Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). To decide winners, we analyze post-recession period performance of 2010-2018 by peer group.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 21, 2017

The master production schedule suffers from very intense and short term production schedule variations and purchased materials unavailability. By implementing the above actions, supply chain managers can use the Tracking Ratio (TKR) metric during the introduction phase to measure the rate between the variety manufactured and customer orders.

Supply and Demand 169

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) My desire was to make the rankings of the Top 25 supply chain report data-driven based on balance sheet results. I began analyzing correlations of groups of metrics to market capitalization and found that the most significant correlation was between market capitalization and growth.

Gartner 197

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

How do we harness the power of data with new forms of analytics? Today, technology providers are selling analytics. This week, I received this email from a financial institution questioning why business leaders are not harnessing more insights and redesigning processes based on analytics. S&OP Challenges. Reflection.

Analytics Software 246

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. BASF’s goals included: Automating the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase requisition to invoice.

Optimal Sourcing 175

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GlobalTranz

JULY 19, 2016

percent annually, reports Jeffrey B. Graves of Inbound Logistics , accounting for nearly one-half of $1 trillion by 2010. In fact, this details should be compiled and reported from within your warehouse management system (WMS), which reduces the amount of time required in processing thousands, if not tens of thousands, of orders.

Warehousing 120

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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. Historic processes are inside-out tightly integrated to orders and purchase orders. Over 95% of companies, stuck in a supply-centric model, struggle to design and implement outside-in processes.

Customer Service 295

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

Supply and Demand 150

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

According to the press release : The proposed standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 mpg for tractor trailers (compared to 6 mpg for 2010 tractor trailers).

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. In 2010-2011 Shell partnered with Terra Technology to roll-out demand sensing as a bolt-on to the SAP environment. Shell operates as a single-instance of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The reason?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

But, unlocking collaborative supplier innovation requires clearly defined strategies and operations by a sourcing, procurement and/or purchasing team to ensure that suppliers’ competencies are being leveraged to their fullest potential. Supplier bases are a great source of potential innovation. Define Goals and Values.

Innovation 59

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

On the supply side, however, there is less and less room for manufacturers to absorb additional costs as volatile input prices put the squeeze on margins and the marketing investment required to differentiate branded products from private-label competitors continues to rise. How to overcome these potential conflicts?

Optimal Sourcing 66

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

There is no focus on payment based on outcomes or purchase at the point of consumption. Only 21% of food and pharmaceutical companies are actively investing in this the world of sensing, unstructured text mining and analytics of quality and food integrity to thwart issues before they happen. The sales person is uncomfortable.

Pharmaceutical 150

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crisp

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The article demystifies the complexities of scope 3 emissions reporting, offering key tips to stay ahead of regulatory changes and satisfy stakeholder demands. In 2010, the U.S. Until recently, reporting scope 3 emissions – which include indirect sources that organizations contribute to – has been optional.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. The slideshow that follows, then, is our coverage of Gartner’s rankings, which includes both comments from Gartner’s analysts as well as our own analysis, based on independent reporting. Media Type. Media Credit. Privacy Settings. anonymous user.

Gartner 81

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. From 2010-2016, venture capital funds invested in over 2000 early stage deals in the ‘internet’ sector. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell. Product sourcing.

Trends 105

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. cities with these lockers in-place are located in states that already collect sales taxes for online purchases. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Banking Suite.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 25, 2018

Nearly $1.4bn of cashmere garments were exported globally in 2016, up from $1.2bn in 2010, according to United Nations trade data. The price depends on the quality of the yarn, where the garment was manufactured, the number of units purchased by the brand, and the markup. Now it’s seemingly everywhere, at every price point.

Purchasing Skills 40

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

Yet there’s a proactive approach that addresses the high cost of healthcare: value-based purchasing (VBP). VBP also improves patient satisfaction by fostering greater collaboration among healthcare providers and making the patient experience one of the key evaluation metrics for hospitals.

Procurement Analytics 79

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The contract may also include metrics and resulting consequences (late fees, etc.). Often these contacts may be Cost Plus type contracts. Description. Description.

Aerospace 40

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 24, 2021

Calculating customer lifetime value metrics. Gottsegen notes, “This metric estimates the net profit a business receives from a specific customer over time.” More and more consumers are making purchasing decisions based on a company’s efforts to be more sustainable. Improving efficiency and sustainability.

Modeling Software 130

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Unleashed

JANUARY 5, 2021

Inventory turnover is a key formula that’s often discussed in the context of inventory management efficiency, and crops up in most types of inventory report. Let’s take a closer look at this important metric. Now you know how much you inventory cost for the period. What is inventory turnover? Average inventory?

Inventory Reduction 83

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DAT Solutions

MAY 7, 2018

I've studied the transportation sector for decades, mostly as a financial analyst, and I regularly advise transportation company executives and investors on stock purchases. Last year, I developed the DAT Freight Barometers as a predictive tool, to help explain and forecast transportation pricing trends.

Capacity 70

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This blog was started in 2010. The word digital is everywhere in their presentations– digital path to purchase, digital agriculture, and digital manufacturing. Today, 9% of process based companies in a 120 respondent survey on analytics are experimenting with cognitive learning. I am giving thanks. I give them credit.

Analytics Software 292

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Møller Mærsk Group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. The Company was my client for many years at AMR Research, and when I look at Mark’s slides for the webinar, I see many of the elements that we heatedly debated in the period of 2009-2010. I am on a mission.

Cost Reduction Strategies 150

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Stats NZ has reported the volume of high-strength beer (more than 5% ABV) available for consumption has increased by 21% in five years. The Society of Independent Brewers’s 2020 craft beer report showed that in 2019, their members reported acquiring 47 pub sites; 30% of them now have a taproom, and 35% of them have a shop.

Price Reduction 104

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Freightera

APRIL 17, 2020

JV: I am not in the medical field, but they must be using AI and predictive analytics to determine the spread and the medical response. JV: In 2010 Vancouver created the strongest citywide climate action plan that I’ve seen. I go to work, and Google knows I went to work, or that I purchased diapers or something else.

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