Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. We find that this is true of too few companies. ” Yes, I said.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

We will be plotting their progress for the period of 2006-2012. For example, let’s take the food and beverage industry that is outlined in figure 1. We have defined the Supply Chain Index methodology in a recent report , along with a separate report on Supply Chain Resiliency. Applying the Supply Chain Index .

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006. Do you find it ironic that the companies with the highest margins like pharmaceuticals, beverage and beauty increased payables the most?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

During the period of 2006-2012, Campbell Soup Company outperformed its peer group on the Supply Chain Index. Food and Beverage Company Performance on the Supply Chain Index for the Period of 2006-2012. Supply Chain Index Rankings for 2006-2013. Background on the Supply Chain Index. What have you learned?

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Two years ago Diageo, the global leader in beverage alcohol with iconic brands including Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, embarked on a Route to Consumer programme. In 2006, with an export value of EUR1.5 34 | Dutch Supply Chain Software heroes. Dutch software is a successful export product.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. I was moving from the world of manufacturing to a new world of software. The technology world moves at a quicker pace than the world of manufacturing and distribution.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 13, 2022

Learn more: Understanding Manufacturing Productivity What is batch production? Batch production is where a batch or group of a product (or similar products) is put through a series of manufacturing steps or stages together. Food industry batch production Batch production is common practice in the food & beverage industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

One of my favorite speeches, over this fifteen year tenure, was listening to Alan Greenspan at the AMR Research IT conference in November 2006. He discussed the adoption of the steam engine and the electric motor in the manufacturing sector. In food and beverage companies, I think that we are at a supply chain crisis.

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Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Jim is a “ FOOD, BEVERAGE, CONSUMER PRODUCT GOODS (CPG) Management Professional (Retail and B-to-B Foodservice). As I worked for and was involved with various enterprises over my career, some manufacturing, some service related, retail, etc. In this week’s interview: Jim Biel. SCT: What needs to be done to reach that vision?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

We are currently working with Arizona State University (ASU) to use advanced operations research techniques to understand the patterns in our database of 52 supply chain financial ratios for the period of 2006-2013. Soluble coffee manufacturing is hugely asset intensive with important capital expenditure plant infrastructure.

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