Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. The decline in inventory turns uses cash. I pulled up my covers to go to sleep four hours later. My question is, “Why?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

I did not think that anyone had a clear definition of supply chain excellence. Using new technologies in traditional process definitions reduces the potential for value enablement. Companies want a definitive Return on Investment (ROI), limiting the opportunity to test and learn with new technologies. I disagreed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

Starting With Definitions. To help, I wrote a few definitions on the board: Demand-Driven Processes. A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. Definition of Outside-In Processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2019

Process definition? A supply chain team improved forecast accuracy by 22%, but did not improve inventory or customer service. Most companies are moving backwards in S&OP process effectiveness due to the lack of leadership, clarity of supply chain strategy, definition of governance, and the lack of modeling capabilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. If ERP system input includes lead time, why is there such bloat and a problem with inventory restatements? Focus on right-sizing inventories.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

What needs to be the same : Common Definition of Time Horizons. Metrics Definition. There needs to be a common definition of supply chain excellence. Forecasting hierarchies need to roll up to define business requirements, and inventory needs to be reported by form and function. Form and Function of Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

The definition is different by company. What needs to be the same : Common Definition of Time Horizons. Metrics Definition. There needs to be a common definition of supply chain excellence. Forecasting hierarchies need to roll up to define business requirements, and inventory needs to be reported by form and function.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. This is putting the squeeze on small businesses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Teams continuously balance cost, customer service, asset utilization and inventory. Companies making progress are clear on the definition of supply chain strategy. For most –hamstrung by silo-based strategies for source, make and deliver–there is no clear definition of supply chain strategy. Employee Turnover.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

” The journey for value requires a clear definition and analysis of what is possible. In our analysis, only one out of ten companies successfully improves operating margins and inventory turns at the same time. Typically, it is a lack of common definition on what defines supply chain excellence. Inventory Turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 19, 2016

Unfortunately, there is no commonly-held definition of supply chain excellence. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. Join us for a critical view of supply chain 2030 through the insights of leading economists. Supply Chain 2030. I believe that supply chain leaders need to drive value-based outcomes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

As companies and teams mature, the definition of the word “flow” changes. The Maturity Model of Flow Definitions within Supply Chain Management. At the conference, we will be challenging supply chain leaders to focus on Supply Chain 2030 through a programmatic focus on five themes: Supply Chains to Admire.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Even though the supply chain today is not dead, it is definitely stuck in neutral and going backwards. Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. As the company spiraled in the updraft of the market, it built inventory. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over, but we hope the energy to define Supply Chain 2030 is just beginning. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics. As companies prepare for Supply Chain 2030, we think that it is time to rethink the basics. What does it take?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

In this post my goal is to help companies build outside-in processes through a clearer definition. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. This outside-in orientation needs a definition to make it actionable. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Buyers beware of the use of the name without meeting the definition. In Figure 1, we share a conceptual and definitional image. Definitional Image. Future of Analytics in the Building of Supply Chain 2030. GTNexus (now Infor), E2Open, Elemica, and SupplyOn operate in islands. There are no plans for interoperability.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Equipment that we’ve seen increasingly automated includes: Automated storage & retrieval : Robotic order picking systems and other storage or retrieval technology lets robots find, pick and move inventory around large warehouses – at a much faster rate than humans can and with less risk to safety. Amazon vows to go carbon neutral by 2030.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

There are lots of benefits of a dark store, but let’s begin with a definition of the term “dark store,” if it’s a new one to you. Research and Markets found that annual micro-fulfillment center installations will grow more than 20x by 2030, from a total of around 50 in 2020 to roughly 6,600 dark stores in 2030.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Unable to power additional year-over-year improvements at the intersection of cost and inventory, companies struggle. Short cycles require buffer inventories and short lead times. Let me explain. Responsive Supply Chain.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Definition and Explanation of Supply Chain Traceability Tracking the movement of goods and materials throughout the supply chain provides valuable information that ensures safety and sustainability. These include: Barcodes: Barcodes can be used to track products and materials throughout the supply chain and validate inventory levels.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 8, 2019

Each leader had a very different definition of S&OP. Seasonal demand, by definition is a push signal to a distribution center. Channel demand can transform both push and pull replenishment, but the order definition is different. Each also has a very different meaning of the role of inventory. Let me share a story.

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

where Medicare is concerned, CMS has set a goal to have 100% of all Medicare beneficiaries in a value-based program by 2030. However, a hospital that doesn’t have real-time visibility into its expenses, inventory, and supplier performance will struggle to achieve this.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. Only 5% of public companies meet the definition for the Supply Chains To Admire for 2016. In the other years, P&G improves inventory turns but regresses on operating margin performance.) Operating Margin.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

2030 vision: End-to-End supply chains that serve customers. Obviously, such large scale integration on a multi-enterprise, multi-application open platform requires the definition of standards with which the application vendors comply. What will multi-enterprise supply chains of 2030 look like?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The answer to the first question is clear when you consider the following sobering statistics about the industry: According to the McKinsey Global Institute, the world will need to spend $57 trillion on infrastructure by 2030 just to keep up with GDP growth.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 23, 2020

” Durbha adds, “In 2020, we have seen a number of companies pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030. Sensors in the warehouse help visibility in inventory management, while those in retail outlets help in gauging demand. … The technology will definitely expand its reach in the coming years.”[10]

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Unleashed

APRIL 27, 2022

As Sam Gilks, Senior Supply Chain Manager at Young Foodies, puts it: “Sustainability is definitely not a trend – it’s the thing. And everyone should definitely be very much focused on it.” By the year 2030, H&M plans to use 100% recycled materials for its clothing.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I had a chance to actually have a meeting in the executive offices, where the Vice President has his office they said, “You gotta see this,” and they opened the desk, and written on it, were all and names of Vice Presidents over the last forty, fifty years — it’s definitely fun just to to be in the mix and see something like that!

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

I had a chance to actually have a meeting in the executive offices, where the Vice President has his office they said, “You gotta see this,” and they opened the desk, and written on it, were all and names of Vice Presidents over the last forty, fifty years — it’s definitely fun just to to be in the mix and see something like that!

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

The chemical industry is the first to feel a recession, and the early travel freezes is a definite caution flag. The term end-to-end planning (E2E) is frequently used—bandied about like popcorn at a movie theatre–but, lacks a common definition. Second Step: Understand the Role of Inventory. Current Levels of Inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

Let’s start with a definition. I find five common definitions: Tight Integration of Transactional and Planning Data. Companies with a deep focus on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) will often default to this definition. Get Clear on the Definition. Without a clear definition, be careful what you ask for.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2016

Organisational silos all too often get in the way and when it comes to taking definitive action, cost containment seems to trump visibility every time in terms of invested capital and effort. Inventory for example, will be able to count itself, enabling automatic replenishment and prevention of out-of-stock situations. 3) Automation.

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