Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Logistics Metrics 
Kinaxis
DECEMBER 3, 2014
Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. 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. Sound ridiculous?
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2022
Supply chain excellence is easier to say than to explain. At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) The reason?
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Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison. Source: Descartes Datamyne.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
The Emergence of Logistics as Constraint. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Advanced planning tools(APS) never considered the issues of logistics. Availability of logistics was always assumed. Give logistics leaders a strategic seat at the table. Next Steps.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 8, 2014
Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. How do you define the metrics that matter?
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 21, 2013
In the last five years, while the physician is still important, the buying decisions transitioned from the supplier to the care provider. The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). It is now shifting again.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 5, 2016
During my trip to England earlier this year , I had the opportunity to explore those questions and more with Brian McCarthy, Logistics Director at Dreams , Britain’s leading bed retailer. As McCarthy put it, after a customer buys a bed, it’s his responsibility “to make sure we deliver it to their home brilliantly.”
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