The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan (SIOP) is a process within many successful supply chain organizations that recognizes the integral relationship between all departments in the company, but how do you piece together an SIOP process? Read below for a guide to solving the SIOP puzzle for your organization. . What is a SIOP Process? .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

As driver pay increases, so does the incidence of drivers jumping ship, switching companies for the next best payday. Deploying driverless vehicles could take a significant bite out of operating costs, considering that approximately 75% of company expenses are tied up in labor. Curiouser and Curiouser. In a word, it’s data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

I wanted to help companies drive step-changes in performance. My argument centered on the observation that as new technologies evolved, companies did a lift and shift. Companies want a definitive Return on Investment (ROI), limiting the opportunity to test and learn with new technologies. The approach was not as profitable.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2013

The relationship between corporate financial performance and supply chain metrics was complex; and in my first attempts, I was unable to derive a correlation. I wanted to build a useful tool that could help companies irrespective of size or geographic location. I wanted to better understand which metrics truly mattered.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

On September 9–11, 2014, 110 supply chain visionaries will gather in the desert at the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona to think differently and define the future of supply chain. Today, 90% of publicly-traded companies are stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. It is needed. We think so.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 19, 2014

Instead, what I observed when I looked at the data, was that most companies that I had worked with (in my role as an industry analyst, I had worked with over 300) were going backwards on margin and inventory turns. I found that nine out of ten companies were stuck. “Ugh,” I said. It was an awakening. Why is this important?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

This report, Supply Chains to Admire , compares the progress of 200 companies within their respective peer groups on both performance and improvement. Supply Chain Improvement is based on the work that we completed with an Arizona State University Operations Research team to determine the Supply Chain Index. Aligned Metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

The first, and my major issue with the Gartner Top 25 methodology, is that it attempts to compare all companies in a spreadsheet. The methodology unfairly favors companies that do not have assets. The reason is that as a chemical company, they must run assets, and the methodology penalizes companies with deep asset strategies.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 19, 2017

I wanted to take one particular company and calculate their results myself to understand the methodology fully. The methodology was determined with Supply Chain Insights and Arizona State University in 2014. It measures a company’s improvement in balance, strength and resiliency factors over time. P&G Balance Metrics.

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Supply Chain Insights

MARCH 16, 2015

Nine out of ten companies are stuck: unable to make progress on a portfolio of supply chain metrics. The simulation game is tied to the work we are doing with Arizona State University’s Operations Research group on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. One focus to create content for supply chain visionaries.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Embracing these new forms of analytics requires learning and new language and working with technology companies that most supply chain leaders do not know today. Culturally companies need to bridge the difference between a traditional focus on continuous improvement and the need to drive a disruption. Current State of Talent.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One of those voices is Hitendra Chaturvedi, professor of practice in supply chain management at Arizona State University’s W. It’s full of lively anecdotes, including many from his experience building a 3,000-employee appliance refurbishing company in his native India. Carey School of Business. What was your response?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rivian Automotive Last week, Rivian Automotive reported on the fourth quarter and full year financial performance that disappointed company investors. While progress was indicated against key business performance metrics, investors prompted a reported 25 percent decline in the company’s stock value. billion as compared to $1.72

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

. #2 Mergers and Acquisitions and #4 Business Sales As countries and companies plan to nearshore and reshore semiconductor production, mergers, acquisitions, and business sales are rising—and so are related supply chain risks. In July, TSMC had to postpone the plant opening in Arizona until 2025 due to labor shortages.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

I have taken myself off the road to write the book Metrics That Matter. For most companies today there is great room for improvement in the supply chain. Companies want a supply chain that is more aligned and agile. Last week, I was working with a company that personifies the words cautious and conservative.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The “Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire” is the culmination of a two-year effort to evaluate supply chain performance and improvement for the years of 2006-2013 by industry by vertical for publicly-held companies. Supply Chain Visibility Panel Details: “Getting Information from a Variety of Systems into One Location to Extract Information”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

When Gartner bought AMR Research, I left to build a company, and in the process, I slowly built a Linkedin audience of over 330,000 followers. ” So, I started work with Arizona State University to take balance sheet data from 2003-2007 to analyze which combination of metrics drove the highest market capitalization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2016

