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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

I began analyzing correlations of groups of metrics to market capitalization and found that the most significant correlation was between market capitalization and growth. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers. In Table 1, I share a comparison of the two methods.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

The Focus Inside-out Supported by Functional Metrics. Functional excellence drove regional supply chain performance in the 1990s, but a focus on functional metrics in large, global and complex supply chains over the last two decades threw the supply chain out of balance. Functional Intitiatives Without Clarity on Supply Chain Strategy.

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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

in 2021 was a rough ride. Comparison of Industry Players Within Consumer Goods for the Period of 2012-2021. The focus needs to move from functional metrics to balanced scorecard outcomes. Functional metrics insulate organizations and throw the supply chain out of balance. Industry Trend by Year.

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In Search of Procurement’s North Star!

Supply Chain Game Changer

What is Procurement’s North Star Metric? The North Star Metric (NSM). As published by Forbes in a 2017 article, “The North Star metric concept originally emerged from Silicon Valley and is best utilized by companies that invest in long-term sustainable growth. These sub-metrics should be your own mini-North Star Metrics.

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The Unleashed Manufacturing Health Index: Signs of Recovery as 2023 Closes

Unleashed

Index figures are calculated from a combination of core performance metrics, including sales performance, purchasing and internal efficiency. Sports, Entertainment and Recreation has made steady efforts in controlling its overstock volume in the past three years, down to £78,335, from £118,079 in 2022, and £157,155 in 2021.

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Part I: Bridging the Gap between Procurement and Finance. A New Vision for Amrest

ivalua

They are a leader in 25 countries, with over 30 million customers every month, over 45,000 employees, and almost 2 billion in sales last in 2021. Amrest sought a reliable data source to provide a market comparison between countries as well as a breakdown of the primary factors that influence payments and the outcome of the payments.

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Part I: Bridging the Gap between Procurement and Finance. A New Vision for Amrest

ivalua

They are a leader in 25 countries, with over 30 million customers every month, over 45,000 employees, and almost 2 billion in sales last in 2021. Amrest sought a reliable data source to provide a market comparison between countries as well as a breakdown of the primary factors that influence payments and the outcome of the payments.