Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

For most companies, building a great S&OP process is a missed opportunity. Most companies buy decision support technology, but do not redefine work to improve decisions. A shift from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard. The focus on functional metrics sub-optimizes balance sheet results. Funny, isn’t it?

S&OP 324

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 29, 2023

Most of the companies never really resumed the pre-recession rate of expenditure growth. In fact, the outperforming logistics vendors today (based on profitability and revenue growth metrics) are the ones that were extra cautious on capital expenditure in the years following the recession. million vacant job openings.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 156

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2015

Dialogue with global supply chain teams energizes me. Tomorrow, I have a call with a manufacturing company to answer the question, “ What is the most important concept in the book?” While Joe is trying to balance the feedback from Filipe and Frank, he is often asked to change his metric targets by his CFO named Lou.

Metrics 150

Metrics Agile and Lean Supply Chain Manufacturing Procurement Modeling 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). In the past study, of 600 companies studied, 4% make a list. This question always makes me smile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. However, variability and global unrest is rising. Unrest in Sudan. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

An analysis of improvement, performance, and value of over 500 public companies in 28 industries over a decade. (I Smaller Focused Companies Win. When compared to the peer group performance, smaller and regional players outperform larger companies. All companies in the sector are struggling. I posted my working summary.)

Supply Chain Design Software 239

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

To enhance their competitive edge, companies across industries are adopting a key tactic: strategic sourcing. Often, the purpose of sourcing is simply for companies to find the supplier or vendor that offers the best price for the required item. Goals beyond the best purchasing price fall into strategic sourcing.

Negotiating Skills 105

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies 105

GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. The handful of companies in the top quartile of working capital performance had working capital expenditures as a percentage of overall revenues of between 6% and 10%. 10 Soft Metric Considerations in Measuring Supply Chain Performance. Read more. .

Procurement Analytics 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2022

” In this work, my observation is that large companies have a more difficult journey to drive organizational alignment, than smaller companies. Companies became less clear on the definition of supply chain excellence and how to implement decision support technologies. Functional Metrics. False Beliefs.

Manufacturing Procurement 389

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Only four percent of companies outperformed their peer groups. While market potential declined, individual company performance declined faster. I strongly believe that we adopted practices in the last two decades that degraded performance and threw companies out of balance. The Focus Inside-out Supported by Functional Metrics.

Procurement Analytics 370

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QAD

JULY 1, 2021

Your total manufacturing costs are essentially an expense analysis that calculates how each of your company’s departments contributed to producing a finalized product. Total manufacturing costs showcase how much your company spent to produce its inventory in a given period of time. Equipment depreciation.

Manufacturing Procurement 88

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters. Most companies are not clear. Congratulations to the 34 winners.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Gartner 292

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2020

In the review of my first book, Bricks Matter , Keith Harrison, former Global Director of Product Supply at P&G asked me, “You mention the need for supply chains to shift from a focus on cost to value. My second observation is that for 96% of public companies supply chain excellence is slip-sliding away. Comparing 2010-2019.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The four key methods here will help you drive more success as you bring the metrics to life on your warehouse floor: 1. For companies, this is an unsustainable attitude of complacency at the employee level and one that can stagnate progress in many ways. As a leader, you need many tools to eliminate this mindset.

Metrics 106

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). Metrics that Matter became a three year research project. I realized that many organizations are very confused about metrics. Your research found that 9 out of 10 companies are stuck.

Metrics 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Companies have data lakes, but do not use their own data. I don’t understand why companies want to move data in and out of data jails that we call relational databases but are so unaware of the techniques to use data from data lakes through schema on read technology approaches. Building the Effective Global Supply Chain.

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HICX Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As an increasing number of organizations engage with vendors on a global level to fulfill their supply chains, the need for supply chain robustness has never been so critical. This has been acutely highlighted since the turn of the decade due to global events. The Global Supply Chain Landscape: What is the current situation?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. Both companies outperformed their peer groups.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results. I love the metaphor of watermelon metrics. What are functional metrics? Next Steps.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For companies that want to go beyond the traditional spreadsheet, which cannot handle this ocean of information efficiently, statistical methods such as cluster analysis can help. Automating this process and looking for exceptions for retailers and e-commerce companies benefit category managers and facilitate faster decision-making.

