Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The 3-day conference included thought leadership speakers, exchange forums and Tech Talks addressing a broad range of supply chain management and talent related topics. Other speakers and session forums provided messages related to not only the ongoing need to invest in supply chain transformation, but talent transformation as well.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

The more that I work on supply chain metrics, the more that I believe that both the SCOR model and the Gartner Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics (which I worked on for the period of 2006-2010) reward functional, not end-to-end supply chain behavior. It is cash. Let me explain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). Opinion makes up 50% of the rating; and in the ranking system, company comparisons are against each other with little consideration of industry drivers. Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics. Why Do I Think This?

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Logility

MAY 7, 2020

Companies across all industries and sizes struggle to make sense of and value from the available mountains of data. This article will discuss the opportunity generated from the explosion of supply chain planning data and the necessity for digital supply chain transformation.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Salim Shaikh , who leads Blue Yonder’s Automotive Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and webinars that we prepared for jointly. To go through business transformation successfully, I believe change management is the first key success factor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

As a result, in each post, I try to take a new angle and hopefully propel industry thinking forward. Today, I am going to share five insights that I have gleaned from our work on Supply Chain Planning Benchmarking. There are many different meanings/understandings of the term supply chain benchmarking in the industry.

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ThroughPut

JULY 24, 2022

The retail industry has been witnessing unending turmoil over the last couple of years by way of a series of challenges – ranging from shifts in purchasing habits and consumer demands to the vagaries of a relentless global pandemic that continues to trigger seismic upheavals. Focus on both top and bottom-line growth.

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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. There needs to be a common definition of supply chain excellence. Form and Function of Inventory. Forge New Directions for Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 6, 2015

I am busy finalizing a report on the current state of the inventory optimization market, rewriting and updating a report on Sales and Operations technologies, and penning a new report on Supply Chain Centers of Excellence. (We There is also intense focus on the implementation of demand and supply planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2015

In Figure 1, I share an analysis of user satisfaction of demand, tactical supply, inventory and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) technologies using this technique. There are more outliers in the inventory and demand planning responses creating longer ‘whiskers.’ The industry is stuck.

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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. There needs to be a common definition of supply chain excellence. Form and Function of Inventory. Forge New Directions for Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2023

The focus often turns to improvements in working capital efficiencies, inventory and capacity management in addition to more efficient asset management. Such decisions can relate to either maximizing inventory or product demand fulfillment, minimizing changeovers or inventory consumption.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Insight #3 – Your supply chain measurements. Insight #4 – Your supply chain technology. Does being the best at a specific supply chain function — Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, Order Fulfillment and S&OP—define a best in class supply chain?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Immediately following the keynote speaker, Trevor Miles, Vice President of Thought Leadership at Kinaxis, along with other technology vendors, will take part in the following panel topic: Technology advancements have been at the heart of supply chain transformations during the past decade. Learn More. Schedule Meeting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Hosting this webinar series is one of the favorite parts of my job as the Founder of Supply Chain Insights. Pharmaceutical companies are struggling with falling margins and rising inventories. In our work with pharmaceutical companies, most executives wince when we mention inventories. It is rising inventory levels.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 11, 2022

As Supply Chain Matters readers are likely aware, Kinaxis has been a continuous thought leadership sponsor of our blog. That translates to the capability of planners to be table to set parameters of optimization, weighting either cost, value to business metric performance or other parameters to calculate best feasible plans.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Many analysts believe, however, that time for caution has passed when it comes to digital supply chain transformation. Nevertheless, “wait and see” seems to be the position of many supply chain professionals. Steps towards digital supply chain transformation. ”[6].

