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Organizational Alignment: Overlooked, but So Important.

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2012, I placed the first alignment study in the field. In the supply chain team analysis, note the 21% gap between procurement and manufacturing teams, the 35% gap between sales and operations and the 21% gap between finance and operations. Organizational Alignment 2012. Functional Metrics. Organizational Alignment.

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Will Arrogance Stunt your Growth?

Supply Chain Shaman

” Or run the statement by any software provider, and they will share that their solutions delivered these “best practices.” Which supply chain metrics correlate to market capitalization by Morningstar sector? Just ask any consultant and they will quickly tout “best practices.”

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. In Figure 1, I share a composite orbit chart of progress of Cisco Systems, Intel, Samsung and Flextronics on the Effective Frontier at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin for 2006-2012.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. He knew Integrated Business Planning (IBP) tools were out there, but he couldn’t sell IBP within the organization.

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

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 initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. E2open sells a cloud-based solution for network collaboration. History of Terra Technology.

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Guest Commentary: P.O. Management Programs – Know Pain, Know Gain!

Talking Logistics

You could answer them with a purchase order (P.O.) Diffuse resistance by inviting stakeholders from internal groups to become part of the solution as early as possible. Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices.

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An Entrepreneur Explains The 10 Things Needed to Build A Business that Investors Can’t Say ‘NO’ To

Logistics Viewpoints

Following this, Mr. Welty purchased a WMS company which became the platform upon which he created a different business called Quiet Logistics, a third-party logistics company focused on picking ecommerce orders with robotic technology. By 2012 Quiet had revenues of $37 million, was profitable, and in no need of any more investment. “If