Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2020
Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. Total cost analysis is more difficult than it sounds and most technology implementations automated functional measurement systems (manufacturing or procurement), but leave the organization blind on the management of total costs. Methodology Comparison. The reason?
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 7, 2021
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. In Table 1, I share a comparison of the two methods. What do you think?
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Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
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. There are three reasons why: Vertical excellence—having the best manufacturing, procurement or transportation function—has not worked. ” Yes, I said.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 29, 2014
Meaningless Comparison. I just don’t think the comparison of very different industries in a spreadsheet based on growth, inventory values, and Return on Assets (ROA) is meaningful. They want to do well, and they are eager to have an objective measure. However, here are my concerns: 1.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 14, 2022
The Logistics Managers Index Report ®, compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , reported a May 2022 value of 67.1,
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 3, 2015
This type of benchmarking is the most powerful in the comparison of like competitors. And, when they do, the focus on network design is still on bricks and mortar–where to put manufacturing and distribution locations–not on form and function of inventory, and the design of inventory flows. The Inventory Management Journey.
Zipline Logistics
MAY 19, 2020
According to an article published in FreightWaves , “ Tender volumes are racing to the upside and are tracking positive year-over-year in May, albeit off of a depressed 2019 comparison. Arizona ? . Shippers should expect pre-pandemic operations in Arizona.?? . and recently allowed manufacturing work to resume; however, the?formal?order
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