Conference Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Manufacturing Procurement 
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
of revenue on information technology (IT), only six percent of manufacturers drove performance at the intersection of growth and margin. Average performance in 2016-2019 across twenty-seven manufacturing sectors on inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital and operating margin was worse than in 2012-2015. Despite spending 1.1%
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 26, 2022
Recently, I presented at the Informs Analytics Conference in Houston and challenged companies to “ think out of the box” and define outside-in processes in Supply Chain Planning. As a recent college graduate, he was chartered with running manufacturing discrete event simulation for an automotive company. He was frustrated.
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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?”
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 29, 2022
Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 1, 2022
I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. The automotive industry is a complex ecosystem comprised of dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), multiple tiers of suppliers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). I look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference!
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Demand latency is two-eight weeks delayed from consumption purchase to translate to an order.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
I know that your primary focus is procurement. The issues are largely rooted in politics and the lack of clarity on supply chain excellence. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) If you are at the North American CSCMP conference, stop by and listen to the story of Nicole Miera from LKQ and Margo Cohen from Nestle.
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