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BlueYonder

MARCH 7, 2024

The global automotive industry is a huge customer; Finley noted that the new, all-electric BMW i7 luxury sedan features hundreds of onsemi chips. But onsemi also serves the global energy, aerospace and defense, industrial, and medical markets. The company manufactures its diverse solutions at 19 sites in nine countries.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The following are the insights gained from my discussion with Sunil Roy , who leads Blue Yonder’s Industrial Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live and executive customer events that we prepared for jointly. Sunil: It’s important to start with metrics. And how should they be solving for them?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

Orbit Chart Comparing Syngenta and Monsanto Progress on the Effective Frontier – Balancing Inventory Turns and Operating Margin for the Period of 2005-2014. Orbit Chart of Syngenta and Monsanto of Progress on Operating Margin and Inventory Turns. Supply Chain Transformation.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Whereas [some companies] embrace ‘being digital’ — this is ‘digital transformation’ at its best — it’s a total paradigm shift in the culture and operations — it’s not just about buying the latest digital tool, but about creating a new system, new cadence, new mindset.”[3]. Paths to supply chain transformation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2023

Manufacturing and supply chain sustainability needs and objectives are increasingly being tied to having a context toward avoiding carbon and resource waste. It is rather important to understand such misalignments before undertaking a technology enabled transformation initiative.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

Some companies feel that the person who forecasts the product should also be responsible for ordering it, and perhaps even managing the inventory for that product. This puts the full accountability for service levels and inventory on one person. This can be overcome, however, with proper focus and metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Responsive Supply Chain. Let me explain. Barrier #1.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

Some companies feel that the person who forecasts the product should also be responsible for ordering it, and perhaps even managing the inventory for that product. This puts the full accountability for service levels and inventory on one person. This can be overcome, however, with proper focus and metrics.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Online retailers who have embraced digital supply chain transformation did so to combat common logistics challenges that came to a head during the pandemic. This article offers a roadmap in how to move forward with supply chain digital transformation, and how partnering with a 3PL like ShipBob can help. .

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

Digital transformation is one topic that is dominating our industry—and rightfully so, considering the significant competitive advantages and opportunities it brings to global supply chains. But first, what’s behind this industry-wide transformation? Digital Transformation. Customer Experience.

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

Digital transformation is one topic that is dominating our industry—and rightfully so, considering the significant competitive advantages and opportunities it brings to global supply chains. But first, what’s behind this industry-wide transformation? Digital Transformation. Customer Experience.

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TMC

JULY 10, 2018

Digital transformation is one topic that is dominating our industry—and rightfully so, considering the significant competitive advantages and opportunities it brings to global supply chains. But first, what’s behind this industry-wide transformation? Digital Transformation. Customer Experience.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 7, 2018

“In the beginning, it was tough,” admits Benji Green, Avaya’s Senior Director, Integrated Supply Chain Planning & Operations, in a recent article published by Supply Chain Digital. “12-hour Tracking success: Metrics matter. Now Avaya is leading the way, exceeding industry benchmarks in 11 key metrics.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 6, 2021

With so much being written and discussed about supply chain transformation, it’s good to remind ourselves what supply chain management is fundamentally about. Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, bluntly states, “The best supply chains are fit for function.”[1]

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2018

I read a lot of articles about the need for supply chain transformation. Dan Gilmore, editor-in-chief of Supply Chain Digest , asserts supply chain transformation is only beginning to catch the attention of many CEOs. Supply chain processes driven by real-time consumer demand, not forecasts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

When I first met Nick, he was driving a supply chain transformation at VTech Communications. I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. Inventory Turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2015

Supply chain capabilities disappoint. In our research for the book Supply Chain Metrics That Matter , we find that this is the case for 90% of companies. While companies want to improve costs and inventory, most are going backwards. Avoid Artificially Constraining Inventory Levels. You are not alone.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 9, 2021

In episode seven of Be Ready for Anything, industry insider Bob Ferrari discusses the pivotal factors affecting global supply chain revitalization in the coming year. Discover how to pinpoint your investments in supply chain management and regain your balance, even in a shifting marketplace. Take a listen!

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

At the same time, supply chain disruptions resulted in shortages of vital parts and components, and retailers such as grocery stores faced challenges keeping items like toilet paper, hand soap and sanitizer and disinfecting wipes on their shelves. Maintain a culture of compliance, even in times of crisis.

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