Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

We loaded 493 financial metrics from balance sheets and income statements for each company into the data lake for the period of 2004-2016 using YCharts data. The better supply chain planning implementations produce tighter and more reliable patterns at this important metrics intersection. I hand-pick the presentations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

Unfortunately, we find most companies are moving backwards on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter™ or making progress on singular metrics versus driving performance improvement on a balanced portfolio of supply chain metrics that correlate to market capitalization. (If We hope to see you there!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

Companies with the lower score on the Index are driving faster rates of metrics improvement. Energizer and Unilever are driving the fastest rates of improvement and Clorox and P&G improvement rates are the slowest on the Metrics That Matter of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)).

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Let me give you an example: Last week, I gave a presentation at a global supply chain team meeting of 175 professionals. As I cleared my throat, and pushed my toes deep into my shoes, I bounded up the stairs to start the presentation. When all functions are jointly focused on improving these metrics, then we can have one team.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

When I finished my presentation on “past practices,” that I cannot call “best practices,” and outlined the methodology for the upcoming Supply Chain Index, a woman who had listened intently in the audience told me that I had thrown “cold water” on the audience. My message in the presentation was simple.

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SupplyPike

MAY 19, 2020

This can be collected from surveys or household items that track shopping habits. Category Consistency: Application of OVT does away with almost 20% discrepancy between a category advisor’s custom hierarchy metrics and Walmart’s parameters of performance. Panel Data: This refers to consumer-level data.

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Supply Chain Insights

MAY 10, 2017

I have never been a survey taker. And for at least that long, I have consumed every report based on surveys among the industry trade press, analysts, consulting firms and vendors. We are about to release a survey that is going to look a little different from those you have already completed over the years. Not really.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 30, 2022

A good planogram not only helps consumers find what they are looking for, it offers grocers an opportunity to present consumers with products they could use but aren’t on their shopping lists. Meeting the challenge of today’s center store, the surveys suggest, requires an omnichannel strategy.” Planograms and the Pandemic.

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IQMS

JULY 24, 2019

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the specific measurements and metrics that are relevant to your specific industry and production process. Once the metrics are defined and understood, the next step is determining where in the process they are relevant. Survey Findings.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

I have heard presentation after presentation on supply chain excellence, and I have heard industry leaders wax eloquently on how their supply chain objectives have improved value. However, we have found that only a few companies are improving the potential of their supply chain to balance supply chain metrics.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

The research, produced by Adelante SCM and presented by BluJay Solutions (a Talking Logistics sponsor), was conducted to explore the links between supply chain management innovation, customer experience, technology adoption, and company performance. Is customer experience a supply chain metric at your company?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

At the end of every presentation, one of my clients always says, “Let’s fix the basics.” Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. In this presentation, John Brine asked, “Who likes their ERP? Everybody.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2013

I shake my head at most of the presentation materials that I see strategic consultants present on supply chain best practices. The only metric that we have improved through ten years of IT investments is the revenue/employee number. I am tired of buzzword bingo.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Unsurprisingly, the highest percentage of respondents in Gartner surveys continue to select demand variability and forecast accuracy as top barriers preventing them from reaching their broader supply chain goals. In his presentation Ben asked, “How will you set your planning targets for next year? How will you try to achieve them?

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 24, 2023

Reed Deshler , the Organization Design and Change Leader at AlignOrg Solutions, explains, “By definition, an aligned organization is one that optimally syncs the work, structure, metrics, people, rewards, culture, and leadership to strategy. ” Cecere agrees.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 26, 2016

Unfortunately, we find most companies are moving backwards on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter™ or making progress on singular metrics versus driving performance improvement on a balanced portfolio of supply chain metrics that correlate to market capitalization. (If We hope to see you there!

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

In our annual survey, supply chain planners rate low on job satisfaction. To accomplish this, the first step is for companies need to align functional metrics to balance sheet goals based on strategy. Presentations are hand-picked. The average tenure of a supply chain planner is two years. The work is hard and labor-intensive.

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Kinaxis

JULY 13, 2018

In a very provocative presentation, Tricia Wang , a tech ethnographer made a compelling case on why organizations shouldn’t hang their hat on big data alone when it comes to decision making. In 2012, 59 percent of surveyed supply chain leaders answered yes. Here are the major themes from the forum: 1. So true indeed!

