Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

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). Last week, I shared a preview of the results through a webinar broadcast.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

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. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

For example, P&G kept pace with the industry average on operating margin and inventory turns, and posted some of the best results in Cash-t0-Cash (30 days below the peer group), but underperformed on growth and Return on Invested Capital. P&G’s rate of improvement on the Metrics That Matter was lower than the peer group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

Most of the concepts were new to the team; and while the group had discussed many of the ideas at a high level, they had not been able to take the conceptual ideas into implementation. I asked the group to think of demand-driven concepts as the enabler of customer-centric strategies. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Gain insights and learn from our webinars. The overarching theme is to Imagine Supply Chain 2030. In the creation of the program I handpick the speakers against five themes: Shifts in the Global Economy : What will the world look like in 2030 and how does this impact the global supply chain? Question the status quo.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

We analyzed the impact of 150 factors on 493 financial metrics for the period of 2004-2016. By graphing the financial metrics through orbit charts, we find that 90% of companies are stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. With multiple companies in the course, the group learns from each other.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Let’s examine the market reality by looking at a peer group. The constant reorganization and leadership changes within Unilever create ongoing turbulence not seen in their peer group. The focus needs to move from functional metrics to balanced scorecard outcomes. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030.

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