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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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

In a recent webinar , Carlsberg shared more on this topic. Nearly all strategies put forward by organizations, including Carlsberg, come with a 2030 or 2040 asterisk. Connected Automation Automation is pivotal in addressing the speed aspect of sustainability goals. The former deadline isn’t far away. A prospect to raise a glass to.

Optimal Sourcing 101

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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.

Gartner 197

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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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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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. Short cycles require buffer inventories and short lead times. Let me explain. Responsive Supply Chain.

Supply and Demand 150

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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. Across the industry, we find that companies think that they are managing costs and inventory better through technology investments like supply chain planning, but they have a false sense of accomplishment. This research was tough work.

Cost Reduction Strategies 195

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Manufacturing Procurement 195