Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Note that the industry aggregate actually went backwards, as did operating margin and inventory for the period 2015-2017. Orbit Chart Comparison of L’Oreal and Estee Lauder. To understand the extent of the achievement, note the comparison to their industry peer group in Table 1.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 24, 2017

One of Stefan’s biggest concerns is that “all the boasts of value it brings are in comparison to the value of MRP. by Lora Cecere, May 5, 2017. Enable Your Technology to Support Supply Chain Planning Concepts Like DDMRP (requires subscription) by Tim Payne, October 5, 2017. That is setting the bar so very, very low.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 29, 2017

KLR discovered that more than half of New England manufacturing executives expect continued revenue growth in 2017. Read more about the 2017 manufacturing outlook and beyond, and how they plan to tackle continued obstacles by downloading KLR’s 2017 Industry Outlook Report. . The report covers insights on: .

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

But if you are a part of a small company, by comparison, then you know that most people are doing many different tasks and doing whatever is required to get the job done. 7] Staff, “ The History of the Trade and Barter System ,” The Bottom Line, 1 January 2017. ” Supply Chain Game Changer, 4 June 2021. [7]

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In early 2017, the altcoin blockchain was updated to reduce the load on the network, followed by several more improvements aimed at enhancing the network’s security. By comparison, this figure for Ethereum is at $11 billion. Where to trade and how to store. It runs using the Sputnik Virtual Machine.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

Here I show orbit chart comparisons at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns for the period of 2006-2017. Pepsico has ceded profitability for inventory turns while Coca-Cola is at the same position in 2017 that the company was in 2006. It is easier to say than to do. Defining a Titan. Not much has changed.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

For example, one often reads about companies collecting an ocean of big data; and, it’s a fitting comparison. A more apt comparison for advanced analytics would be to a nuclear-powered submarine that can dive deep and travel far. In order to comprehend how large something is, we often compare it to the size of the ocean.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Days of Inventory Comparison. An example for this client would be to use 2017 and 2018 history to forecast 2019. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. Backcasting is a technique where companies fine-tune models using history.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2017

They do not have a peer group for comparison. We do not include them in the analysis because there is no peer group comparison. In the 2017 analysis, we analyzed 495 companies in 31 industries. This year-over-year comparison, enables visualization of performance on two metrics. They are in a league of their own.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 29, 2022

For comparison, this means than Intel’s two new fabs outside of Columbus represent a ~3% increase in semiconductor employment (assumes that the complex will employ 3,000 people, as mentioned in the WSJ story ). From the 2017 Economic Census Jason pulled data on industry concentration in semiconductor manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

Orbit Chart for the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2017 at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin. Measurement of demand accuracy incorrectly (comparison of units sold versus units forecasted monthly at a high level in the demand hierarchy). for inventory turns define best-in-class performance?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

According to Emma James of Inbound Logistics, e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2017 exceeded $111 billion in the U.S. Comparison of freight costs for multiple carriers is key to managing freight spend and selecting less-than-truckload versus parcel shipping options. Compare Carrier Rates for LTL Versus Parcels.

Shipping 168

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

REFERENCES: [1 ] " A brief history of WMS in the supply chain ", Veridian, April 30, 2017. [2] 9] " A supply chain software comparison ", Margie Schramke, Bastian Solutions. [10] 12] " A supply chain software comparison ", Margie Schramke, Bastian Solutions. , Bridget McCrea, Logistics Management , October 1, 2012. [4]

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A couple of years later in 2017, a group of (female) physicians from the Mayo Clinic had noticed that when speaking at conferences, they were more often introduced by their first name in comparison to the introductions of their male counterparts. Why did this happen?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

In comparison to El Salvador, Central African Republic’s economy is smaller, with an output volume of USD 2.4 billion in 2017 and a GDP of USD 4.5 Every law marker recently took the vote in the parliament, and most people favored adopting bitcoin as a legal tender.

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Repl Group

JUNE 3, 2019

However, spending increases flattened out at Christmas 2017 prompting some retailers to make bottom line savings in the new year through store closures and staffing cuts. Up until 2017, the year of the Brexit vote, strong Christmas growth was a given at 3.5%, 3.9% from 2014 to 2017. Strong Growth is a Ghost of Christmas Past.

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AFFLINK

JULY 26, 2018

Digital sales grew 16% in 2017 , representing 49% of the total growth in the retail industry. For comparison, that’s an area just of almost 200 square miles, or about nine times the size of Manhattan. In 2017, rates for warehouse space increased an average of 5.4%. Over the last decade, there has been a flowering of e-commerce.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In this case supply 2012-2016 monthly (or weekly) shipment and order data and ask the technology company to forecast sales for 2017 (keep the 2017 data in confidence). Communicate the like demand streams, year-over-year, to the technology provider, but do not share the 2017 data. Production Planning. Transportation Planning.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

By comparison, none of the high-performing companies said “management” or “leadership” was the primary obstacle to achieving their goals ( Gartner's 10th Annual SCM Technology User Wants and Needs Study , 7 November 2017).

