Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

By definition, in the current state, supply chain planners work in a lose/lose environment. I find three: organizational design, executive understanding of supply chain, and the lack of a clear definition of an optimization function for supply chain excellence. Could it be, “How to help supply chain planners be more effective?”

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

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. End-to-End Definition Implementation of enterprise data architectures to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” As shown in Figure 1, at a recent client engagement, there is a strong and clear process definition of the budget process and the lack of clarity and discipline in the demand flows for the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

What needs to be the same : Common Definition of Time Horizons. Metrics Definition. The organization needs to be clear on the Metrics That Matter and the alignment of vertical silos’ metrics to the balanced portfolio. There needs to be a common definition of supply chain excellence. Cycle Frequency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

The definition is different by company. What needs to be the same : Common Definition of Time Horizons. Metrics Definition. The organization needs to be clear on the Metrics That Matter and the alignment of vertical silos’ metrics to the balanced portfolio. Cycle Frequency. Reporting Structure.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

Starting With Definitions. To help, I wrote a few definitions on the board: Demand-Driven Processes. A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. Definition of Outside-In Processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” I also worked in manufacturing during the period of 1978-1992 trying to plan demand. While many argue that the definitions of the time horizons change with concurrent planning, I say not so fast.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Let’s start with a definition. A common definition is essential. Like the definition of benchmarking at the top of this post, we believe that the use of an industry standard is essential. With the lack of industry standard definition, self-reporting is not very useful. Benchmarking is not Benchmarking.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. Tipping points are fascinating to watch. The race is on.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 18, 2015

However, at a practical level, companies struggle with the implementation of strategy due to a lack of definition. In contrast, in the process industries, the supply chain organization reported to manufacturing. At a principle level, everyone agrees with the concepts. In meetings, groups nod their heads that the strategy is correct.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

You will enjoy it if you like to learn new concepts from case studies. Chapter 2 will introduce you to the on-time, in full metric. Prior knowledge of lean manufacturing is required. Some chapters include easy action steps to help readers formulate strategies. Our Rating: 5/5 2.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 16, 2015

Agile Supply Chain concept has been discussed widely but the definition can be a bit vague. The primary focus was to make a manufacturing system became more flexible and could adapt to changes. In this article, we will explain how agile supply chain theories were developed and 7 ways to create agility in your organization.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Take into account elements like the length of the course, the mode of delivery (in-person, online, or mixed), the presence of interactive exercises or case studies, and the availability of opportunities for hands-on practice. Total Cost of Ownership – Definition Lesson 2. Total Cost to Serve – Definition Lesson 7.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. They tend to have many pretty PowerPoint slide decks–full of acronyms, pretty pictures and E2E commitments–but they lack a common definition of supply chain excellence. Let’s take an example. The event focus?

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 7, 2013

Case Studies. A Case Study. This case study will show you the analysis of Apple Supply Chain core processes, challenging issues and complexities of its operations. Information about Apple Supply Chain is a bit here, there and everywhere, its kinda tough to find the actual case study.

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

The assessment also establishes a common definition of supply chain management processes to help organizations: Determine the robustness of existing internal processes. supplier selection and assessment, new product launch, use of metrics in the supplier assessment process). Benchmark supply chain operations.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A definite “no-no” for demand planners. Reshaping the manufacturing world to meet new demands. Most manufacturers prefer to leverage analytics data over traditional forecasting and time series techniques. Although manufacturers have been leveraging ML for a while, the focus is now on leveraging its abilities for demand planning.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A leading electronics manufacturer represented at the roundtable achieved productivity increases of 30–40% by using RPA to automate last-mile delivery processes. Another manufacturer has deployed eight bots in areas such as procurement planning. Others at the roundtable were not as advanced in their RPA journeys.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

We wanted to see which companies were driving the fastest rate of improvement on the supply chain metrics that matter. We studied this pre and post-recession. I am currently collecting case studies in supply chain leadership for my next book Supply Chain Leadership Matters to publish in 2016. Here I share their story.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Or is it the use of the Internet of Things to transform manufacturing or reduce issues with counterfeiting? Stuck with inputs from the traditional processes of collaborative forecasting, and traditional definitions of demand planning, demand error and bias are high. This section will be a rich sharing of case studies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

