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Gartner Top 25: The Beauty Contest of Underperformers

Supply Chain Shaman

When we compare the companies listed on the Gartner Top 25 to peer group results for the period of 2013-2023, we find that 59% of the listed companies score below their peer group on year-over-year growth, 41% below their peer group on inventory turns, and 41% fall below their peer group on Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters. An average margin of 21% with inventory turns of 1.58 Challenge this paradigm.)

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, the Gartner Top 25 celebrates the accomplishments of Intel (active with Gartner), but in the analysis in Table 1, Nvidia Corporation and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) clearly outperform Intel in the Semiconductor Industry. The Gartner analysis is biased toward companies within the Gartner network. The reason?

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

After six months of analysis, we decided the best fit was the combination of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital. In this orbit chart, Lenovo lags the competitor group at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin and struggles to drive improvement. The reason? Is this leadership?

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Xiaomi: Rapid growth of a mobile internet company in China

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

.   To promote sales, Xiaomi produced a limited edition of each new version of the phone so that they can use scarcity to stimulate excitement, while at the same time, it can reduce the need for markdown sales of leftover inventories.    While e-commerce is growing rapidly in China, Xiaomi is focusing on m-commerce. 

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Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire from the Supply Chain Insights Conference

Kinaxis

While other “lists” use ROA, Inventory Turns and Revenue Growth, I find Lora’s science very objective. She is analyzing growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and return on invested capital, performance and improvement over time. . “ The Top Supply Chain We Admire are: TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor). So, drum roll please….

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How to Sell on Zalora Step by Step Guide for Beginners

Vinculum

Starting with Malaysia, it has widened its reach to Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. By 2013, Zalora launched its mobile application which has over 10 million downloads today. Its Asian presence can soon turn into a global one in the coming years.

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