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. For each metric we show the averages and the percent change from the beginning and end of the period. Inventory Turns.

Industrial 150

Industrial Industry Inventory Reduction Metrics 150

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

My journey to understand SanDisk started in June 2015. Instead, in the SanDisk journey , they adjusted the speed of response to their customer segments, and actively designing inventory postponement strategies. I had the opportunity to visit with the SanDisk team in July 2015. When I heard their story, I scratched my head.

Inventory Reduction 150

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy 150

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. For each metric was show the averages and the percent change from the beginning and end of the period. Inventory Turns.

Industrial 150

Industrial Industry Inventory Reduction Metrics 150

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 1, 2015

I am speaking this morning at the Terra Technology conference and doing a book signing of my new book, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. In parallel, I have been hard at work on a report on multi-tier inventory optimization for the last two weeks. It is morning in Orlando. The sun is rising. This inbound news adds to the story.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Network Design Software Optimization Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions. Tracking Progress.

Inventory Reduction 150

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

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

We loaded 493 financial metrics from balance sheets and income statements for each company into the data lake for the period of 2004-2016 using YCharts data. They all sound alike and each company makes similar claims of how the implementation of supply chain planning improves costs, lowers inventory and improves the return on assets.

Supply Chain Planning Software 169

Supply Chain Planning Software Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 169

ToolsGroup

MAY 24, 2016

Most companies segment their supply chain by breaking it down according to operational and logistical metrics. In a 2015 SupplyChainBrain interview she says this allows companies to give their customers a differentiated experience – she compares it to the difference between fine dining and fast food.

Supply Chain Segmentation 159

Supply Chain Segmentation Optimal Sourcing Gartner Supply Chain Optimization 159

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

When your phone rings, and you and your supply chain team is called to the corporate office to talk about the expansion of your ecommerce strategy for 2015, here are my recommendations: 1) Embrace the Each. Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal. No matter where inventory is, put it to work. 3) Test and Learn.

Packaging 289

Packaging Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software San Francisco 289

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

My caution is not so fast… 95% of companies are not making progress at the intersection of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and asset strategies. Figure 1: Supply Chain Metrics Are a Balancing Act. The metrics shown in Figure 1 are difficult to improve together. This is especially true for the Titans.

Sourcing Strategies 150

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Modeling Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If you ask companies if they would like better inventory and global supply chain visibility, you will get an overwhelming answer of, “Yes!” So as we enter 2015, I would encourage all supply chain leaders to get serious about building value networks. ” The answer is simple. It is time to give it more than lip service.

Supply Chain Network Software 279

Supply Chain Network Software Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Software Supply and Demand 279

TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As I explain in my book, The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected (MIT Press, October 2015), companies can improve their disruption detection capabilities in a number of ways. Companies can then prioritize their mitigation efforts based on parameters such as value-at-risk, customer importance, and field inventory.

Metrics 67

Metrics Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software Supply Chain Software 67

Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Over my next few articles, I’ll share some tips on the kinds of resolutions you can put in place to get your supply chain performance back on track in 2015. I’m not sure I’ve ever talked to a Demand Solutions customer who wasn’t at least tracking their inventory levels, overstocks, stockouts, and so forth.

Forecasting 190

Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand Scenario Planning 190

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. The orbit chart below illustrates L’Oréal’s performance at the intersection of two metrics.

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Case Study Inventory Reduction Agile and Lean Supply Chain Study 254

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

However, for elements like forecast error, customer service and slow-moving inventory self-reported data is not sufficient. It is for this reason, that we asked companies participating in our 2015 Supply Chain Planning Benchmarking to share raw data. 4) Best Forecasters do not Have the Best Inventory Results.

Benchmarking 150

Benchmarking Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. Orbit Chart for Kimberly-Clark and P&G for the Period of 2006-2015. Orbit Chart of Colgate for the Period of 2006-2015. As the company spiraled in the updraft of the market, it built inventory.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

The more that I work on supply chain metrics, the more that I believe that both the SCOR model and the Gartner Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics (which I worked on for the period of 2006-2010) reward functional, not end-to-end supply chain behavior. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics. Leaders need to balance a portfolio of metrics. Year-over-year Improvement at the Intersections of the Metrics. A Three-year Weighted Return on Assets (ROA) Number (25%).

Gartner 150

Gartner Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software Modeling Software 150

CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Last week’s 2015 LogiChem conference was held in Philadelphia, PA, the birthplace of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. The chemical supply chain continues to faces significant challenges, with more global and complex supply chains, leaner inventories, and rising customer expectations.

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Conference Chemicals Third Party Logistics North America 34

Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A traditional approach to sourcing—looking at potential suppliers through familiar lenses such as price, quality, and reliability—had the benefit of straightforward metrics on which to base a comparison. How should these be balanced against traditional procurement metrics? One complication is the nature of ESG itself. On what measure?

Price Reduction 98

Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Buyer Training Procurement 98

Kinaxis

JUNE 9, 2017

McDonald’s has an inventory turn of 174.5. However, when you look at the 2015-2016 revenue growth, Nokia’s networking business grew 90%, while their Nokia Technologies only grew 3%. In this area, Gartner should push the metrics benchmark. Somehow, normalize the odd numbers. The magic is in the three year revenue growth.

