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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Supply Chain Shaman

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. Reward teams for cross-functional metrics. Customer-Centric Supply Chain.

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Net-Zero Commitments Are Reshaping Carbon Tracking in CPG Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

AI can integrate with procurement platforms, utility meters, logistics trackers and internet of things sensors to gather real-time data. Artificial intelligence-driven platforms are transforming carbon accounting by automating data collection and analysis. AI also provides visibility into emissions across the supply chain.

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

It is one thing to write it, but it is a horse of another color to defend it. I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. When it comes to digital manufacturing, it is a new world combining the Internet of Things with 3D Printing.

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear. Along the way, I will be doing more work on network design case studies. After three years of research, I have just refined the methodology to start to pull the trends.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

An example of social listening is the Lenovo Case Study presented at the 2015 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. I only know of five case studies of cross-functional listening. I think the Clorox story is a great case study. Market Drivers. This requires modeling and continued refinement.

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Lassoing S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Metrics Definition. The organization needs to be clear on the Metrics That Matter and the alignment of vertical silos’ metrics to the balanced portfolio. In this opening session, we share insights of the Supply Chains to Admire through a series of case studies and gain insights from Gita Gopinath, a Harvard Economist.

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Carter’s: A Story of Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

For this case study we interviewed Peter Smith, currently the EVP of Supply Chain for Carter’s. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization. Improvement. Supply Chain Index.