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

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007.

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3 Core Metrics & 10 Soft Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance

GlobalTranz

3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure. Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure. We still focus on costs.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

Total cost analysis is more difficult than it sounds and most technology implementations automated functional measurement systems (manufacturing or procurement), but leave the organization blind on the management of total costs. Note that while the company drove improvement in margin, there is underperformance in inventory turns.

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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. Aligned Metrics. ” Yes, I said.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

As we’ve seen over the past few years, businesses will keep automating and integrating supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing, dynamic safety-stock management, inventory optimization, and external collaboration. They are more likely to shop for discounts and sales and may delay purchases of some items.

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Changing Mental Models

Supply Chain Shaman

Be sure to not overlook the inventory carrying costs and the impact of demand latency. Generalize procurement of materials. Some helpful reports include: Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: The Cash-to-Cash Cycle. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on the Pharmaceutical Industry.

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Collaboration and Visibility in the Supply Chain

Oracle SCM

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.