Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. Executive teams strive to drive improvement in supply chain results; yet, sadly, only four percent of public companies succeed. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In the general supply chain area, however, only a few really comprehensive databases exist for organisations to access. In fact, SCOR is actually an entire reference model for supply chain performance management and improvement, in which benchmarking plays just one part. Good Data is Key to Success with SCOR.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

SCN: A supply chain executive once said that best practices are a recipe for mediocrity, meaning that while it’s important to reach parity with best practices, it’s only by innovating beyond these practices that leadership is attained. Sherman: In my book I talk about how the leaders live in a house of excellence.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, laments, “Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined.”[3] ” Those are excellent questions to consider before making investments in any technology.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 2, 2018

While on the surface it is true to say that in most organizations inventory is a highly visible dimension of Supply Chain performance impacting company accounts and a key reportable metric of business performance. This involves getting the buy in and validation of planners who need to own the operational delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. For more on this topic, reference my prior blog posts on Learn the Language of Demand and Driving Innovation ). Life is busy at Supply Chain Insights.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Autonomous Supply Chains In this competitive environment, a CPG manufacturer needs to fight to get space on retailer shelves in each region, keep those shelves stocked, compete and collaborate simultaneously with e-commerce, and maintain its operating margins.

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Cognira

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This blog explores the trends that define this year’s holiday season and the factors that draw the consumer path to purchase. Consumers leverage AI-powered benchmarking tools to track the price of their favorite items and make the purchase once it hits its lowest point. compared to the last year.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

There has been so much discussion on the “top” supply chain lists. While there was always passionate discussions on companies and metrics, the end goal was to raise awareness of supply chain as a practice. They are a supply chain that I very much like, especially from an S&OP practice.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. Foundational to supply chain excellence is the reliability of delivery, quality, and service. The Sleep Number Story of Supply Chain Excellence.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

Past leadership titles include Chief Procurement Officer at both Lucent Technologies and Micron Technologies, in addition to other leadership positions as Vice-President Supply Chain Management, Operational Excellence Executive, and Chief Strategy Officer. The details and magic of Excel analyses.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery. There are about 10+ measurements on evaluating the efficiency, but all those get consolidated to a single metric called the ‘LPMH’ (lines per man hour).

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