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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

How Do You Define Excellence? In retrospect, I find that technology is an enabler, but only if we are clear on what defines supply chain excellence. Many believe that an ex-supply chain exec knows the definition of supply chain excellence. However, the key part of this comparison is the fact that Sanofi never drove improvement.

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L’Oréal: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit Chart Comparison of L’Oreal and Estee Lauder. To understand the extent of the achievement, note the comparison to their industry peer group in Table 1. to This is an example of managing a balanced portfolio and of driving a supply chain revolution. L’Oréal’s Performance Compared to the Peer Group.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. I disagreed.

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Supply Chain Planning as a Career Choice – Trove of Gratification

Logility

A good example is accelerated adoption of automation, whether we know it or not. We buy our necessities online twice as much as we did before, we no longer need travel agents to book our trips, and our money transactions do not need a trip to the bank anymore.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. For example, the Gartner Top 25 celebrates the accomplishments of Intel (active with Gartner), but in the analysis in Table 1, Nvidia Corporation and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) clearly outperform Intel in the Semiconductor Industry.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s start with honesty and a focus on process innovation. Functional excellence drove regional supply chain performance in the 1990s, but a focus on functional metrics in large, global and complex supply chains over the last two decades threw the supply chain out of balance. Few measured projects against improved results.

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Procure-to-Pay vs. Intake-to-Pay: What You Need to Know

Precoro

Now, companies can handle the pre-PO procurement processes, identify purchasing needs, order and approve purchases, receive invoices, and pay for goods all in one system. The PR should contain information about the required items and, if necessitated by company policy, justification for the purchase. a driverless car).