Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Based on the work with Georgia Tech, we are getting clear on which metrics matter by industry. As companies adopt a balanced scorecard, the functional metrics shift to a focus on reliability. Their goal is clear–stabilize the blood supply in the United States. Analyze inventory health.

Modeling 206

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. Days of Inventory Comparison. Now, let’s take consumer products. What can we learn?

Supply Chain Planning Software 415

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). Metrics that Matter became a three year research project. I realized that many organizations are very confused about metrics. So I started this book as a summary of this research.

Metrics 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

It is Labor Day weekend in the United States, and the plane is full. 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.

Waste Reduction 150

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SupplyPike

MARCH 23, 2020

Walmart has over 4,700 stores in the United States alone and 42 regional distribution centers (not including grocery or import centers). Poor instocks may require a Store-Specific Order (SSO) in order to replenish your product outside of the cycle and allow you time to adjust your forecasts and demand plans.

Forecasting Software 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

As I look below, I see field after field of United States farmland. High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. In the research I notice three trends: 1) Demand Planning Is Stronger than Supply. The land looks like a giant puzzle.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Unable to power additional year-over-year improvements at the intersection of cost and inventory, companies struggle. Traditional demand planning uses great statistical modeling to predict the future using order patterns.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 150