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Organizational Alignment: Overlooked, but So Important.

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2012, I placed the first alignment study in the field. Organizational Alignment 2012. Functional Metrics. With the implementation of transactional systems, the focus was on measuring and controlling functional metrics like the lowest manufacturing cost or purchase price variance in procurement.

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When the Rubber Hits the Road

Supply Chain Shaman

Results in the Automotive Industry for the period of 2012-2021. Companies driven by functional metrics struggled: they could not adapt quickly to the higher transportation costs.). As we brace for the future of continued and unplanned disruption, the knee-jerk reaction is to tighten functional metrics. Conclusion.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Average performance in 2016-2019 across twenty-seven manufacturing sectors on inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital and operating margin was worse than in 2012-2015. Focus on functional metrics without alignment to a balanced scorecard to drive value. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Alignment Barriers. Mistake #3.

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Metrics and Issues to Consider in SQM (Supplier Quality Management) By 5 Big Industries

GlobalTranz

In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1: Trend Metrics Collected per Site. Medical Devices.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics. Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics.

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New Books for Your Bookshelf

Supply Chain Insights

This year, we will publish two new books: Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and The Shaman’s Journal. We are adding these two new books for your bookshelf to stand beside Bricks Matter which published in December, 2012. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter will publish in December 2014. It is hard to not get cranky and out-of-sorts.

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Mush

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, the metrics have to be viewed together as a pattern over time. In the journey, the supply chain leader needs to improve the potential of a portfolio of metrics. The metrics of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Inventory Turns and Operating Margin have the highest correlation to market capitalization.

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