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Patterns Tell the Story of Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

The use of orbit charts allowed me to see the patterns of performance at the intersection of metrics over time. This data source synchronizes corporate reporting across global markets while tracking restatements, name changes, and currency shifts.) The second part of the story is that inventory turns for Lenovo are 10.8,

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Navigating the Journey from Cost to Value

Supply Chain Shaman

The gap shown in Figure 1 is from a research study completed in 2020 before the declaration of the pandemic. In my research, I find that during the period of 2013-2020, most of the variability in supply chains was self-induced. The focus on a marketing-driven strategies and IT standardization. You might say, how so? The answer?

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Reimagine Supply Chain of the Future – agile, resilient, and balanced – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

“When the world changes around you, and when it changes against you, what used to be a tailwind is now a headwind — you need to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn’t a strategy.”. This year (2020) when they cancelled the Tournament, they stand to get 144 mil $ from Insurance company. CONCLUSION.

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History Repeats Itself Without Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

Tom, the colorful warehouse manager, constantly heckled Frank for the increasing inventory levels while Ed, the quiet material/logistics manager, constantly questioned if there was a better way. The high-efficiency machine project was approved by Fred, the Corporate Controller. Efficient supply chains may not be the most effective.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The fall ritual precedes the dropping of the ball on Times Square to ring in 2020. I find senior executives love to throw around superlatives like customer-centric, agile, efficient and responsive but lack the understanding of how the words translate to supply chain strategy in the real world. It is all consuming. Time horizon.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit Chart of Four Industry Sectors at the Intersection of Operating Margin and Inventory Turns (Year-over-Year Averages for the Sector). Another misconception is that enterprise resiliency only started to decline in 2020 with the pandemic. Lack of Focus on Form & Function of Inventory and Designing Network Flows.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

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In 2020, Coca-Cola achieved a goal to reduce relative carbon emissions by 25% by 2020, against a 2010 baseline, and is now working on further reductions. Ford highlighted a 40% reduction in their carbon footprint over the past decade through improved energy efficiency and conservation at facilities and in manufacturing processes.