Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. This is the fun part of my job. This work is not easy. For greater insights, see Table 2.

Gartner 203

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy 203

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

The city of Philadelphia is eerily quiet this morning. I live in city-center Philadelphia. When Kellogg had smelly packaging liners in their cartons of cereal in recalls of 2010, it would not have been a normal question for search. On the door of my favorite coffee shop is a closed sign. There is no traffic on the streets.

Pharmaceutical 150

Pharmaceutical Supply and Demand Food Manufacturing Procurement 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2015

Consumer Packaged Goods companies are more balanced than food and beverage. for the public training in Philadelphia i n August and the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. As shown in Figure 2, most companies are out of balance. Figure 2: S&OP Process Balance. 3) Building the Right Team.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning S&OP Forecasting 150

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. In 2013, I wrote a post on the “two bookends of supply chain excellence in consumer packaged goods.” for the public training in Philadelphia in August and developing the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September. How Have They Done?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 150

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Strategy Global Supply Chain 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

I am writing this blog post in the air, sitting in seat 4c, somewhere over the Midwest en route to Philadelphia. In high-tech, supply chain planning is more important than in other industries like chemical, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods and retail. As I look below, I see field after field of United States farmland.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software SAP Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

I am writing this blog post in the air, sitting in seat 4c, somewhere over the Midwest en route to Philadelphia. In high-tech, supply chain planning is more important than in other industries like chemical, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods and retail. As I look below, I see field after field of United States farmland.

Supply Chain Planning Software 135

Supply Chain Planning Software SAP Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning 135