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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #9: Relentless pursuit of one metric at the expense of other metrics.

Kinaxis

Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Yet, these are similar instructions as what is passed down to the supply chain from executives focused on a specific supply chain metric. Why do companies focus on reducing a specific metric? Sound ridiculous?

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My Take: Metrics that Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last week, I had a Linkedin comment from Dubai, questions from a team from the Philippines, and an inquiry from Switzerland. While Joe is trying to balance the feedback from Filipe and Frank, he is often asked to change his metric targets by his CFO named Lou. Achieving Balance in Metrics. 3) Outside in.

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Want to Succeed with IBP? Mind Your Metrics

Logility

Assess root causes, adjust plans, and debate course corrections. But before you start measuring everything in sight – and a few things not in sight – start with a set of thoughtful intentions and questions that will guide you to the right set of metrics and the right set of expectations. That’s not a bad answer. That’s a trap.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Management Courses to Boost Your Career

SCMDOJO

Fortunately, there are numerous courses available to help you develop your expertise in supply chain management, regardless of your level of experience. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the top 10 supply chain management courses that can take your career to the next level. Ratings of each course will also be included.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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No Trash Talk Allowed

Supply Chain Shaman

While all leaders can agree that they want more assets and less trash, there is confusion about the best metric. ROIC: Colgate and other consumer products companies swear by the Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) metric. The more work that I do on metrics, the more I become a fan of ROIC. Note how different the numbers are.

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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Supply Chain Shaman

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. To change course, learn from history, to unlearn to rethink outcomes.