Talking Logistics
JUNE 23, 2017
Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – May 2017. Consumer Convenience” will become a new supply chain metric (more on that idea in a future post). See my April 2014 post “ Webvan 2.0: JD.com chief Richard Liu sees drone delivery as the way to reach China’s rural consumers (CNBC). ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 6.5%
IQMS
MAY 1, 2018
Bottom Line: Manufacturers are reaching a new level of results in 2018 because they have clearer, more actionable insights based on real-time manufacturing and quality metrics than ever before. Quality Metrics Enable Customer-Driven Manufacturing Networks. Quality Metrics Defining the Future of Manufacturing.
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Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. It acquired FiveCubits , a software-as-a-service provider of fleet management and mobile computing solutions tailored for the HBM industry, back in 2014.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 15, 2018
Figure 1: Supply Chain Metrics Are a Balancing Act. The metrics shown in Figure 1 are difficult to improve together. Most companies improve singular metrics but are not able to drive portfolio. Here I show orbit chart comparisons at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns for the period of 2006-2017.
Kinaxis
JUNE 9, 2017
Gartner Analysts Top 10 – 2017. Peers Top 10 – 2017. Microsoft acquired them in 2013, the company then laid off 12,500 people in 2014, then acquired Alcatel Lucent only to sell off a business unit to Foxconn. In this area, Gartner should push the metrics benchmark. Once again – Peer vs Gartner. Cisco Systems.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2018
To make the argument, let’s look at industry orbit charts in aggregate for the period of 2006-2017 for the apparel and chemical companies. An orbit chart is a plotting of data at the intersection of two metrics. In this case, the metrics are operating margin and inventory turns. In February 2014, the price was $103.40.
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. At Supply Chain Insights, we are getting ready to start work on the Supply Chains to Admire for 2017.
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