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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #9: Relentless pursuit of one metric at the expense of other metrics.

Kinaxis

Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Sound ridiculous?

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

While prior risk management disruptions occurred and quickly established a new normal, in the COVID-19 pandemic, the only normal is constant change. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results. What are functional metrics?

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Supply Chain Efficiency: A Deep Dive into the Core Drivers

RFgen

We’ll examine the key components of efficient supply chains, explore essential performance metrics, and uncover the fundamental drivers that influence efficiency. An efficient procurement process optimizes vendor selection and purchasing decisions to maintain cost-effective inventory levels.

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Strategic Sourcing + Smart Solutions: The Unbeatable Duo for Procurement Success

SCMDOJO

Think of them as apples and gearseach essential and effective on its own, yet when combined; they create a formidable mechanism for achieving procurement excellence. Enhancing Competitive Advantage Strategic sourcing creates a sustainable competitive edge by combining cost savings, risk management, and supplier innovation.

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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear. I would infuse it into S&OP, risk management, and supplier development. I would build an expertise system in the Supply Chain Center of Excellence.

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

There is an inverse relationship between margin and supply chain excellence. Zimmer’s strategic framework focuses on growth, operational excellence and prudent capital allocation. Leaders need to start a system to improve measurement and tie performance to buying incentives. I don’t think so. It matters more. My Challenge.

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Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The company also taught them to understand the basics of negotiation and risk management.