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Reduce Costs: Invest In Talent

Supply Chain Shaman

In manufacturing-based companies, 70-80% of costs are in the processes of source, make and deliver. While the practices of finance are over 200 years old, in contrast, supply chain as a cross-functional practice (the combination of make, source and deliver) was recently defined in 1982. Is talent a cost or an asset?

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

Trade-offs between source, make, and deliver are possible in the strategic horizon of planning, but not in shorter time durations. DOW and BASF Orbit Chart at the Intersection of Inventory Cycles and Operating Margin for the Period of 2010-2018. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. Analyze the patterns.