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Embracing the Supply Chain as A Complex Non-linear System

Supply Chain Shaman

turns in 2013. Kellogg posted 19% margin in 2013 and 6.96 turns in 2013 but fell to 11% margin and 6.05 Orbit Charts for Kimberly-Clark and Kellogg for 2013-2022 A good friend of mine, asked, “Isn’t this the impact of the pandemic.” This work completed in 2013 defined the Supply Chains to Admire.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

The first step was to charter a research project with the Arizona State University statistics department to analyze which combination of metrics drives the highest market capitalization. The Effective Frontier: Balanced Scorecard Developed Through the Work with Arizona State. One of the first goals was to develop a balanced scorecard.

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Imagine the Supply Chain of the Future

Supply Chain Insights

On September 9–11, 2014, 110 supply chain visionaries will gather in the desert at the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona to think differently and define the future of supply chain. It is needed. Today, 90% of publicly-traded companies are stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns.

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Defining Supply Chain Excellence: One Column at a Time

Supply Chain Shaman

This work is based on a collaborative project with Arizona State University. I am looking at the data for 2000-2013 for several reasons. I define the resiliency measurement as the tightness of the pattern at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns for the period of 2000-2013. Why is this important?

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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply Chain Improvement is based on the work that we completed with an Arizona State University Operations Research team to determine the Supply Chain Index.

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What About the Supply Chain Index?

Supply Chain Shaman

We used the period of 2006 to 2012 to build the model and we used the formula to attempt to predict 2013. This week, I am finalizing an agreement with Arizona State University to fund a PHD student in statistics under the guidance of George Runger to try to finish the work. The result is outlined in figure 1. However, we are not done.

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Retired Justice O'Connor Addresses Ziman Center - UCLA.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

December 2013. November 2013. October 2013. « UCLA Anderson Hosts Local TEDWomen 2013 | Main. Student Profile: Sue Andres-Brown (’14) » 12/06/2013. Posted by UCLA Anderson on 12/06/2013 at 04:47 PM | Permalink. UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014.