Optimal Sourcing 193

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Over 85% of companies turned their systems off, turning to spreadsheets and ad hoc manual analysis. Today, many companies operate based on a plan that is not feasible decreasing reliability. Despite spending 1.1%

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 15, 2024

The software company earns Leadership recognition in supply chain planning and demand planning across regions. BOSTON – January 15, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to be recognized as a Leader in five separate G2 Winter 2024 reports.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 20, 2017

The question becomes, “how are you comparing your transportation metrics to what’s happening around you?” When you connect to a global trade network (GTN), you can benchmark your company’s performance against the performance of all the shippers in the network. You need to explore the metric relationships to see the full story.

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ivalua

MARCH 31, 2023

Ivalua has been awarded Best Company for Global Culture, Future Outlook, and Engineering, Marketing, and Sales Departments. The list of award winners is part of Comparably’s Best Places to Work series and includes the overall top-rated companies of 2023 according to their employees. Redwood City, CA, March 31, 2023.

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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.

Procurement Analytics 120

Procurement Analytics Metrics Quality Supply Chain Planning Software 120

synchrono

MARCH 6, 2017

When we look at the organizations of today, words like efficiency and productivity get thrown around with little understanding of what is required to improve one of these measurements (metrics). Usage: In the cost-world paradigm, global impact is believed to be the sum of all local impacts.

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Now, we are entering a third revolution that will change global trade and supply chain management as we know it: the transition from dissonance to resonance – or collaboration, as I would call it. Global trade and supply chains are essential to a business's operations, but they face several significant challenges today.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We are more than six months into the COVID 19 global pandemic. However, Covid as a global crisis has been also called the great enabler: we are discovering many things that we did not know about ourselves. Identify metrics, analytics and projects to drive business improvements.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

New survey finds that most companies are still formulating and gaining support for a digital strategy, with fear of change and data challenges as leading roadblocks. . Drivers of supply chain planning digitization vary significantly by company, with 42% identifying increased operational efficiencies (e.g. BOSTON, Mass.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

COVID of course taught companies the need for agility. Based on ARC Advisory Group’s new global market report, the three largest providers of MSCN, listed alphabetically, are Descartes, E2open, and Infor Nexus. Descartes is a public company headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. Stuff happens.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” Here is an excerpt from the article: “…it isn’t by becoming more efficient that the supply chains of Wal-Mart, Dell, and Amazon have given those companies an edge over their competitors. Only supply chains that are agile, adaptable, and aligned provide companies with sustainable competitive advantage.”

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GlobalTranz

JULY 20, 2015

With the growth of sustainability initiatives , more companies have adopted the use of recycled materials in production and have developed procedures for the responsible disposal of products that cannot be recycled or reused. Importance of Metrics in Reverse Logistics Management. Increased velocity. Increased service market share.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Many companies operating in the United States have achieved an inclusive look into their transportation spend, but unfortunately many companies that do business on a global level have struggled to achieve full freight process management. How are leading companies managing customs and regulatory compliance? Why is that?

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SupplyPike

JULY 2, 2020

CEOs of successful consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies know they need to make clear-cut decisions in order to be true business leaders. By merging actionable insights and identifying the best analytic solution for their CPG company, retail and CPG brands can analyze and capitalize on the data when the time is just perfect.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2019

[00:38] Please introduce yourself and your company. Right out of college, I worked at a logistics company in Atlanta. 04:37] Tell us about the world’s largest company. The company searched for smart people who understand what the next new technology will be. 13:34] You had to choose a 3PL for the world’s largest company.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2020

Death of Global Supply Chains article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Globalization has dominated as a widely practiced business strategy during the past 15–20 years. Is COVID19 the death of Global Supply Chains? Globalization, Internationalization & Localization.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 121

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

While enterprises may be able to find reduction opportunities in their own operations, many of the bigger gains can be found by addressing Scope 3 emissions — accounting for more than 70% of a company’s total emissions — up and down the supply chain. [2]. What obstacles are companies facing in making the most of this opportunity?

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