Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

They had to be publicly traded, we had to have a nearly complete data set for the years studied, and they had to have a peer group of at least six companies to be able to draw the comparisons. However, due to a variety of factors, companies are losing ground on driving progress on both inventory turns and operating margin.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 17, 2025

delivers unmatched supply chain actionability and rapid decision-making capabilities through its end-to-end demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions. Manufacturers reshoring production can now leverage AI-recommended demand forecasts and SKU-level inventory rebalancing recommendations to meet unfulfilled demand. ThroughPut.AI

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

In fact, pressures are very similar with warehouse labor cost inflation, labor shortages, and inventory shortages at the top of the “concerns” list. Additionally, many organizations are also planning to source materials from suppliers in closer proximity and to hold greater inventory to assure short lead times and high inventory availability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The impact of complexity on inventory is not quick. To help, today I want to share some of the insights from our recent Inventory Optimization study. Inventory management is a hot issue. Companies invest in project after project, yet inventory levels remain the same. What Drives Inventory Effectiveness?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. In Table 3, I share a comparison of the two methodologies. This work is not easy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. Holistic design of the form and function of inventory with a focus on setting inventory targets for each flow. This includes Slow and Obsolete Inventory (SLOB), returns, quality issues, and expired product.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

An average margin of 21% with inventory turns of 1.58 However, the key part of this comparison is the fact that Sanofi never drove improvement. As shown in Figure B, the company improved cash-to-cash through the extension of payables, but never improved inventory levels after the spin-off from Kraft.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We approached the topic from the perspective of importance in comparison to other objectives and change in importance over time. Inventory shortages/stock-outs was the factor with the second highest negative impact potential for 2023 in our preliminary survey results.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. Days of Inventory Comparison. Now, let’s take consumer products.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” Inventory is the culmination of many business decisions. Tracking Progress.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2024

Many discussions focus on driving improvement through planning, yet, when I take the client case studies on the websites of leading planning technologies and map the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, I do not see metric improvement, sustained performance, or an increase in value. As I write, I scratch my head.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We have done an in-depth comparison between LinkedIn Learning vs SCMDOJO and CIPS on demand vs SCMDOJO that breaks down features, pricing, and content to help you choose the perfect platform for your learning journey. On the other hand, SCMDOJO is a specialized platform dedicated solely to supply chain and procurement professionals.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. Orbit Chart for L’Oréal at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Let’s Start With a Discussion on Inventory. When we look at table 1, we see burgeoning inventories in some industries and extreme shortages in others. We are not good at inventory management. Inventory Levels Over the Quarters of the Pandemic. Companies struggle to have the right inventories. The end result?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

The future inventory fire sale. One of my stark realizations this year is that smaller companies are beating larger and often more established companies on growth metrics, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). (In Toilet Paper. Commodity scarcity. Price of Ocean Shipping Business Continuity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The company aligns channel requirements with available donors and successfully drives bi-directional orchestration programs to manage the reverse bill of materials (red cells and plasma) and demand-shaping campaigns to drive the right donors to the blood drives based on inventory levels. Analyze inventory health.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Inventory Management. Regardless of how efficient and effective, all supply chains carry inventory. The bullwhip effect refers to increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in customer demand as one moves further up the supply chain. Price Lookup and Comparison. Contract Review.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Companies entered the pandemic with twenty more days of inventory than at the beginning of the great recession. A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns. In the period of 2010-2018, within the chemical industry, margins fluctuated, largely driven by the price of crude, but inventory turns plummeted.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Dashboard with scenario comparison and KPIs for decision making in S&OP. At the same time, the analysis can take a long time due to the disaggregation of information in different spreadsheets or systems. This process becomes difficult–if not impossible leading to decisions based on “rule of thumb.” See figure 2.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

Meaningless Comparison. I just don’t think the comparison of very different industries in a spreadsheet based on growth, inventory values, and Return on Assets (ROA) is meaningful. They want to do well, and they are eager to have an objective measure. However, here are my concerns: 1.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

As hospitals adopted consignment planning programs, inventory progress slowed. The turns are the lowest of any industry, and despite investments in technologies and processes, inventory turns have only improved 3%, and Cash-T0-Cash (C2C) cycles have declined 4%. The shift of inventory without the sharing of data is a mistake.

