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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation. During the presentation, I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat. The research project analyzed 1200 combinations of 180 metrics for four hundred companies for the period of 2010-2012. The result? The reason? Is this leadership?

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Piecing Together the SIOP Process

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In SIOP, accountability is a huge part of achieving desired outcomes, improving monthly metrics and satisfying the customer needs. Without a shared level of accountability challenges will present themselves and compliance will become an ongoing concern. MORE FROM THIS EDITION. Your Sales Plan is NOT a Forecast!

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

To demonstrate, one California autonomous vehicle company, TuSimple, tested the efficacy of long-haul driverless vehicles in a recent trek from Nogales, Arizona to Oklahoma City, shaving 10 hours (42%) off of what would otherwise be a 24-hour trip. Keep Your Eyes on the Road.

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire for 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

We selected these metrics based on correlation work with Arizona State University in 2012. The winners drove long-term value (measured by market capitalization) while outperforming on the portfolio of metrics shown in Figure 1 and driving improvement faster than their peer groups. Celebrating Success. Target Setting.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

I began analyzing correlations of groups of metrics to market capitalization and found that the most significant correlation was between market capitalization and growth. Initially, I worked with Arizona State statistics professors and graduate students to correlate market factors to 2006-2012 data.) What do you think?

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Defining Supply Chain Excellence: One Column at a Time

Supply Chain Shaman

This work is based on a collaborative project with Arizona State University. I am hearing it again in my interviews for the book Metrics That Matter. My question for the Arizona State team was, “ How do I best define a technique that can represent the randomness of this pattern?” We have stubbed our toes.

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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

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. I then finished a forty-minute presentation, and prepared for questions. Supply Chain Design. Active, and intentional, design of the supply chain.