over the last month, I have been working on the 2019 Supply Chains to Admire analysis. Click the link to see the detail.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2021

When companies implement a demand management or replenishment system, the goal is usually to improve customer satisfaction while holding less inventory. Pinnacle Propane was founded in 2010 through the acquisition of several retail propane companies in Central, South and West Texas. Pinnacle Propane Delivery to a Farm.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 5, 2017

In the period of 2005-2010 I created research on the topic of demand-driven value networks as an analyst at AMR Research. This ended when Gartner purchased AMR Research in 2010. 3) Use the probability of demand (not the fixed numbers) to drive the flows and buffer strategies for inventory and material planning. Reflections.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 23, 2025

This Magic Quadrant also marks the twelfth consecutive time Blue Yonder has been named a Leader since the report started in 2010 2. The Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions 1 report positions Blue Yonder furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision.

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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). To decide winners, we analyze post-recession period performance of 2010-2018 by peer group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 18, 2017

Therefore, a company like BASF with a mature supply chain ranks 25 out of 30 for the post-recession period of 2010-2016. As shown in Figure 1, the company has been unable to maintain balance on the portfolio of cost and inventory. Note that recent inventory progress is slipping against the improvements during the recession).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010. Operating Margin. Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2017

Traditionally, the focus has been on building efficient organizational silos for make, source or deliver. When I started this research in 2010, I believed that P&G and Wal-Mart would meet this criteria. In Figure 3, the orbit chart is on inventory turns and operating margin. The reason why?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers. AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. Reflection.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

Shift to Ocean During a Freightos webinar in January, Judah Levine, Freightos’ head of research, said that there are signs that some Chinese exporters and US e-commerce importers or sellers are starting to build up inventories via ocean freight in potential anticipation of stricter de minimis rules. Cargo imported into the U.S.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Seedcom Logistics implemented Blue Yonder Warehouse Management to streamline their processes and optimize inventory management. Sources: Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions, Pia Orup Lund, Tim Payne, et al., Sources: Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions, Pia Orup Lund, Tim Payne, et al.,

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

Economic order quantity is one of the “most commonly used inventory-control techniques”. The objectives and advantages of Economic Order Qty (EOQ) are to minimize inventory carrying costs and ordering costs while simultaneously limiting the probability of stock out to avoid any lost sales or customer loss. Pearson College Div, 2010.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

A significant source of revenue for the company is maintenance renewals. Optiant, inventory optimization, 2010, $3.3M The American Software company in 2016 invested 9.9% in R&D (net R&D after capitalization) versus an industry average of 14.8%. On a Gross R&D spend rate this is 12.9%.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Supply chain planners (I’m lumping in all the silos, including demand, supply, inventory and capacity planning) today are dealing with challenges that were unimaginable when Lotus notes were the next big thing. 2010 – Haiti earthquake. Is running a multi-echelon inventory optimization even something a capacity planner has interest in?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

After, I explained this, I granted Peter permission for the council to use the Index (the use of the Supply Chain Insights content follows the principles of open source), I then said to Peter, “I am glad that you called. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. I see this as a problem.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 11, 2017

Luxottica maintains a warehouse in Atlanta and ships roughly 470k units of inventory each week - 300k to retail locations and 170k as wholesale to independent opticians and department stores. Source: [2] and Alibaba.com. Warby Parker also sources most of their raw material from a family-based firm in Italy.

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Resilinc

MARCH 6, 2025

Transitioning to domestic sourcing is a strategic move to reduce vulnerabilities, but it requires significant investment in U.S. Using the findings of the report, the DOD will also develop risk management guidance for supply chain diversification and domestic sourcing. to expand sources of SRMs. manufacturing capabilities.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 Walmart has held a place among Gartner’s top 20 supply chains since 2010. However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2016

Compliance with a similar law passed in California back in 2010 is equally poor. According to a recent report by the non-profit group Development International, only 14% of Californian companies fully comply with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (TISCA). Consumers, communities and businesses deserve better.”.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Rethink just-in-time inventory policies: There could be another pandemic or another war. In 1980, manufacturing in China began surpassing the world’s industrial powers one at a time, and in 2010, became number one when it overtook the United States. You need transparency beyond the first tier so you can assess their vulnerability.

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

In 2020, Coca-Cola achieved a goal to reduce relative carbon emissions by 25% by 2020, against a 2010 baseline, and is now working on further reductions. Consider the effects of excess inventory and unnecessary shipments. And, ERP can – and does – play a strong role.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 15, 2022

This could mean reducing fuel consumption, machine CO 2 emissions, or transitioning their energy to hybrid, electric or hydrogen sources. Manufacturing & Operations Extend the digital thread to the shop floor Reduce waste, inventory & cycle times to improve productivity and quality. Supply Chain Instability.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010. They prioritized projects that reduced inventory and logistics expenses. Without reliable supply to customer-facing stakeholders to meet agreed-upon service levels, a manufacturer will tend to hold inventory buffers to ensure meeting customer service levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period studied. Orbit Chart of VTech for the Period of 2006-2015 at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns . When we acquired the rights to the ATT product, there were large inventory write-offs. Operating Margin.

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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. Source: Commerce Dept. Source: SupplyChainDigest.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. The Seventh: Supply Chain Digitalization (2010’s). However, topics such as logistics, logistics, physical sourcing and supply chain management are not included in these courses.

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Logility

MARCH 2, 2011

Source: Dictionary.com. According to Gartner’s August 10, 2010 report, SKUs are Driving Complexity Into Your Supply Chain and Profitability Out of Your Bottom Line”, supply chain executives often cited item proliferation as a top driver of complexity. Webcast: Inventory Management: Balancing Fast and Slow-Moving Products.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A Source of Inspiration In the constant chaos that is supply chains these days, it’s often difficult to find good news. One consistent source of inspiration over the last few years has been the humanitarian work being done by José Andrés. World Central Kitchen was started in 2010 in response to that year’s Haiti earthquake.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010, as compared to 7.7 Further analysis shows that 2010 was about on par with 2005, and still well below the pre-recession years. This year’s report presents an overview of the 2010 economy, the industry’s key trends, and the total U.S. logistics costs for 2010 and their percentage of the U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Despite the destruction and disruption caused by the natural disaster, Toyota had established alternative sourcing options and backup production facilities, enabling it to resume operations swiftly.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

If you have an efficient ERP system, information can flow freely between your source-to-pay applications and the companys central IT infrastructure. In 2010, it acquired Sybase, gaining database and mobile technologies that contributed to the development of SAP HANA, its in-memory database. So, we have skin in this game!

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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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