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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

In both cases, there is a clear definition of “winning.” In the world of supply chain management following 33 months of disruption, this is not the case. The gap between logistics and procurement; and logistics and customer service increases process latency. Inventories increased by 44% due to supply chain volatility.

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When the Rubber Hits the Road

Supply Chain Shaman

Definition: “Someone’s efforts, resolve, or viability are tested; things are meaningfully challenging. As a result, companies are writing new case studies through their actions or inaction. As a result, companies are writing new case studies through their actions or inaction. “ Wikipedia.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. The decline in inventory turns uses cash. I pulled up my covers to go to sleep four hours later. My question is, “Why?”

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. If ERP system input includes lead time, why is there such bloat and a problem with inventory restatements? Focus on right-sizing inventories.

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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. Let’s Start with Definitions: One of the difficulties in supply chain is the lack of common definitions.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. If ERP system input includes lead time, why is there such bloat and a problem with inventory restatements? Focus on right-sizing inventories.

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5 Best Logistics Books for Beginners

Supply Chain Opz

The Definitive Guide to Order Fulfillment and Customer Service You can't say that you are a logistics management professional if you don't understand the customers. Delivering Customer Value through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Many people don't know that procurement is a part of integrated logistics.