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Side-step Oxymorons to Make Progress in Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Definitions: Oxymoron: The combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness) Juxtaposition: The act of placing words or concepts close together or side by side, for comparison or contrast. True innovation is never defined initially by a mandatory Return on Investment (ROI).) My goal is to drive change.

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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, in Figure A, we share on orbit chart on how Sanofi is underperforming the industry. However, the key part of this comparison is the fact that Sanofi never drove improvement. Outperformers Focus on Customer-centric Innovation. Struggling, they are not sure what to do next. show a clear gap in performance.

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

Let me give you an example,” says Mendonça. The TTPI rates countries based on five main categories: driver labor market and training, procurement practices and market structure, transportation cost structure (variable vs. fixed), innovation in trucking practices, and public policy toward developing national transportation systems.

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Climate Change will Drive Manufacturing Innovation

QAD

So, what does this have to do with innovation? Climate-driven Manufacturing Innovation. What’s needed are tools and technologies that go beyond current capabilities, and those require innovation. Bosch, for example, has put sensors on manufacturing equipment in a factory in Wuxi, China. Everything.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology. In Table 1, I share a comparison of the two methods.

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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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Trying to Push Content Above the Noise

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, let’s take a look at the patterns of Anheuser Busch, Colgate-Palmolive, Mondelez, and Nestle shown in Figure 1. Instead, the focus is on customer-focused innovation and leadership. Gartner Comparison to the Industry Peer Group For more on the methodology, check out the powerpoint summary online.

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