Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

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. Aligned Metrics. ” Yes, I said.

Optimal Sourcing 301

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 301

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. Performance of High Tech and Electronics Supply Chains for the Periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Cost Reduction Strategies 150

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Recessionary environments cause disruptions in the manufacturing industry around the globe, leading to long lead times, shortages, rising prices, and complications in transportation lines. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items. in 2021 compared to the year before.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 19, 2014

Instead, what I observed when I looked at the data, was that most companies that I had worked with (in my role as an industry analyst, I had worked with over 300) were going backwards on margin and inventory turns. Resiliency is the pattern at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. “Ugh,” I said.

Gartner 312

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Software 312

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2013

The research tries to establish “ who did supply chain best ” by looking at a weighted formula of Year-over-Year Growth, Return on Assets (ROA), and Inventory Turns for the Fortune 500 companies. Inventory Turns values are based on an average of quarterly reporting for the past year. Inventory Turns is only part of the story.

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Gartner Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Chemicals 250

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

Medical Device Manufacturer. While hospital supply chain organizations have made progress in the last decade, the gap has widened between the supplier sectors of pharmaceuticals and medical device manufacturers and other manufacturing industries. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on the Pharmaceutical Industry.

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Modeling Modeling Software Pharmaceutical Procurement Analytics 236

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

I have taken myself off the road to write the book Metrics That Matter. On the 2nd of April, I sat before a board discussing how a company could exceed expectations in the delivery of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and superior operating margins and fail at the delivery of customer service and inventory. It is a slow week.

Supply Chain Design Software 279

Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 279

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During 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. What have you learned?

Case Study 286

Case Study Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 286

Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

The two companies’ results on operating margin and inventory turns are shown in figure 1. Owens Illinois is investing 3X more in R&D than Sonoco Products; yet Sonoco products had 5X greater growth with 1/2 the inventory. Alignment on a Metrics Portfolio. Notice the more controlled pattern of Sonoco products.

S&OP 101

S&OP Illinois Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Reduction 101

Logility

JANUARY 15, 2014

The two companies’ results on operating margin and inventory turns are shown in figure 1. Owens Illinois is investing 3X more in R&D than Sonoco Products; yet Sonoco products had 5X greater growth with 1/2 the inventory. Alignment on a Metrics Portfolio. Notice the more controlled pattern of Sonoco products.

S&OP 100

S&OP Illinois Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Reduction 100

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. 19 average) and 3 times better ROIC for the period (33% versus P&G’s 11%), note that none of these three household products companies made progress on supply chain excellence in the period of 2013-2015.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Industrial 150

Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2015

Like the multi-billion dollar chemical manufacturer that had been paying market rates for ocean transportation for eight years because nobody realized that their contract, filed away in a drawer by a transportation manager who had left the company, had expired. From the article: Columbia Sportswear added $415.6 billion in worldwide revenue.

Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Software Procurement Analytics Analytics Software Supply Chain 100

Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

Against this backdrop, it is interesting that many companies still depend on spreadsheets for demand planning and S&OP , as noted in the recent survey by APICS ( see Are Spreadsheets the Answer , SC Digest, September 2013 ). They had faster turns, lower inventory, and better customer service. I think so.

Demand Planning Software 101

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The “Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire” is the culmination of a two-year effort to evaluate supply chain performance and improvement for the years of 2006-2013 by industry by vertical for publicly-held companies.

Conference 150

Conference Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. Tipping points are fascinating to watch.

Optimal Sourcing 283

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Modeling 283

Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

Often this data is rolled up organizationally, geographically or in distribution through performance metrics or key performance indicators (targets change with these roll ups). Optimal inventory management using data from point of sale systems, in store inventory updates, in transit inventory and VMI on hand at supplier warehouses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. We studied this pre and post-recession.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 150

E2open

JULY 15, 2015

In my experience, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs can be a win-win for customers and suppliers – provided it’s done well and the customer and supplier develop a mutually beneficial relationship. In fact, only about one-quarter (26 percent) of respondents rated their visibility into current inventory levels as “great.”

Survey 60

Survey Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software 60

IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. The manufacturing industry leads all others in the volume of data it produces on a yearly basis. no opt-in).

