Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

For most companies, growth has slowed. We believe that supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. We also believe that it helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks. Companies are competitive.

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

I was guilty of this from time to time when I led a demand-planning group because we were evaluated on forecast accuracy as one of our key metrics. Does demand sensing actually improve a company’s ability to reduce cost and improve customer service? Here in lays the crux of the issue with demand sensing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

When Gartner bought AMR Research, I left to build a company, and in the process, I slowly built a Linkedin audience of over 330,000 followers. Colgate outperformed P&G in Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and P&G exceeded Colgate in inventory turns. No company achieved improved economies of scale through M&A.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 31, 2015

A modern pilot embarks with a general flight plan, but then monitors a continuous readout of key metrics, which he uses to make numerous small course corrections to arrive at the proper destination on schedule. Can he arrive on any predictable timetable? You’ll likely agree his chances are slim to none. It’s the same for business.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

Get Our EBOOK HERE. The function – which used to be a back-office, administrative task – has evolved to become a major seat of strategic profitability and brand within companies. They use advanced ERP software and S&OP strategy to match supply with demand, and turn over inventory faster and faster. Subscribe Here!

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 18, 2020

Sam’s Club stepped up its on-time, in-full (OTIF) expectations for its suppliers and, in some instances, exceeded standards set by its parent company, Walmart. While the company has yet to fine suppliers for missing delivery requirements, it could do so soon. Learn More. How is OTIF Calculated at Sam’s Club? Why Does OTIF Matter?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 23, 2021

GET our EBOOK HERE. These jobs reach far and wide, touching virtually every business process, most metrics, and all functional areas. But a more modern and progressive view is that Supply Chain is a strategic function of the highest value which can make or break the success and survival of an company in any industry.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Unfortunately, all too often, companies rely on spreadsheets, push them to their limits, and use them in ways in which they never were intended. From our eBook, S&OP in the 21st century , “An audit of 50 corporate spreadsheets in 2007 revealed that 94% had errors… one for $100 million!” That won’t end well.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Get Our EBOOK HERE. Most of the pre-pandemic Inventory Management strategies were centred around improving inventory turnover, keeping inventory levels as low as possible, and reducing the amount of cash tied up in inventory. What should our post pandemic inventory priorities be?

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The average delivery time of four to six days is now down to two to three days by moving inventory closer to the end consumer with multiple fulfillment locations. could place inventory and fulfill from Sydney for Australasian customers, ready to be delivered locally or to neighboring New Zealand. World Food Programme.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2017

Too many companies still rely on spreadsheets and basic ERP forecasting solutions both of which provide inadequate planning capabilities. Inventory tends to be a very visible supply chain cost to senior management. How much inventory a company has is listed right there as a current asset on the balance sheet.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 5, 2021

Get OUR EBOOKS HERE. For some, PPV is a mechanical metric only, measured and reported on but without any further attention paid to it. In my experience proactive, attentive, and detailed Purchase Price Variance (PPV) can make an incredible contribution to the profitability of a company. Inventory levels. Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2021

Get Our EBOOK HERE. Customer lead time is the most important marker of satisfaction for eCommerce companies. The time it takes to complete each element of your supply chain affects your inventory planning and cash flow. When you reduce material and production lead times, you can optimize your inventory management.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 20, 2017

In my first blog post in this series, I touched upon one of the biggest challenges companies operating global supply chains face today. Individual, functional metrics are tracked, instead of taking a horizontal view that gives insight into the health of the supply chain network and interdependencies of the individual functions.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Evaluate different scenarios simultaneously, and against multiple operational and financial metrics. Managing S&OP from a single application enables companies to better balance tradeoffs and most effectively align volume and mix, as well as Operations and Finance. #2: Translate between units, dollars, and other units of measure.

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EMERGE App

MAY 20, 2023

Always start by introducing your company, the one speaking and asking how you can help whenever you answer a phone. Maximize your email signature Go beyond the norm by including your company slogan, social media account, and web links in your email signature to enable the readers to access any information they may need more easily.

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