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The Supply Chainer Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Acording to McKinsey Global Survey of challenges ahead for supply chain; Reducing Operating costs and Inventory levels , are the main goals for Supply Chain Top Management. Therefore, metrics should be accountable for preventing a potential Over Stock in l ower water tanks first and then into the top. Prevention. Self-Analysis.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

This blog post is in response to recent results from the APICS/Logility Survey, Consumer Goods S&OP research, and ChainLink’s end-user research. I recently read a very good survey by Consumer Goods Technology , focused on S&OP. All that brain power and no way to scale their discussion, analysis, and decisions!

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Thus, the best way forward will be to redefine operation standards and focus on tracking labor metrics that foster innovation and supply chain optimization. In other words, be present, but do not go overboard. According to 2023 survey results , 45.9% Stay Flexible With Multi-Location Inventory Management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2022

Hiring a company like nstands , which will design a suitable stand to present your company, is the perfect idea to do so. For instance, you can request email reviews or ask them to fill in surveys. While different businesses use different metrics to answer these questions, here are some pointers to help you calculate customer loyalty.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

Yesterday, I presented to 700 global attendees on an APICS webinar. In the presentation, I shared data on the evolution of supply chain planning and the results on user satisfaction. Using quantitative surveys, we collected the data in Figure 1 in 2014. This is why we continue to fund surveys which we share openly and freely.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric. Our personal observation is that scholarly articles cite books because most books present building block concept in supply chain management and citations usually appear in the literature review section.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 11, 2012

As a result, I invested in building qualitative survey capabilities and built a database of twenty years of supply chain ratio data (for more on this capability reference the research report, The Effective Frontier and check out our community ). It is in presentation after presentation. Ownership of Inventory as a Metric.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 2, 2017

by Alexa Cheater As Gartner Research Director Matthew Spooner noted in his recent presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, advanced sales and operations planning (S&OP) is like a hotel. Some specific industry examples, as presented by Spooner, where advanced S&OP has created value include: Industrial.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 18, 2020

His insights are numerous, and can all be heard in his full podcast episode, but among them is his main focus in 2020, the opportunity presented by agile procurement. Learn how data can drive your roadmap with our survey, “ Digital Transformation: How Close Are We? ”. There’s any number of metrics?that

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Pivot88

JULY 13, 2022

But what does clear and convincing evidence mean and how do you present this? Testing can be done in various formats, either through surveys or assessments with clients able to track each individual user’s progress. Customized Reporting – See the metrics and follow the KPIs that are specific to your business needs.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2015

In order to optimize manufacturing operations, or really just about anything, you need to have at your fingertips the best and most accurate manufacturing metrics around. In today's post, we share 5 Golden Manufacturing Metrics that all manufacturing companies should understand to improve plant operations quality.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The risk management process as well as code of conduct surveys can be automated, while a supply chain information management system will allow suppliers to be screened for risk. As you begin to see results, you will need to evaluate them against your chosen metrics. This is where technology can come to the rescue.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 29, 2020

Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Our personal observation is that scholarly articles cite SCM books because most books present building block concepts and citations usually appear in the literature review section.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The event was sponsored by Coupa, one of the leading providers of software, and several of the Coupa executives from the Houston area and from California were present. The event was well attended, with over 40 executives present. This is going to have to change.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Recent Survey Shows Low Confidence in FedEx CEO John Smith. According to reporting from Supply Chain Dive , “ Ninety-seven percent of FedEx Ground contractors who responded to a survey launched by ousted contractor Spencer Patton said they do not have confidence in Ground CEO John Smith. ” million metric tons. .

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Unsurprisingly, the highest percentage of respondents in a recent Gartner/Supply Chain Digest survey selected forecast accuracy and demand variability as the top barriers preventing them from reaching their broader supply chain goals. In his presentation, Ben identifies four key questions to answer : First, what does good look like?

Forecasting 120

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Unethical working conditions among apparel supply chains present substantial challenges for brands’ pursuit of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and generate systemic dysfunction. The EAI will provide a third-party metric to generate marketing media (e.g., Finally, inputs from this research will generate the EAI framework.

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SupplyShift

MAY 19, 2023

Conducting global operations across multi-tier or even single-tier supply chains presents numerous sustainability-related risks and opportunities. While TNFD currently offers voluntary disclosure guidance, mandatory adoption is likely on the horizon as the metrics behind deforestation and biodiversity loss become standardized.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

” Currently working on a series of surveys to help clients answer these two questions, I struggle with the current state. Spinnaker Management Group asked me to co-present on a demand-driven webinar with SanDisk. So, why did I ask SanDisk to present? Listen to his presentation and let me know. What do you think?

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