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

Utilize automated technologies to locate and track inventory. Drones, for example, can move the tracking process into the air and execute automatic inventory checks (increasing inventory accuracy) and identify inventory in hard to reach locations using GPS, RFID, video, OCR, and/or barcode readers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. With a strong manufacturing culture, much of the focus was on lean production systems. It is seldom a step change. New Bookends.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 150

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Strategy Global Supply Chain 150

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

You have to equate the value proposition to metrics the CFO understands and cares about, such as working capital, cash flow, and other items linked to the company’s P&L and balance sheet. What steps can you take to learn the language of the CFO? Use them to your advantage. Choose trust: walk the talk on collaboration.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. In July 2013 E2open announced it acquired supply chain vendor icon-scm , and in June 2014 E2open announced its acquisition of SERUS Corporation, a “cloud-based manufacturing and product management provider.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Forecasting Software Demand Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

For Our Company, S&OP Is Operations (O) and Inventory without Involving Sales (S)! When It Comes to Metrics for S&OP, “One Size Fits All.”. Implementing S&OP in a complex business environment—across countries, business units, and manufacturing and distribution footprints—is difficult. Laziness Is a Virtue (?!):

S&OP 60

S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software 60

EcoVadis

JANUARY 8, 2015

According to the 2013 Sustainable Procurement barometer developed by HEC/Ecovadis, risk management remains a critical driver with 80% of companies implementing a “Code of Conduct” and 58% focusing only on high risk suppliers. Thus, the likelihood of supply chain disruptions has increased. Critical Driver. Conventional Thinking is Outdated.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Risk Management Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Risk Management 40

Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2015 : solar-powered vessel, robot dispatcher, 3-D printed flight parts, and more.

Supply Chain Design Software 110

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Innovation 110

Kinaxis

MARCH 22, 2017

by Alexa Cheater From designing, sourcing and manufacturing, to distribution and consumption, your supply chain is at the heart of your customer satisfaction levels. The equivalent of 7% of America’s GDP is tied up in inventory, and accounts receivable and payable. trillion in cash according to a 2013 US Working Capital Survey.

Optimal Sourcing 196

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Network Optimization Inventory Reduction 196

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The workforce reduction comes as the spices and seasonings manufacturer pursues more automation in facilities to add efficiencies. The chip manufacturer will establish dedicated production capacity exclusively for key auto suppliers of the Detroit automaker at its semiconductor facility in upstate New York, according to the companies.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction 205

Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. That in-turn raises the challenge of the ability to manage inventories across cross-channel commerce, along with the ability to position and deploy inventory to the most profitable channel and associated store outlets. December 2013. November 2013. September 2013. August 2013.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement Innovation 28

Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Demand planning is the most critical process in the CPG industry, since it drives all downstream processes (raw material/finished goods inventory planning, procurement planning, capacity planning, manpower planning, transportation planning, etc.) December 2013. November 2013. September 2013.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Through initiatives such as sustainable power utilisation, 600 tons of carbon was removed from the firm’s supply chain over a three-year period to 2013, with the added advantage of massive cost reductions , according to its Chief Supply Chain Officer. Sustainable Supply Chain Lessons from Unilever.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Design Software Gartner 40

RFgen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Current State of Inventory Management. Integrate and Optimize Inventory Workflows. Implement Inventory Management Software. Integrate ERP Data with Inventory Processes. While your inventory may be a crucial asset, these assets quickly turn into liabilities when not properly managed.

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 52

RFgen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Current State of Inventory Management. Integrate and Optimize Inventory Workflows. Implement Inventory Management Software. Integrate ERP Data with Inventory Processes. While your inventory may be a crucial asset, these assets quickly turn into liabilities when not properly managed.

Inventory Management Software 52

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

You’ll lose this title if more than 25 percent of your business is owned by a larger alcohol manufacturer. A 2017 ANZ report suggests that craft breweries are more labour intensive, which may explain the rise in the employment rate for the beer market, as well as its relatively low labour productivity metrics over time.

Industrial 69

Industrial Industry New Zealand Inventory Management Software 69

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The The Supply Chain Metrics That Matter are a portfolio of metrics which correlate to higher market capitalization. Inventory Turns. We eliminate the lower 1/3 of companies for the period from consideration.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 154

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