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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. Supply Chain Design. Aligned Metrics. Strong Planning Capabilities.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 11, 2022

In comparison, respondents were less concerned about internal issues such as shorter product life cycles, risk of obsolescence, or more production options. ToolsGroup is how organizations improve product availability while right-sizing inventory, no matter how complex their supply chain is or how much demand changes. About ToolsGroup.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

Definitions: Oxymoron: The combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness) Juxtaposition: The act of placing words or concepts close together or side by side, for comparison or contrast. What is the role of inventory? The difference between an oxymoron and a juxtaposition lies in usage.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 22, 2015

by Andrew Dunbar Over the last several weeks, this blog series on Inventory Management has explored the objectives and roles of inventory managers and outlined several of the improvement levers available to them. So, what do you need to measure to manage your inventory ? I recommend the inventory quality ratio for this one.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

It is not as simple as trading-off inventory, cost, and customer service. In the Supply Chains to Admire analysis, the focus is to understand the relative performance of a company within a peer group of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Comparison To The Gartner Top 25.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

ABC Analysis for Inventory Planning : Clustering products that behave similarly highlights issues, challenges, and opportunities for serving customers better. Comparison of these profiles then gives us store clusters with similar demand, and based on these insights, assortment plans can be developed to address the difference.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 29, 2013

We have been taught, as supply chain leaders, that over the last decade supply chain processes have improved costs, shortened cycle times, improved customer service and decreased inventory. Based on our recent research, we find that only 1% of process-based companies are making progress on both operating margins and inventory.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Plan demand, then plan supply, then plan capacity, then plan inventory, etc. All present supply chain challenges that need to be overcome. Traditional supply chain processes tend to be linear in nature. Plan, then execute.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

ERP is valuable to improve transactional accuracy, but I can find no evidence that investments in ERP have reduced inventory or improved cash-to-cash cycles. Metrics comparison of Kellogg Co. They have become best-in-class at network design and they are very active in the use of advanced technologies for inventory optimization.

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RFgen

APRIL 30, 2024

The answer lies in modern inventory management best practices. Specifically, the use of perpetual inventory systems. What is a perpetual inventory system? Perpetual inventory management relies on technology to track inventory with timely data and a high degree of accuracy. Wonder no more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

Meanwhile, inventory optimization and production scheduling are more of a black box. Customers that implement inventory optimization or production scheduling and then turn it off, Mr. The model used to balance demand with supply in the integrated business planning meetings needs to be constraint-based. “To

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

WFS is a third-party marketplace for sellers initially rolled out in 2020 to boost revenue through existing e-commerce infrastructure, which has since added an inventory-focused offering to the platform. In comparison, AccuWeather says that Hurricane Beryl brought $28-32 billion in total damage and economic loss in July.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

He’s increased corporate valuations by over a billion dollars, utilizing his proprietary methodologies to improve customer loyalty, reduce inventory by over $250 million, and increase EBITDA by $100 million-plus annually. An often-overlooked cost differentiator is hard versus soft cost. Learn more at arthurkochmgt.com.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

However, for elements like forecast error, customer service and slow-moving inventory self-reported data is not sufficient. While every company will agree that this data is VERY important, the lack of standard definition precludes comparison. A lag is the comparison against points in time. We then worked on the analysis.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Days Sales of Inventory (DSI) is a key measure to help you understand how efficient your inventory management is. Learn more: Inventory Accounting – A Free Video Guide for Accountants & Advisors What is Days Sales of Inventory (DSI)? It’s also known as Days Sales in Inventory and Average Age of Inventory.

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