Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

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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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Supply chains must be connected and collaborative so all links can align to business strategy and oriented toward a common set of the most important metrics (and not functional metrics that drive siloed behavior). But to operate at the board level we need to be able to speak the CFO’s language. Spike up to protect against attack.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. P&G’s rate of improvement on the Metrics That Matter was lower than the peer group. As the company spiraled in the updraft of the market, it built inventory. billion in inventory charges in April 2001.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton.

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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 use of customer segmentation to determine priority in matching inventory with orders during the order cycle. Channel Sensing. Cost-to-Serve.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

I explain that I am researching the trends, and trying to discover/figure-out what drives balance sheet results. The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. Inventory Turns. When this happens, I quickly dismiss the categorization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Twenty-five percent of respondents are using warehouse robotics, a trend that Blue Yonder expects to continue. When inevitable disruptions occur, AI engines can quickly make proactive decisions that reset the supply chain in real-time — for example, finding new inventory, a new carrier or an optimized route — without hours of manual analysis.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 27, 2017

While it is nice to envision supply chains in 2020 or 2030 the truth is; for many manufacturing businesses, discussions about future supply chain innovations, often leads to a “yeah.right,” smirk by supply chain executives – this with good reason. Determine the Metrics That Matter. Data Cleansing and System Integration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

We wanted to see inventory positions around the world compared to our forecast, compared to our actual demand. Keeping up with demand changes means constantly adjusting staffing levels, inventory positions, equipment placement, employee-specific task lists and priorities, and other warehouse parameters. Warehouse Robotics.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

While these trends are very positive, productivity among warehouse and transportation sector are still decreasing because of other forces in play, like the consumer trends toward e-commerce, which means increased operational complexity and exposed inadequacy of warehouse, transportation and order management systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

It is expected to generate 62,000 megawatt hours annually – reducing approximately 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. That trend will be driven by rising labor costs and a dropping cost of robots, motivating companies to have installed just over 150,000 picking robots by 2030, the UK-based firm forecasted.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. Sitting three and four levels back in the supply chain, DuPont’s orders were six-to-eight months out of sync with market trends. Track the trends. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. I am not quite sure.

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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. 67% of respondents said they were investing in the inclusion of environmental and social sustainability metrics as KPIs for their supply chain leaders.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

NetSuite has launched a supply chain snapshot feature that’s a central part of any control tower that shows all of your inventory and related transactions with the ability to filter by subsidiary, location, etc. “As for your internal systems, real-time inventory management helps you manage your fulfillment warehouses.

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Locus

JULY 17, 2023

As the world continues to embrace the convenience of doorstep deliveries, the food industry has caught up with the trend—projecting a market volume of $1.65 Additionally, dark kitchens could create a $1 trillion global opportunity by 2030. trillion by 2027. How do dark kitchens enable this scalable growth?

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

VBP also improves patient satisfaction by fostering greater collaboration among healthcare providers and making the patient experience one of the key evaluation metrics for hospitals. where Medicare is concerned, CMS has set a goal to have 100% of all Medicare beneficiaries in a value-based program by 2030.

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Cognira

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Discover the secrets of success, stay updated on the latest trends, and harness these transformative technologies to supercharge your promotional pricing strategy. These promotions play crucial roles in seasonal sales, inventory management, and incentivizing bulk purchases. Billion Dollars by 2030.

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