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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

We stubbed our toe in supply chain management at the beginning of the decade. Facing The Issues of Supply Chain Performance. As I work through this year’s Supply Chains to Admire , I cannot help but shake my head. The black veil of the pandemic is a supply chain wake-up call to build better.

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3 Core Metrics & 10 Soft Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance

GlobalTranz

Is cost reduction all that there is in measuring Supply Chain performance? Sure, supply chain cost reduction is important in reducing the cost of goods sold (COGS) and increasing profit, but there are other measurements which should not be forgotten. Isn’t time important? What kinds of "time" measurements exist?

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Supply Chain KPIs & Metrics: Our Top 24 for Manufacturers

Silvon Software

Supply chain performance KPIs are invaluable measurements that support the growth and success of a company’s supply, fulfillment and delivery efforts. Fortunately, applying metrics to multi-source operational information that’s stored and managed in a data hubs greatly minimizes these issues.

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Time for a Supply Chain Metrics Cleaning

Logility

Often, it becomes necessary to reevaluate how supply chain performance is measured to ensure healthy operations. Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

As a guest writer for Forbes, public relations firms constantly pepper me with requests to speak to technologists boasting of having answers to improve supply chain resilience. I find the industry complicit. To make the point, let me share an orbit chart for four industries (reference Figure 1). There are many reasons.

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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

Nvidia, Northrup Grumman, PACCAR Inc, PCA (Packaging Corporation of America), ResMed, Rockwell Automation, Ross Stores, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) Company, Tempur-Pedic, TJX, Toro, Toyota, West Pharma, United Tractors, and Urban Outfitters. The industry struggles with groupthink. show a clear gap in performance.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

A Hard Look at Corporate Performance. Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns.