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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries will increase from around 340 GWh today to over 3500 GWh by 2030. In a recent report, IEA indicated that global battery and mineral supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. In Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns. inventory turns.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit Chart of Four Industry Sectors at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns (Year-over-Year Averages for the Sector). Lack of Focus on Form & Function of Inventory and Designing Network Flows. As supply chains moved from regional to global, intransit and cycle inventories increased.

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Surviving and Thriving in the Aftermath of the Great Resignation

QAD

Supply chains, long tuned to reduce costs and inventories, collapsed with stunning speed, and manufacturers realized that supply chain resiliency is a more important criteria than achieving the lowest possible costs. India is the only country expected to have a surplus of skilled labor by 2030. Far Reaching Changes.

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Tesla’s Disappointing Q3-2023 Financial Performance- The Bloom is Off the Rose

Supply Chain Matters

The industry’s news cycle has pointed to increasing inventories of unsold EV ’s at dealer lots. Continuing vehicle price cuts across the board have taken a toll without corresponding manufacturing cost decreases. As a comparison, the EV automaker’s automotive gross margin, excluding regulatory credits reached a peak of 25.1

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Supply Chain Optimization Software – A Comprehensive Guide for Manufacturers

ThroughPut

Supply chain optimization is a key component of the manufacturing supply chain process, helping companies control their input costs to be able to provide effective goods or services to their customers. It also evaluates the various possibilities such as the best plants to manufacture the required product lines. Inventory control.