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

JULY 3, 2015

Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics. Leaders need to balance a portfolio of metrics. It is the year-over-year improvement in balance sheet results and income statement improvements as defined by the operating strategy.

Gartner 150

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 24, 2015

Data we’ve collected in our annual Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) study since 2011 shows that, by a slim margin, the majority of supply chain organisations say that the CEO recognizes them as an equal partner in corporate strategy to other functions like sales, marketing and product development. THE POWER OF YES.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

Year after year, well intentioned people toiled against improving metrics that reduced, not improved, the effectiveness of the supply chain. The example that I give in the first post is the focus of manufacturing strategies to drive strong results to improve Return on Assets (ROA) that have actually caused a deterioration in operating margin.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Despite mountains of evidence that a truly mature SCRM pays for itself by 1) protecting revenue, 2) informing new product design strategies, and 3) enhancing brand value, many corporate leaders are still reluctant to elevate SCRM to a strategic focus. ROI analysis: core to a strong business case.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Inventory Turns. About VTech.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Here is the list: Supply chain technology implementations have reduced inventory. Here they are: The Lie of Inventory Reduction. Repeatedly, I heard that supply chain applications have saved costs, reduced inventory and improved customer service. ” I played three lies and a truth with the group. The reason? They did not.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Mobile data collection solutions can help struggling companies more accurately track their inventory. By January 2015, USA Today reported the retailer had lost upwards of $2 billion since it first announced its expansion in 2011. As you can see, supply chain problems can have a detrimental impact on a company.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Mobile data collection solutions can help struggling companies more accurately track their inventory. By January 2015, USA Today reported the retailer had lost upwards of $2 billion since it first announced its expansion in 2011. As you can see, supply chain problems can have a detrimental impact on a company.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. The adoption of Terra’s products were brisk until 2011, but during 2012-2014 sales softened, resulting in employee layoffs and downsizing. Now is time to rewrite your future. I hope that this helps.

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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. Supply chain leaders make progress in three-to-five years.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. In parallel, take a closer look at inventory turns where only pharmaceutical companies made slight progress.

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FLEXE

MAY 10, 2018

However, they did not implement a world-class supply chain strategy overnight. According to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, they have “invested over $150 billion worldwide in fulfillment networks, transportation capabilities, and technology infrastructure, including AWS data centers” since 2011.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

For Our Company, S&OP Is Operations (O) and Inventory without Involving Sales (S)! We Can Have an Effective Strategy Even Without Effective Supply-Demand Balance. When It Comes to Metrics for S&OP, “One Size Fits All.”. To Make S&OP Work, We’ll Need New Software. Make to Stock, Make to Order: Makes No Difference.

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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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FLEXE

MAY 10, 2018

However, they did not implement a world-class supply chain strategy overnight. According to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, they have “invested over $150 billion worldwide in fulfillment networks, transportation capabilities, and technology infrastructure, including AWS data centers” since 2011.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

As global supply chains start the long process of recovery, supply chain management is in the spotlight, and new best practices and innovative strategies are emerging as supply chain leaders aim to reduce risk in an uncertain future. They increase their perfect order rate by 20% to 40% and customer satisfaction by as much as 30%.

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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). The company’s current strategy is to bring a Connected Enterprise to life.

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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). The company’s current strategy is to bring a Connected Enterprise to life.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

They also report significant savings from logistics cost reductions (15%), inventory cost reductions (8%) and logistics fixed asset reductions (26%). They are tactical rather than strategic, offer insufficient visibility and are limited by metrics, contract terms, and risk mitigation strategies. Supply Chain Disruption.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

That in-turn raises the challenge of the ability to manage inventories across cross-channel commerce, along with the ability to position and deploy inventory to the most profitable channel and associated store outlets. Instance Consolidation Strategy. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. August 2011.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

« The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities | Main | Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment » Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices. In this step, the actuals are compared with the planned metrics (MAPE, forecast accuracy, bias etc.)

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

The need to transport parts also drives inventory up, creates a need for space to store those parts, and uses energy for more forklift time and warehouse heating. Transportation strategy should not drive how and when product is delivered. Transportation strategy and tactics must support Lean inventory strategies.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

As a result, organizations end up either under stocked (that leads to lost customers) or overstocked (leading to unwanted inventory carrying costs). It is imperative then, that companies can no longer bank on traditional solutions that only track inventory and its associated cost within the companys boundaries. December 2011.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

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. Instance Consolidation Strategy.

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