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Repl Group

OCTOBER 2, 2018

According to the Office for National Statistics’ Senior Statistician, Rhian Murphy, in 2017: “Consumers continue to move Christmas purchases earlier, with higher spending in November and lower spending in December than seen in previous years.”. In comparison, John Lewis shone during the same period with 3.1% The Impact of Online.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. By comparison, that’s almost as large as the15th largest US passenger fleet.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2020

“Globalization and increased economic interdependence have accompanied — and facilitated — rapid economic growth in many countries and regions, helping world GDP grow from around 50 trillion USD in 2000 to 75 trillion USD in 2016” ( un.org 2017 ). In comparison, just 10.8% But what is globalization, really? You’re in good company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

For comparison, JDA had $2B in debt with a minority investment by Blackstone Partners in 2016. Purchases include ICON-SCM in 2013; SERUS Corporation in 2014; Orchestro and Terra Technology in 2016; Steelwedge and Zyme in 2017; Inttra, Cloud Logistics, Entomo and Birch Worldwide in 2018; and Amber Road in 2019.

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Vinculum

JULY 6, 2021

In a 2018 report from KPMG, more than 67% of online customers expect free returns, which is a 5% increase in comparison with 2016 and 2017. The importance of free returns is highlighted in various reports by giant business retailers. Buying online and returning in-store is one of the most popular offerings amongst many.

Inventory Reduction 52

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

Real-World Examples of Blockchain in Supply Chain Management An example of the use of blockchain in supply chain management is demonstrated through a project conducted by IBM and a large retailer in 2017. In comparison, a blockchain search only took 2.2

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Elementum

OCTOBER 3, 2018

According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. For comparison, in 2016, diesel fuel prices were just US $2.14 Transportation is one of the world's largest industries and deeply influences how efficiently global supply chains are able to run. Globally, they stood at $4.8 per gallon.

Freight 68

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 14, 2021

Cryptocurrencies provide numerous benefits when particularly in comparison with conventional banking, financial transactions, and paper money. In 2017, overstocks.com revealed that they would welcome bitcoins. In this environment what are the Cryptocurrency benefits that you should know? Cryptocurrency Benefits.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

2017 was a tough year for Mondelez. Comparison of Emerson Electric and Schneider Electric for the Period of 2006-2016. Secondly, I wanted to raise my hand and ask about the decline in inventory turn and ROIC performance as shown in Figure 3. The story was one of financial re-engineering versus supply chain improvement.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2022

In 2017, the firm acquired Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), an industry platform focused on the supply management process needs for healthcare providers and suppliers. By our lens, a comparison of Blue Yonder’s inherent sales and operation as well as supply chain process support depth does not compare with that of Anaplan.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 3, 2018

According to Plunkett Research, transportation revenues in 2017 reached over $1 billion in the U.S. For comparison, in 2016, diesel fuel prices were just US $2.14 Transportation is one of the world's largest industries and deeply influences how efficiently global supply chains are able to run. Globally, they stood at $4.8 per gallon.

Freight 60

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Elementum

MARCH 20, 2018

According to the Wohlers Report 2017, the additive manufacturing industry grew 17.4 Meanwhile, 3D printing, often referred to as additive manufacturing, has increasingly demonstrated its value for the purpose of prototyping, design iteration, and small scale production (especially of rare parts), among others. Currently, an estimated 71.1

Supply Chain Design Software 79

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This question was pursued by Yung-Yun Huang in her dissertation completed in May 2017 at NC State University , entitled “Machine Learning in Automating Supply Management Maturity Ratings” Huang applied a rigorous machine-based learning automation process to assess the supply management maturity ratings of over 600 global companies.

North Carolina 40

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

” By comparison, Ewing-Chow reports a Seedo system retails for around $2,400. 7] Kara Carlson, “ Urban farmers grow veggies in freight containers ,” USA Today , 21 March 2017. [8] Each container — the kind commonly seen on trains, trucks or ships — costs $85,000, not including shipping.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Since 2017, ThroughPut.ai Instant Comparison of Multiple Review Period Volumes. has warned of the rampant Supply Chain inefficiencies leading to ever-greater risks of large-scale disruption events, offering our Supply Chain AI software and know-how as a hedge to prepare for.

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Elementum

MARCH 20, 2018

According to the Wohlers Report 2017, the additive manufacturing industry grew 17.4 Meanwhile, 3D printing, often referred to as additive manufacturing, has increasingly demonstrated its value for the purpose of prototyping, design iteration, and small scale production (especially of rare parts), among others. Currently, an estimated 71.1

Supply Chain Design Software 60

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Enterra Insights

MAY 31, 2019

Most of us still trusted brick-and-mortar stores, we didn’t have price comparison services, and we were at the mercy of large corporations for discounts.”[2] 2] Bill Su, “ The evolution of consumer behavior in the digital age ,” Medium , 16 November 2017. [3] ”[2] What has changed? Footnotes. [1] 6] Paul A.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

” Crystal ball comparisons imply predictive analytics can see the future; however, Griffith notes, predictive analytics rely on historical data and are, therefore, not very good at predicting unexpected events. . … The result could be a crystal ball, tarot cards or some other talismans associated with a fortuneteller.”[3]

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