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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

I was on my way to Peru. Over the course of trip to Atlanta to connect to Peru, we began a discussion. 19 average) and 3 times better ROIC for the period (33% versus P&G’s 11%), note that none of these three household products companies made progress on supply chain excellence in the period of 2013-2015.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. In the outside-in supply chain, the signals are from the buy and sell-side markets back to the enterprise. How easy is it to buy from your company? This work is important to me. Bio-engineering? Customization?

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Embracing the Digital Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. Many of my clients save 5-10% of funds from their continuous improvement projects and self-fund their efforts. Digital path to purchase? For the next 18 weeks I will be in the air.