article thumbnail

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). A focus on functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance.) Most are just that words.

article thumbnail

Sustainable eCommerce: Examples of Environmentally Friendly Online Retail

Ware2Go

Learn how businesses of all sizes can help build a more sustainable eCommerce industry, with examples of environmentally friendly brands that are leading the way. The eCommerce boom is expected to increase the number of final mile delivery vehicles on the road by 36% and increase greenhouse gas emissions by 30% overall by 2030.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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. For example, the semiconductor shortage is a current issue. Mistake #3. The agenda publishes in May.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

From the Barley in the Fields, to the Beer in Our Hands: Carlsberg’s Sustainability Journey

BlueYonder

Nearly all strategies put forward by organizations, including Carlsberg, come with a 2030 or 2040 asterisk. This reporting capability also informs further investments for the future, knowing with surety that electric trucks, for example, will have a positive effect on overheads, as well as net zero goals.

article thumbnail

Until AI Can Solve this One Simple Task, I Wouldn’t Worry About It

Logistics Viewpoints

Experts have recently warned about the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the destruction of 400 million jobs by 2030. For example, as a picker is moving through the warehouse, their scan gun will read, “go to location XB312 and pick three cases!” A WMS tells workers what to do.

article thumbnail

INTERPHEX 2023: Finding Contract Pharma & BioPharma Manufacturing & Supply Chain Efficiencies

QAD

million and cost the economy $1 trillion in 2030 alone. For example, rather than hiring someone with the required skill set, many companies are investing in training and development programs to upskill their workforce, and ensure that their employees are equipped with the skills needed to succeed in their role. is likely to reach 2.1