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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

The supply chain is a complex non-linear system. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. As shown in Figure 1, the results for the period of 2012-2021 tell the story. Manage the Supply Chain As A Complex System. Was this by design?

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

A reactive supply chain introduces nervousness into a complex non-linear system. Inventory Is an Egregious Symptom of Supply Chains Gone Wrong. Today, inventory fire sales abound. Headline news included Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s and Macy’s struggling with inventory bloat and offering deep discounts. My take away?

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When the Rubber Hits the Road

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week, after booking an additional $1B in unexpected supplier costs in the third quarter, the CFO led the company’s focus on restructuring to “support efficient and reliable sourcing of components and internal development of key technologies and capabilities.” Multi-tier inventory management by itself was not sufficient.

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When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. On average, industries carry 38 more days of inventory than in 2007. The problem is that most of it is the wrong inventory due to planning fallacies.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory.

Kinaxis

Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Unfortunately, all the same kinds of things can happen to your supply chain inventory. Except that your inventory costs millions of dollars. Those of you that manage inventories know how hard it can be to get the quantities just right. and it didn’t leak. Getting easier.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. Mr. van den Eijnden is the director of global logistics operations planning and systems at Molex. The Molex Supply Chain.

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One Multinational’s Supply Chain Transformation Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

They source from approximately 15,000 suppliers with a sourcing spend of over €7 billion. For some customers, they manage the inventory using a vendor managed inventory program. For some customers, they manage the inventory using a vendor managed inventory program. But even multi-sourcing is not enough.