Normally the only winner in a technology acquisition is the original venture capitalists of the company being acquired. Companies struggle with functional processes and are stuck in traditional inside-out process paradigms. As companies mature, there is a focus on flow. Is the announcement good for the industry?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During Supply Chain Excellence as defined by a methodology whereall companies are put into a spreadsheet and compared across industries is meaningless. During the period of 2006-2012, Campbell Soup Company outperformed its peer group on the Supply Chain Index.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 6, 2015

Last week I spoke to 26 attendees that had a center of excellence; and this week I will speak to 15 companies that do not have a center of excellence, but are considering the implementation of the concept. For most companies, there is confusion on the charter. I am sharing charts like those in Figure 1. Center of Excellence Elements.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

Despite having navigated tense contractor conflicts in 2022, 2023 and its volume shortage are sure to bring new challenges to the parcel delivery giant, as Supply Chain Dive reports: “ …the company has shifted into a cost-cutting mode to shield itself from macroeconomic pressures as it waits for volumes to recover. ”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Few companies manage their supply chains end-to-end; and as a result, cannot manage inventory holistically. As a result, only 10% of companies are making progress at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. We are systemically evaluating each industry in the Supply Chain Insights Metrics That Matter series of reports.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 21, 2019

Another highlight was a presentation by Dr. Robert Handfield from NC State and Dr. Thomas Choi from Arizona State University, taking an in-depth look at counterfeiting in the supply chain. I thought it was a beautiful way to sum up the meaning of leadership. What were the key takeaways from this year? .

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

The company’s focus is on biotechnology and genomic research. The company formed in 2000 by the merger of Novartis Agribusiness and Zeneca Agrochemicals. Shane continued, “We lived this identity and promoted it within the company. An Aussie by birth, Shane still speaks with an Australian accent. Shane’s Story.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

by CJ Wehlage The Supply Chain Insights annual conference was held on September 10-11, 2014 at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. While there was always passionate discussions on companies and metrics, the end goal was to raise awareness of supply chain as a practice. Their S&OP is great across these business units.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). It is estimated supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages affect 4% of inventory for some large companies, and 40% of inventory for smaller companies. Material Handling & Logistics ). McKinsey ).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear.

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Kinaxis

MAY 24, 2018

I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Partnered with a plastic packaging company and technology company to collaborate and reduce the plastic content in the packaging for a particular product by 15 percent. I fully concur with this point of view.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. When I sat down to write the book, Bricks Matter, I believed that companies had used supply chain technologies to reduce operating margin and improve inventory turns. What I found was erratic results with many companies going backwards.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Companies can boost holistic supply chain management by working with all stakeholders to develop a roadmap for consistent, continuous and collaborative improvement.” “Many supply chain members simply pass the buck. Many times, not fully understanding how their own activity connects to other teams can breed a flippant attitude.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

When I was Materials Manager at Maricopa County, Arizona, the second largest county in the country, I introduced Vendor Managed Inventory. When someone hears the company name "Walmart" several things come to mind from a pop culture standpoint. These metrics should be reviewed frequently to ensure supply chain success.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

Companies pushing IT standardization agendas will suffer the most. I am attempting to understand the choices companies make and the impact on supply chain performance. The metrics selection resulted from work with Arizona State University in 2013.) A cost-based agenda throws companies out of balance. My takeaway?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

To give you an idea of what this is doing, the classic retail metrics, “same store sales” and “sales per square foot”, are no longer being reported by Macy’s department stores. Even the way companies measure the inseam on a jean can be different. Malltail is a company in Korea. Promotions Management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Here are some insights from our recent research: Digital Path to Purchase: In a study on trade promotion management in early 2014, we find that 60% of marketing teams within consumer packaged goods companies are working on a digital path to purchase strategy. We are very early in our understanding of outside-in processes. e-commerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 7, 2022

million metric tons of steel won’t be subject to a tariff, and any steel beyond that will be subject to a 25 percent duty. Instead, government restrictions and border closings are making it harder for logistics companies to recruit workers, even with the promise of higher wages.

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