2011 Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Manufacturing Metrics 
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2022
Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) The reason?
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2021
Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.
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Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 8, 2016
As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The adoption of Terra’s products were brisk until 2011, but during 2012-2014 sales softened, resulting in employee layoffs and downsizing. However, there are no sure bets.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 9, 2020
As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. Today was the worst day in the S&P since August 2011. In the supply chain, there are potential buffers—excess capacity in manufacturing work centers and inventory. The reason? The problem?
Supply Chain Opz
JULY 7, 2013
The company won the ISM 2012 Award for Excellence in Supply Management (category:process). 2011: Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan. 2011: Thailand Floods. However, the logic Cisco uses to manage the disruption is very robust and details are summarized into the infographic below, Note: metrics data is for illustrative purpose.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 14, 2013
It was a story where people believed that functional excellence leads to supply chain superiority. Year after year, well intentioned people toiled against improving metrics that reduced, not improved, the effectiveness of the supply chain. Ten-year averages – food manufacturing companies. Metrics comparison of Kellogg Co.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
Over the last decade, neither the pharmaceutical nor medical device manufacturer has been able to drive the revenue/employee productivity gains of their comparative peer groups. They each lag in their understanding of supply chain excellence, and are now struggling to build effective supply chain teams. Healthcare.
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