Inventory, Metrics, North America and Procurement

Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. In addition, Lucas used inventory as a slush fund to make quarterly earnings. Focus on Cost.

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My Take: Metrics that Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2015

While Joe is trying to balance the feedback from Filipe and Frank, he is often asked to change his metric targets by his CFO named Lou. After two years of research, I think that we throw the supply chain out of balance and limit its potential through the use of traditional and functional metrics. Achieving Balance in Metrics.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. In addition, Lucas used inventory as a slush fund to make quarterly earnings. Focus on Cost.

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Two-Thirds of Organizations Say Reducing Supply Chain Disruption Has Increased in Priority in Response to Recurring Black-Swan Events

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As global risk factors evolve, organizations could leave themselves unprepared, creating unnecessary disruptions that are largely predictable — and in many cases avoidable,” comments Alex Saric, smart procurement expert at Ivalua. About the research. The study was conducted by Forrester Consulting in March 2022 on behalf of Ivalua.

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Why Financial Reengineering Does Not Equal Supply Chain Improvement

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics.

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How Does Procurement Create Value? Insights from CPO Speakers at Zycus Horizons Conference

Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

In addition to the procurement executives, I also got to meet Captain Dick Phillips, the captain of note in the film “Captain Phillips” We had a chance to talk about his experience, and he also presented to the group about the incredible experience he went through. Does procurement add to top line revenue.

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Writing: Working on My Book

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. ” Supply Chain Leader. I am behind. The heat is on.

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise. Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play.

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Supply Chain Resilience: Three Lessons from the Leaders

BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.” As a result, we’ve seen a 10% increase in service metrics.”.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Communication tools like order tracking, cloud-based shipping and ordering, and radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, enable real-time visibility of orders, shipments, and inventory.

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President Andrew Lynch On What We Must Do To Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains

Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America. However, this model does not allow brands to be in control over production or inventory management. Perform a network analysis. Understand retail compliance.

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Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach. Investments in Transportation solutions is imperative. Foreign trade policies are weakening.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. More time and energy is spent on forecasts to reduce inventory that is no longer in use.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. The company has shown sustained improvement on this metric. Procurement is critical to being able to stay in stock with the most important products.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton.

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Companies Collect Faster, Pay Slower and Hold a lot Less Inventory

Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Top companies now collect from customers over two weeks faster, pay suppliers nearly three weeks slower, and maintain less than half the inventory of typical companies in their industry, according to new working capital research from The Hackett Group Inc. Companies are improving in the are of working capital.

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Has Driverless Supply Chain Planning Already Arrived?

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Unmanned coffee stations transmit POS data every 15 minutes to help forecast demand, optimize inventory, and generate replenishment proposals for distribution and procurement; SCP software calculates the refill order requirements nightly for frequent, low-volume deliveries.

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Bayer Crop Science’s Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation

BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2021

We have four main regions in the organization: North America, Latin America, Europe, and APAC. Third is the visibility and annalistic: Full real-time inventory visibilityfor warehousing and shipment tracking including 3PLs and usage of advanced analytics to enhance distribution orchestration. What’s next in this journey?

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Lean Transportation: Are you Using Lean Thinking for Transportation Management? If not, Why?

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

The need to transport parts also drives inventory up, creates a need for space to store those parts, and uses energy for more forklift time and warehouse heating. Rather, going beyond customer expectations needs to be fully understood, and transportation strategies then developed to meet those expectations with optimal inventory levels.

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Will the New Tax Bill Bring Overseas Profits Back Home?

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Where in the past they might have focused primarily on days payable outstanding (DPO) as a financial metric, they’re now giving equal attention to days sales outstanding (DSO) and inventory levels. Moreover, companies are beginning to take a broader view of working capital.

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Which Metrics Matter? Interview with Philippe Lambotte

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. When I sat down to write the book, Bricks Matter, I believed that companies had used supply chain technologies to reduce operating margin and improve inventory turns. Here I share his insights: Philippe, which supply chain metrics do you think matter?

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

My Take: Metrics that Matter

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Two-Thirds of Organizations Say Reducing Supply Chain Disruption Has Increased in Priority in Response to Recurring Black-Swan Events

Why Financial Reengineering Does Not Equal Supply Chain Improvement

How Does Procurement Create Value? Insights from CPO Speakers at Zycus Horizons Conference

Writing: Working on My Book

What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

Supply Chain Resilience: Three Lessons from the Leaders

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

President Andrew Lynch On What We Must Do To Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains

Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond

Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

Companies Collect Faster, Pay Slower and Hold a lot Less Inventory

Has Driverless Supply Chain Planning Already Arrived?

Bayer Crop Science’s Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation

Lean Transportation: Are you Using Lean Thinking for Transportation Management? If not, Why?

Will the New Tax Bill Bring Overseas Profits Back Home?

Which Metrics Matter? Interview with Philippe Lambotte

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