By definition, this requires a global supply chain. The Port of Shenzhen –a central manufacturing and export hub including the Yantian terminal that handles 25% of all U.S.-bound Still, the manufacturing plants and distribution centers are closed. Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

He is an engaging personality: definitely a people person. They will be featured in our digital showcase and are a part of the Jabil story on digital manufacturing. In this year’s agenda, we are featuring some great case studies on new business models—Green Eileen and Sidecar—that I think that you will enjoy.

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synchrono

JANUARY 21, 2018

Demand-Driven Manufacturing seems like it was made for Make/Assemble-to-Order and Engineer-to-Order environments. It’s true that Demand-Driven Manufacturing can be beneficial for manufacturers who already produce goods based on customer demand because it improves their responsiveness to customers and lowers lead and cycle times.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Frank, the line manager for manufacturing, dominated the meetings. Despite goals to improve agility and resiliency, functional metrics for manufacturing efficiency continually throw the supply chain out of balance. Strong manufacturing organizations do not make the most effective manufacturers.

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QAD

JULY 22, 2021

In search of a web-based interface with improved accessibility, IMRIS also sought better ways to gather and analyze metrics and data about service calls, response times and time to site. The company streamlined business processes and improved its management and reporting of metrics and KPIs. Searching for a Tech Upgrade.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

Definition: “Customer - centric is an approach to doing business that focuses on providing a positive customer experience both at the point of sale and after the sale in order to drive profit and gain competitive advantage.” Less than 10% of manufacturing companies are effectively using cost-to-serve analysis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

‘Chin Music’ Definition: Idle Chatter, Idle Talk or Vague Explanations. When I sit through sessions on building a customer-centric supply chain, I am looking for case studies on how companies have applied the concepts to drive greater value. Urban Dictionary. The words from the speakers sound good.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Case Study Agility: ZARA. As the fabric suppliers require the longest lead times, ZARA approves designs & initiates manufacturing after it gets feedback from its stores. Case Study Resilience: CISCO. Case Study Risk management: The All England Club.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Another client wants to push the customer-centric concept in his organization, but his definition is to do whatever the customer wants. Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. In this blog, I share the case study of Sleep Number.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

Unfortunately, we find most companies are moving backwards on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter™ or making progress on singular metrics versus driving performance improvement on a balanced portfolio of supply chain metrics that correlate to market capitalization. (If The winners and finalists are an elite group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As shown in Figure 1, the company now has sales of 6.1B$, manufacturers 40+ brands in 24 countries while selling products in 100 countries. Unlike most supply chain leaders that I coached in this period, he understood that by definition an agile supply chain or a responsive supply chain would not be able to have the lowest cost per unit.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This section will explore the definition of a digital process and trace the journey of digital transformation through history. Case Studies and Real-World Applications In this section, we will explore tangible business examples and quantitative methods for assessing the efficacy of digital process automation.

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

At both of these events, we had the opportunity to share a case study on our work with Microsoft to transform their global supply chain and improve predictability and customer experience through our supply chain visibility platform, Navisphere Vision. Our definition of the digital transformation is not specific to certain IT projects.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Case Studies. Cisco System Case Study. The only solid case study about supply chain risk is definitely from Cisco System. However, the logic Cisco uses to manage the disruption is very robust and details are summarized into the infographic below, Note: metrics data is for illustrative purpose.

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synchrono

APRIL 30, 2018

Earlier this year, the MAPI Foundation increased their projection for manufacturing sector growth for 2018 – 2021 from 1.5% We haven’t seen overall growth like that in a long time, and it should spell a welcome relief for many manufacturers. MAPI also calls c apital equipment spending a key driver of manufacturing profitability.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 26, 2016

Unfortunately, we find most companies are moving backwards on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter™ or making progress on singular metrics versus driving performance improvement on a balanced portfolio of supply chain metrics that correlate to market capitalization. (If The winners and finalists are an elite group.

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