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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

They gave lip service to the need for IT standardization, but ran their process on a custom built model that enabled reverse bill of material, and profitability analysis. They were ahead of their time on simulation analysis and cross-functional orchestration.). Let’s start with inventory. Mistake #3. My challenge?

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

The methodology did not include a peer group analysis, and I strongly felt that chemical, retail, and telecommunications companies should not be compared in the same analysis. As a research leader at AMR Research when I voiced the concern for a more rigorous peer group analysis in prior meetings, I hoped for a better outcome.

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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. We find that this is true of too few companies.

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Join BVL International at the North American chapter kickoff on August 12, 2013

Supply Chain View from the Field

on August 12, 2013. Solutions focused on improving transparency of tier two suppliers, inventory and demand impede mitigation and force companies into reactive strategies. Proactive strategies should include research and development, procurement, production and sales. on August 12, 2013. 1. Customer expectations.

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Judging Supply Chain Improvement: Campbell Soup Case Study

Supply Chain Shaman

We believe that a supply chain leader is defined by both the level of performance on the Effective Frontier (balance of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Profitability and Inventory Turns) and driving supply chain improvement. Resiliency is the tightness of the pattern, or the reliability of operating margin and inventory turns results.

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Changing Mental Models

Supply Chain Shaman

While 72% have a value analysis team, they have not matured to assess value. Be sure to not overlook the inventory carrying costs and the impact of demand latency. Generalize procurement of materials. Published by Supply Chain Insights in January 2013. Published by Supply Chain Insights in January 2013.

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Supply Chain Management in a Post-pandemic World

Enterra Insights

As sales plummet, and costs skyrocket, industries that previously sidelined procurement and SCM for bigger problems now turn to it in hopes of finding solutions and improved profits.” eft, 1 February 2013. [5] ” Sidelining the supply chain in flush times is a bad idea. Concluding thoughts. 3] Laura V. Only for turkeys. ”