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Asking the Right Questions Is The First Step To Drive Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Our goal is to continually redefine the definition of supply chain excellence.

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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. They lack definition and organizational stickiness.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

The peak disruption was in December 2021. For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. Challenges Traditional definitions of supply chain excellence focus myopically on cost but are too slow in making decisions in inflationary periods. Tougher than most understand.

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When the Rubber Hits the Road

Supply Chain Shaman

Definition: “Someone’s efforts, resolve, or viability are tested; things are meaningfully challenging. Results in the Automotive Industry for the period of 2012-2021. Companies driven by functional metrics struggled: they could not adapt quickly to the higher transportation costs.). “ Wikipedia. Conclusion.

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My Failure Of Using Design Thinking To Drive Supply Chain Innovation

Supply Chain Shaman

Team play requires clear rule-definition, timekeepers, referees, and coaches. The root issue is the lack of a clear definition of supply chain excellence and the road rules by organizations. ” My reply is a tangled web of realizations, but let’s start with the definition and then explore the issues. ” Ideo.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Focus on functional metrics without alignment to a balanced scorecard to drive value. Over the last decade, in the building of global supply chains, organizations grew more political with gaming on metrics. ” This lack of definition limited the success of planning technologies. Mistake #3. Mistake #5.

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Lessons for Business Leaders in 2021

Proxima

Proxima recently hosted a virtual speaking event, “INSIDE THE ‘AMAZON’ WAY: LESSONS FOR BUSINESS LEADERS IN 2021” and welcomed John Rossman, Founder of Rossman Partners and former executive at Amazon, part of the group who launched and scaled the Amazon Marketplace. with cross-functional metrics?