The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 100 satisfied U.S. Vendor Managed Inventory. Inventory Management. Supply Chain Security Analysis. Lean provides a turnkey solution to staffing challenges using a proven process that will improve profits while reducing employee costs. based transportation and logistics providers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Tomorrow, I present the Supply Chains To Admire 2015 Analysis at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. It is for this reason, that we analyze the patterns of the Metrics That Matter using orbit charts over the period of 2006-2014. As you read the analysis in our new report, I would love to hear your feedback.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Inventory, in this time of uncertainty, is the organization’s most important buffer to protect against variability. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Inventory. My takeaway?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 30, 2014

Team members need to be held equally accountable for growth, inventory, profitability, customer service, and forecast accuracy. Today, most companies are struggling with the ability to improve operating margins and reduce inventory levels. Demand Supply Chain alignment inventory turns Sales and operations planning'

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. As such, the capability to absorb, translate and codify market-facing intelligence into meaningful implications and actions is an important capability organizations are seeking to initiate in 2014.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For the discrete industries we contrast the industry averages for growth, operating margins, inventory turns, cash-to-cash cycle, revenue per employee, and SG&A ratio for the periods of 2006-2014 and 2011-2014. Inventory Turns. Progress on inventory turns is declining due to business complexity. Cash-To-Cash.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For the discrete industries, we contrast the industry averages for growth, operating margins, inventory turns, cash-to-cash cycle, revenue per employee and SG&A ratio for the periods of 2006-2014 and 2011-2014. Inventory Turns. Progress on inventory turns is declining due to business complexity. Cash-to-Cash.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). Growth 10% (Year-over-Year comparison of 2013 versus 2014). It is a limited analysis of large companies. The foundation to drive meaningful improvement is reliability in driving results at the intersection of costs, inventory and customer service. Why Does it Matter?

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 290 satisfied U.S. Vendor Managed Inventory. Inventory Management. Supply Chain Security Analysis. Lean provides a turnkey solution to staffing challenges using a proven process that will improve profits while reducing employee costs. based transportation and logistics providers.

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Logility

MAY 7, 2020

and up to date transaction data (order status, inventory positions, shipment tracking, etc.) to enable rich and continuous analysis and response to unplanned events. Advanced Analytics: Often the largest benefits from digital transformation come from new insights gained from new analysis capabilities. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

However, for elements like forecast error, customer service and slow-moving inventory self-reported data is not sufficient. We then worked on the analysis. This is our first year of completing a structured benchmarking activity, and it is my goal to broaden this analysis with more industries and companies in 2015.

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Arkieva

APRIL 19, 2016

Using so called orbit charts, we have benchmarked companies on EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. That benchmark helped to reveal the ‘best practice frontier’, which in turn helped in setting aggressive but aligned targets for EBIT% versus Inventory Turns. Benchmarking EBITDA% versus Inventory Turns. It proves to be more resilient.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. We started the pandemic with twenty-one more days of inventory than we had in 2007. The question is, “Why?”

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SCM Research

JUNE 24, 2014

In addition, the use of divergent methodologies, data sets, and system boundaries have led to confusion across assessment initiatives. He is the co-founder of GoodGuide , Inc. which recently launched PurView , a supply chain sustainability data platform for retailers and brands. You can follow Dara on twitter @DaraORourke. O’Rourke, D.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

The report analyzes supply chain performance and improvement by the Consumer Products Leaders in the period of 2006-2014. In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This work started in 2014 when the Colgate team challenged me for giving so much admiration for the P&G team in my first book, Bricks Matter. Colgate outperformed P&G in Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and P&G exceeded Colgate in inventory turns. The question was, “What mattered?

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EazyStock

JUNE 18, 2019

If you’re wondering what is the best way to manage inventory with hundreds or even thousands of SKUs, you’ve found your answer: ABC analysis (otherwise known as ABC classification ). But first here’s a quick reminder of what ABC classification of inventory is: ABC Analysis Definition.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

The video was a report out and analysis of a survey that MPI had done on Internet of Things in the supply chain. In a 2014 study, 46% of manufacturing executives didn’t know what the internet of things was. Inventory Tracking – Despite all the efforts manufacturers put into inventory accuracy it still happens.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The data analyzed to compile the Supply Chains to Admire 2014 report came from publicly-available information from balance sheets and income statements. Nineteen of the 200 companies met the performance criteria of improving operating margin, inventory turns, and ROIC together in concert for the years of 2006-2013 or 2009-2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

When we study 600 public companies by peer group, at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin, only 5% drive improvement. In this case, the metrics are operating margin and inventory turns. Operating margin is a measurement of profitability and inventory turns is a measurement of how fast inventory turns based on sales.

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EazyStock

JUNE 18, 2019

If you’re wondering what is the best way to manage inventory with hundreds or even thousands of SKUs, you’ve found your answer: ABC analysis (otherwise known as ABC classification ). But first here’s a quick reminder of what ABC classification of inventory is: ABC Analysis Definition.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 22, 2014

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. For Julines, UCLA is a Family Affair » 01/22/2014. If you had “start a new company” on your resolution list for 2014, it’s time to get into gear. Posted by UCLA Anderson on 01/22/2014 at 01:47 PM | Permalink. December 2013. November 2013.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 8, 2016

Strategies employed by those who claim success in managing costs include forming logistics and distribution partnerships (57%), leveraging optimization analysis (55%), pursuing vested logistics and distribution partnerships (52%), and making an IT investment (51%). The technology, well that’s really the linchpin holding everything together.

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2015

Monitoring and analysis of this data may provide opportunities to intervene before issues becomes major problems. In the past, many buyers relied on safety stock inventory to mitigate any risks or disruptions to suppliers. One of these trends, in addition to inventory keeping, is dual/multi-sourcing. 3) Risk Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

While consumers may see some short-term benefit in the form of discounted goods, many retailers have had to reset investor expectations , reflecting the expected hit on margins from carrying so much inventory. Inventory management is challenging enough in normal times. So, what is it going to take to enable better inventory management?

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

This is an analysis of traditional retail minus eCommerce pure plays.) When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. What can we learn?

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

Headline: Class 8 Orders Slump in December, Down 36% From Same Period in 2014. Analysis: When manufacturers look at their orders for the upcoming year and determine sales will be down significantly, they cancel orders for more and newer equipment to transport their goods. Headline: Bloated Inventories May Slow Port Activity.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 19, 2017

The methodology was determined with Supply Chain Insights and Arizona State University in 2014. Balance looks at the change in Revenue Growth and the change in Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) over the years included in the analysis (2010 – 2016). Strength looks at the trend of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns from 2010 to 2016.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

We developed the Supply Chain Index in 2014 as a way to measure supply chain improvement at a balance sheet level. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. Often the CEO hires a strategic consultant to audit the supply chain, and they roll through the organization making inventory promises.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

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. Resiliency is the tightness of the pattern, or the reliability of operating margin and inventory turns results.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Technology can help to simplify your supply chain management, which will enable your business to operate more efficiently, give you more visibility and control over your inventory, and help to reduce your operational costs. RFID chips are placed on every product and provide a way for business owners to easily track their inventory.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Kinaxis is pleased to be a Premier Sponsor and participate in panel discussion of the 2014 EMEA Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Hope to see you in the coming weeks! Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. September 10-11. London, UK. Wednesday September 10 th at 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM in Room Westminster B&C.

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