Gartner 166

Gartner Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Benchmarking 166

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

It is tough for me to see that nine out of ten companies are stuck, and not making progress, at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. In addition, I am now done with the page proofs for my new book, Metrics that Matter. Instead, he wants to drive supply chain excellence and build the metrics that matter.

Supply Chain Planning Software 309

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Demand Planning Software Optimization Software 309

Logility

MAY 7, 2020

and up to date transaction data (order status, inventory positions, shipment tracking, etc.) Key Performance Metrics: The ability to identify and measure KPIs will help prioritize and measure transformation efforts. www.forbes.com , 2015. DHL Research Brief, 2015. Read: Making the Case for AI and Machine Learning.).

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software Scenario Planning 195

DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 18, 2016

As one of its many programs, it initiated the “2015 Going the Distance Challenge” here in North America. In supply chain planning, we are driven by metrics. We focus on reducing miles driven, making a delivery in hours instead of days, minimizing inventories, or increasing the utilization of our workforce.

Supply Chain Planning Software 202

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Optimization 202

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

LLamasoft acquired the LogicTools assets from IBM in the spring of 2015.) The Acquisition Is a Mixed Bag for the Inventory Management Market. The LogicTools product was stronger in the delivery of network design than inventory optimization. Selecting an inventory optimization software solution is complex.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Network Design Software Supply Chain Software 0

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Note that neither company is making progress at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. The level of performance in 2015 is the same as 2006. Performance of BMS and Merck at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin. Performance and Improvement within the Pharmaceutical Industry for 2009-2015.

Pharmaceutical 150

Pharmaceutical Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). 2015 Supply Chains to Admire. We are also working on Sales and Inventory Operations Planning (S&IOP). and Singapore. We are on the journey.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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

Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

I am bolder on Samsung, simply because they had the highest 2016 Inventory Turns aside from McDonalds. They went from #34 in 2015 to #18 in 2016. Remember in 2015, Amazon’s ROA was 0.0%. This, my friends, is why we need to get back to CORE supply chain metrics when measuring the Top 25. 2011-2015 – Meg Whitman.

Gartner 100

Gartner Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Predictive Analytics Software 100

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 19, 2016

When full-year public data becomes available in April, we take each industry and analyze results over the period of 2006-2015. We believe that supply chain excellence is driving improvement while averaging a higher level of performance in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. This is problematic for the supply chain leader.

Gartner 158

Gartner Pharmaceutical Predictive Analytics Modeling Software 158

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

As hospitals adopted consignment planning programs, inventory progress slowed. The turns are the lowest of any industry, and despite investments in technologies and processes, inventory turns have only improved 3%, and Cash-T0-Cash (C2C) cycles have declined 4%. The shift of inventory without the sharing of data is a mistake.

Supply Chain Planning Software 289

Supply Chain Planning Software San Diego Supply and Demand Pharmaceutical 289

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Demand sensing typically improves inventory turns by 11% and reduces obsolescence. If you want to read more on this topic and understand the impact on the value chain results, consider picking up my new book Metrics that Matter , for reading over the holidays. Let’s make 2015 a great year! We can do this together.

Supply and Demand 279

Supply and Demand Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software 279

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. An example of social listening is the Lenovo Case Study presented at the 2015 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Market Drivers.

Material Savings 181

Material Savings Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 181

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2015

In Figure 1, I share an analysis of user satisfaction of demand, tactical supply, inventory and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) technologies using this technique. There are more outliers in the inventory and demand planning responses creating longer ‘whiskers.’ What else do we see in the data?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Colgate outperformed P&G in Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and P&G exceeded Colgate in inventory turns. ” So, I started work with Arizona State University to take balance sheet data from 2003-2007 to analyze which combination of metrics drove the highest market capitalization. The question was, “What mattered?

Inventory Reduction 53

Inventory Reduction Material Savings Supply Chain Strategy Price Mitigation Strategies 53

E2open

JULY 15, 2015

Wednesday 15 July 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. There is a sustained demand for better inventory management collaboration. Room for improvement.

Survey 60

Survey Inventory Management Software Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Software 60

6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

General warehouse industry statistics Warehousing costs & revenue statistics Warehouse efficiency statistics Labor statistics in the warehousing industry Automation adoption in the warehousing industry Warehouse performance metrics Warehouse automation stats: General warehouse industry statistics 1. According to data from the U.S.

Warehousing 91

Warehousing Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software 91

RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Mobile data collection solutions can help struggling companies more accurately track their inventory. For example, in early 2015 Target announced it was closing all 133 of its Canadian stores due to setbacks in its supply chain. As you can see, supply chain problems can have a detrimental impact on a company.

Resource Reduction 52

Resource Reduction Procurement Solutions Inventory Reduction Price Reduction 52

RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Mobile data collection solutions can help struggling companies more accurately track their inventory. For example, in early 2015 Target announced it was closing all 133 of its Canadian stores due to setbacks in its supply chain. As you can see, supply chain problems can have a detrimental impact on a company.

Resource Reduction 52

Resource Reduction Procurement Solutions Inventory Reduction Price Reduction 52