Books Inventory Procurement Analytics 
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 21, 2024
In follow-up qualitative interviews, one of the largest issues with organizational alignment was metric definition and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. In my post Mea Culpa, I reference my work with the Gartner Supply Chain Hierarchy of Metrics. Error is error, but is it the most important metric? My answer is no.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 8, 2014
Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. Writing a book is a labor of love. It is my second book. To give readers a sneak peek for the book, here I share my interview with Peter. .” Supply Chain Leader. I am behind.
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Kinaxis
DECEMBER 3, 2014
Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Imagine that your child brings home their report card and it’s a mix of good and fair grades. One example that I’ve seen several times is around inventory targets.
Precoro
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Traditionally, procurement has been a process weighed down by manual tasks, fragmented systems, and endless paperwork. Today, procurement is undergoing a transformation. While procurement teams have long worked to add strategic value, Artificial Intelligence (AI) amplifies their impact.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 21, 2014
Companies are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. In companies, there is no standard model for demand processes. New forms of analytics make new capabilities possible. <In fact, so much so that I wrote a book about it.> The purchase of a product by a customer in the channel.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 23, 2014
Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal. Foundational for ecommerce is a real-time perpetual inventory (PI) signal. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities. No matter where inventory is, put it to work. Don’t fool yourself.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 29, 2013
We have been taught, as supply chain leaders, that over the last decade supply chain processes have improved costs, shortened cycle times, improved customer service and decreased inventory. ” When I first started working on the book Bricks Matter , I believed it too. Experiment with these new forms of analytics.
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