The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The latest edition of the LogiSYM conference catering to the Middle East/North Africa region, LogiSYM MENA, took place online on August 24. In the first conference segment in the afternoon, the theme shifted to Sustainability – a subject that was hardly discussed at LogiSYM just a few years ago. & Changing Landscape”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I’d say that the conference did not disappoint on any of those three points. In his presentation, Matt discussed the future of supply chain optimization. This is all about the alignment of metrics and objectives. Fab summed up the vision at the end of his presentation: Think big and don’t settle. Be Inspired.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions. Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

I will share the data in this blog, on Forbes, and in the upcoming conferences discussing a shift from inside-out to outside-in processes. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030. In both formats, we design the conference for extreme networking. Change takes time. This is what I am hoping to accomplish this fall.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 15, 2015

The theme of this year’s Descartes Evolution 2015 Global User & Partner Conference , held in May in Miami, Florida, was “Logistics Integration — What’s Next?” Important metrics include On Time Delivery from a customer’s perspective; Team Performance in the home; and Point of Sale experience. If not now, when?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. The ploys–lunches, drinks, and presents–became humourous after a while.).

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 10, 2018

Improvement on the key metrics of growth, inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is elusive. Then as a software executive (1991-2001 and then 2003-2005) and finally as an analyst (2001-2003 and 2005-present). I have worn many hats and attended more conference than I can count. Then it was sexy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

This week, I spoke at the Llamasoft Summercon Conference. The conference was low-key. We laughed, and felt a bit silly, leaving the conference room holding our new furry tchotchkes. So, as I cleared my throat to present at the Summercon conference, I looked into the eyes of over 500 supply chain professionals.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Tomorrow, I present the Supply Chains To Admire 2015 Analysis at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. ” It is our third year to host the conference. It is for this reason, that we analyze the patterns of the Metrics That Matter using orbit charts over the period of 2006-2014. It needs to be.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

I began analyzing correlations of groups of metrics to market capitalization and found that the most significant correlation was between market capitalization and growth. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers. In Table 1, I share a comparison of the two methods.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

Companies with the lower score on the Index are driving faster rates of metrics improvement. Energizer and Unilever are driving the fastest rates of improvement and Clorox and P&G improvement rates are the slowest on the Metrics That Matter of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)).

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. But this conference was focused on a near real-time analytics solution they developed called Rebus. Here “near real-time” is defined as a refresh of key metrics every five minutes. Overcoming the Objections of IT.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

We selected these metrics based on correlation work with Arizona State University in 2012. The winners drove long-term value (measured by market capitalization) while outperforming on the portfolio of metrics shown in Figure 1 and driving improvement faster than their peer groups. Celebrating Success. Comparison To The Gartner Top 25.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

I was attending the Zycus Horizons 2014 conference at Amelia Island today, listening to speakers. A second response was provided by Niklas Hamnstedt Chief Procurement Officer at TE Connectivity: “I would like to see a stronger rating of supply risk and a supply risk metric.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

The 2018 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference was a great opportunity to hear what retail leaders are focused on, and excited about, as we chart the future of our evolving industry. That dialogue set the tone for the conference in some key ways. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. and a lot more. Challenges Ahead in 2018.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2018

The 2018 RILA Retail Supply Chain Conference was a great opportunity to hear what retail leaders are focused on, and excited about, as we chart the future of our evolving industry. That dialogue set the tone for the conference in some key ways. As we gathered in Phoenix, Ariz. and a lot more. Challenges Ahead in 2018.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

We loaded 493 financial metrics from balance sheets and income statements for each company into the data lake for the period of 2004-2016 using YCharts data. The better supply chain planning implementations produce tighter and more reliable patterns at this important metrics intersection. I hand-pick the presentations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

When I finished my presentation on “past practices,” that I cannot call “best practices,” and outlined the methodology for the upcoming Supply Chain Index, a woman who had listened intently in the audience told me that I had thrown “cold water” on the audience. My message in the presentation was simple.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

I smiled on the week following the conference as the accolades piled up in my inbox. Attending the conference was Alexia Howard, Senior Research Analyst – US Foods for Sanford C. Following the conference, Alexia asked for me to share the methodology with over 150 financial analysts. Aligned Metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The presentations from the Summit are posted now on the Supply Chain Insights You Tube Channel. Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. Apparel is an example.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2017

