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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 369

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I would argue to John: no one knows how to drive a step-change in process improvement. Reflection.

Gartner 197

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. (The The use of customer segmentation to determine priority in matching inventory with orders during the order cycle. Channel Sensing.

Material Savings 181

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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. Companies struggle how to use market, customer sentiment, and channel data. Let me explain.

Supply and Demand 150

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Buying behaviors that were predicted to become the norm by 2030 are suddenly a reality. Chuck offers simple and clear instructions on how to quickly perform their picking work: associates don’t need to learn complex inventory-tracking patterns. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world overnight.

Purchasing Training 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2019

Most are clueless about driving a better-planned order flow from tactical planning to procurement or transportation planning or how to improve forecast-value-added (FVA) processes. Second Step: Understand the Role of Inventory. Companies are unsure if inventory is a bad or a good thing. Current Levels of Inventory.

Inventory Reduction 197

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