Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2017

Ironically, in the city of San Francisco which alleges allegiance to Corporate Social Responsibility, I had no option. The flight into San Francisco on American was six hours late arriving at 7:00 AM EST. (I had scheduled the last flight out of Philadelphia on a Sunday night to spend the afternoon with my grandchildren.) Tired, I spent the day in San Jose. A sinus infection sounds very benign; but on this lovely day in San Jose, I was struggling.

San Francisco 159

San Francisco San Jose Philadelphia Customer Service 159

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

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 my work with clients, customers bandy about the term “customer-centric supply chain.”

Customer Service 218

Customer Service San Jose South Carolina Utah 218

Oracle SCM

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

One of the keynotes at the recent MSCE event in San Jose, featured Jennifer Felch, Vice President of IT Enterprise Services at Dell. Steve Banker, an analyst and Forbes contributor, attended the session and wrote the following article, outlining how Dell aligned its order process to the “Perfect Order Index” metric and how performance against tight delivery timeframes became a key indicator in their ability to complete in the market.

San Jose 60

San Jose Metrics Manufacturing 60

Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

San Jose, Calif. – Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors. “We Forbes Technology Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for World-Class CIOs, CTOs, and Technology Executives.

San Jose 40

San Jose Asia Journal Europe 40

Bristlecone

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. – not only manages multiple, scattered supply chain nodes around the world, but it also accesses a consolidated repository and analysis of similar historical events according to metric behavior. With headquarters in San Jose, California, and 14 global hubs, Bristlecone employs over 1,800 consultants with strategic expertise in supply chain and solution development.

San Jose 8

San Jose Aerospace California Automotive 8

QAD

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Inventors from San Jose, California have been issued more patents than any other city on our list despite having a population less than 1/8th the size of New York’s. Joining San Jose in the top five are two more staples of the California tech industry, San Francisco and San Diego. Unsurprisingly, the western part of the country finished first in every metric including total patents issued, patents issued per year, and patents issued per 100,000 people.

America 72

America Delaware San Jose Idaho 72