Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014. Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. A Look Back. It is seldom a step change. How Have They Done?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 150

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

On the supply side, however, there is less and less room for manufacturers to absorb additional costs as volatile input prices put the squeeze on margins and the marketing investment required to differentiate branded products from private-label competitors continues to rise. Without the apps, the iPhone is just another ordinary phone!

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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

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 6, 2020

Frank, the line manager for manufacturing, dominated the meetings. The changeover times for the CM Bartlelts was 5X more prolonged than the more agile IM machines. Equipment washouts represented 11% of the change over time and were a significant barrier to agility. Sharing My Experience. The year was 1982.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. A tough time for all. However, it gave me some great time to think. ” Today I am flying to see the leadership team at Cummins Inc. All winners received their digital images this week. ) I am on a mission.

Cost Reduction Strategies 150

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

And even at that time he was doing something completely new: he was running simulations using software applications. By way of an example, a long time ago I worked for a company that had an agreement with a supplier to share savings (they got 50% and our company got 50%). I use finance to show the value.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. « Oil operators and Oil services firms - time to dissolve internal walls | Main | Enabling individual item picking in tomorrows warehouses » Rapid Innovation will Differentiate the Future of Retail Industry. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. During the closing session, our host - Himanshu Shah - reminded us to be on time next day and promised a surprise. With this change, infrastructure does just not mean data centers but it is extended to mobile and cloud as well now. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. My order of unsweetened ice tea was wrong 55% of the time. In my work with clients, customers bandy about the term “customer-centric supply chain.” As a pragmatic gal, they make me itch.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2018

At the time, I was a Research Director at AMR Research (now Gartner). As shown in Figure 1, the company now has sales of 6.1B$, manufacturers 40+ brands in 24 countries while selling products in 100 countries. At that time, the Company was 1/6th the size of today. I remember the first discussion with Mark and Dave. Reflections.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

To streamline my efforts, I just kept a packed bag in the closet. The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate. Ironically, as global manufacturing jobs decrease, there is a need for talent for the global supply chain.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands have been disrupting their traditional incumbent counterparts for some time now. But you can’t expect to get similar results by just replicating what’s emerged as attractive investment opportunities to date. To appeal to investors, you’ll have to start something promising that’s new and unique.

Trends 105

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. Also, for whatever reason, Gartner limits the scope of the Top 25 to companies in the manufacturing, retail or distribution sectors. In other words, these companies are all multinational giants in their respective verticals.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 28, 2020

On Thursday morning, I began an engagement with a food manufacturer attempting to drive “Supply Chain 2.0. Let’s start the discussion by reviewing aggregate results from consumer manufacturers. Personal Products Manufacturers Industry Averages for the Period of 2010-2019. The answer was not clear to them. My observation?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. In this blog I will focus on first couple of sub process of demand planning cycle - 1) Setting up demand planning objectives and metrics for different business units/customers/key items/locations 2) Setting up the frequency of the forecasting process (create/review/publish) with the time horizons.

Supply and Demand 30

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This blog was started in 2010. Manufacturing is core to the middle class and a healthy economy. The word digital is everywhere in their presentations– digital path to purchase, digital agriculture, and digital manufacturing. It is the week before Thanksgiving in the United States; and as a good Yank, I am reflective.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

million fewer miles in the United States than they did in 2010. A 20,000 metric tons reduction in emissions. And it didn’t take any flashy technology – just a bit of data and a bit of insight. But for all the talk ( including our own ), it’s time to reintroduce a different front into logistics innovation.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 120

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

By comparison, the US market is worth almost 10 times more yet only has a 2.7% Liquor wholesalers buy beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic drinks from manufacturers, and sell them to pubs, bars, supermarkets and other liquor retailers. How the beer industry is performing. The Australian beer sector in numbers. 85% of beer sold.

Price Reduction 104

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