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

BlueYonder

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.

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

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

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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The March of the Lemmings.

Supply Chain Shaman

A supply chain team improved forecast accuracy by 22%, but did not improve inventory or customer service. The focus is to understand which companies are able to drive better performance, while accelerating improvement, than peer group on a balanced scorecard of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Investment Capital (ROIC).

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

Both Kimberly-Clark and P&G are going backwards on operating margin while making progress on inventory turns. As the company spiraled in the updraft of the market, it built inventory. billion in inventory charges in April 2001. Join us for the webinar scheduled for 1:00 PM. Click the link to sign-up for the webinar.)

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

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.

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Five Trends That Excite Me!

Supply Chain Shaman

Future of Analytics in the Building of Supply Chain 2030. Most companies failed to select capabilities based on industry-specific capabilities, and there is a struggle to deliver on the promises made in the areas of plant scheduling and inventory. Join us for the Next-Generation Supply Chain Training Webinar on December 6, 2016.