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As The Wind Blows: Improving Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

The survey responses were divided into three periods: 2013-2015, 2016-2019, and 2020-2022. (I As companies consider purchasing new solutions based on better planning engines—machine learning, rules-based ontological frameworks, narrow AI, pattern recognition, large language models, and sentiment analysis— I ask for the use of caution.

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L’Oréal: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

On average fo rthe period of 2006-2016, L’Oreal had a 17% operating margin as compared to Estee Lauder’s operating margin of 13%. The Company;s senses consumer preferences to change and align their portfolio to deliver personalized products for purchase anytime and anywhere.

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. Until there are clear answers, business leaders should avoid buying software from companies with deep investments by venture capitalists. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. The purchase of Rubikloud by Kinaxis shows just how little the Kinaxis team knows about demand management.

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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Average performance in 2016-2019 across twenty-seven manufacturing sectors on inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital and operating margin was worse than in 2012-2015. The myopic focus on IT standardization resulted in the purchase of technology, but not value delivery. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Alignment Barriers.

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Aligning Supply Chain Metrics to Improve Value

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2016, we finished a study on continuous improvement. In follow-up qualitative interviews, one of the largest issues with organizational alignment was metric definition and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. They do not excel in planning or forecasting. When I started this research project, I was busy.

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2016: The Start of the Third Act?

Supply Chain Shaman

One of the barriers to greater progress in driving supply chain excellence is the current state of user satisfaction with current technologies. In 2016, 45% of companies plan to increase technology spending. The purchase of supply chain solutions remains a complex sale with increased power by Line of Business Leaders.

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Dreams on Home Delivery Excellence: It Begins and Ends with Customer Experience

Talking Logistics

As McCarthy put it, after a customer buys a bed, it’s his responsibility “to make sure we deliver it to their home brilliantly.” Currently [as of the end of May 2016], 20 percent of our customers are receiving deliveries via fleXipod. fleXipod has been a phenomenal success,” McCarthy commented. What does that mean to customers?