Conference Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Inventory Management Procurement 
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Belief in efficient procurement.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
One of the goals of the conference was to challenge the audience to redefine work. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. The question is, “Why?
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Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
I know that your primary focus is procurement. If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth? The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. Or planned orders to purchase orders?)
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels. Mistake #3.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
We were discussing the results of the planning benchmarking work that we have just finished, and I was sharing some insights on inventory management when one of the panelists emphatically stated, “Inventory is a waste to manage. We feel so strongly about this that we do not have an inventory planning role.”
Unleashed
AUGUST 11, 2020
Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. Why your food inventory management system is going stale. Chances are that your current inventory management system is getting you nowhere fast — you’re facing growing inventory struggles and you don’t know why.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The focus is on the role of supply chain finance in driving supply chain excellence. Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. The design of the conference includes tours of several modern warehouses and centers of excellence. The River of Demand. #3
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