Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2018
Instead of pushing innovation forward, I see companies using the term “digital” as a path for IT spending. To make the argument, let’s look at industry orbit charts in aggregate for the period of 2006-2017 for the apparel and chemical companies. An orbit chart is a plotting of data at the intersection of two metrics.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 28, 2016
The supply chain is a complex system with finite, and non-linear relationships between supply chain metrics that drive balance sheet results. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics. Teams struggle to drive improvement in both metrics at the same time. A Look at History. Resiliency.
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Enterra Insights
JULY 18, 2023
.” According to The Economist , “Water shortages, combined with reputational damage and regulatory overreach, could affect many hydro-dependent industries, from food production, mining and power generation to apparel and electronics. Prioritize financial innovation to promote market-based mechanisms for NbS.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. 5 A Focus on Functional Metrics Throws the Supply Chain Out of Balance.
o9 Solutions
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
On October 22nd—two weeks before the COP26—o9 Solutions organized its first Climathon, a hackathon-style event based on Climate-KIC initiatives to crowdsource innovative solutions and business ideas focused on circular supply chains that could help tackle the climate crisis. Fashion and apparel. Consumer electronics. Public sector.
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
” They note an MIT survey of apparel companies found vastly differing definitions of supply chain transparency across organizations. performance-based metrics. When measured against these two dimensions, Bateman and Bonanni assert companies fall into one of four stages: Majority; Early Majority; Early Adopter; or Innovator.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 9, 2017
With so much innovation happening in technology, it’s so easy to chase the next new shiny thing, whether it’s artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and countless other emerging technologies. For related commentary, see “ There’s No Silver Bullet for Supply Chain Visibility ” and “ Forget Innovation, Just Execute Better ”.
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