As a result, tor most companies, the goals are unclear and the financial metrics are not well-understood. This year-over-year comparison, enables visualization of performance on two metrics. In addition, they rank last in their ability to drive metrics improvement. ” The answer will be “Yes! A Closer Look at P&G.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

ICON 2023 is Blue Yonder’s annual customer conference and premier supply chain event, where practitioners and decision-makers exchange insights about their transformation journeys If you are in the manufacturing field, why should you attend this year’s event? In the fast-moving consumer goods space, we have Coca-Cola FEMSA presenting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

Metrics Definition. The organization needs to be clear on the Metrics That Matter and the alignment of vertical silos’ metrics to the balanced portfolio. The conference is designed to generate new ideas on next-generation supply chain thinking. The frequency of the plan needs to be common across the organization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2012

I have attended conference after conference where I have seen the obligatory slide of “ We reduced X days of inventory, improved costs and driven XX% improvement in customer service.” You see it conference after conference. It is in presentation after presentation. It matters for all functions.

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Kinaxis

JULY 13, 2018

While I attend several supply chain conferences in any given year, SCM World is a favorite of mine for a couple of reasons. In a very provocative presentation, Tricia Wang , a tech ethnographer made a compelling case on why organizations shouldn’t hang their hat on big data alone when it comes to decision making. So true indeed!

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 15, 2016

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Kinaxis hosted Kinexions Tokyo 2016 customer user conference event at the Canadian embassy in Tokyo. The day kicked off with some very interesting and engaging presentations by Deloitte , Roland DG , Mitsubishi , and a Kinaxis keynote delivered by me.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The Chemical Supply Chain: 3 Things Learned from This Year’s LogiChem Conference. The panels and presenters at LogiChem USA displayed an expertise in chemical supply chains seen nowhere else. While each had their own specific topic, I heard three key themes throughout the two-day LogiChem conference : Supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Seemingly, most supply chain leaders that are reading the press, or going to industry conferences, would believe that all four statements are true. Over the course of the last decade, I have carefully recorded and reported presentation after presentation from conference after conference and interview after interview with supply chain leaders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

This week, at Supply Chain Insights LLC, we published our 11th report in the series titled Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. Aligning metrics matters. Functional metrics in isolation degrade value.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The Life Sciences SCM Summit Breaks the Conference Mould. The Life Sciences SCM Summit breaks away from the traditional conference mould of a presentation-heavy session. Through interactive peer discussions, get up-to-date knowledge on: Theme One: End-to-end Supply Chain Metrics. Theme Two: New Industry Trends.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I’m a pretty jaded conference goer, so it is difficult to please me, but I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the keynotes and sessions I attended. The general theme of the conference was about transformational change. Undoubtedly the most inspirational presentation was by Reuben Slone of Walgreens.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The presentation focused on nine themes. Yesterday, Bristlecone and IBM presented case studies. The current efforts are improving functional metrics and traditional processes. ” Yesterday, a presenter at the conference spoke of value and the use case presented was elongating Days of Payables by 120 days.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Let me give you an example: Last week, I gave a presentation at a global supply chain team meeting of 175 professionals. As I cleared my throat, and pushed my toes deep into my shoes, I bounded up the stairs to start the presentation. When all functions are jointly focused on improving these metrics, then we can have one team.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

Metrics Definition. The organization needs to be clear on the Metrics That Matter and the alignment of vertical silos’ metrics to the balanced portfolio. The conference is designed to generate new ideas on next-generation supply chain thinking. The frequency of the plan needs to be common across the organization.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 29, 2015

The first UK conference to present an holistic view of sustainable procurement and the role of the supply chain in more responsible business and government. The Latest Thinking on Metrics, Reporting & Compliance. Sustainable Purchasing & Supply Summit 2015. Date: 22 September 2015. Venue: QEII Centre, London.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

During the year, I go to a lot of conferences. When I hear them at a conference, I squirm uncontrollably in my seat. Spinnaker Management Group asked me to co-present on a demand-driven webinar with SanDisk. So, why did I ask SanDisk to present? Listen to his presentation and let me know. Source: Dictionary.com.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2015

The summit portion of the event was a two-day educational conference with about 500 attendees. I learned a lot from the other presenters, who covered a variety of different topics. One of my favorite things about the conference was how they produced short videos to introduce each of the speakers (see my intro video below).

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