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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. Change metrics systems.

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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. Today is a writing day. My last post was December 7th, 2023.

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Supply Chains to Admire – Technology Computer Hardware Calculation Example

Supply Chain Insights

Balance looks at Revenue Growth and Return on Invested Capital results from 2010 to 2016. Cisco Balance Metrics. Cisco Balance Metrics Orbit Chart. As a result of decreasing in both metrics, Cisco’s balance score was -0.19. Strength looks at Operating Margin and Inventory Turn results from 2010 to 2016.

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Good-bye. I Will Go Forward by Going Forward.

Supply Chain Shaman

I worked with Roddy when I was at AMR Research from 2006 to 2010. As a strong proponent of maturity models, many discussions centered on the movement from program-based to functional metrics and how to drive alignment. Our discussions, influenced the model shown in Figure 1 from the Book Metrics that Matter. Roddy loved beer.

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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. Companies balance supply chain metrics better in good times than bad. Reader’s note, the way to reach this chart is to first identify the average value for the metric for the period of 2010-2016.

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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. It is my hope that we can side-step political discussions demonstrated in my stories and ground the problem solving in scientific methods to understand the properties of data, the potential of supply chains through modeling, and the alignment of metrics.

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire 2017 Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

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. If the arrow is red, the industry is moving backwards on a metric. Companies, based on culture, tend to focus on singular metrics.