Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2024

How aligned do you believe your organization is to drive these metrics? In my recent Mea Culpa post, I mentioned my prior work on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and the importance of leadership. Sounds easy, right? Leadership and S&OP? Shouldn’t it be like peanut butter and jelly? What sounds so easy is very difficult.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A shift from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. The focus on functional metrics sub-optimizes balance sheet results. Linking is just so much easier than including all the details in the text.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. Process latency, the time for an organization to make a decision using a traditional S&OP process, is two-to-six weeks. The traditional leader values cost reduction but is blind on how to value time. Unrest in Sudan.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The output was just not helpful. We have too hard-wired solutions bolted into IT architectures to enable the flexibility needed by business leaders during times of high variability. Over time, this changed. The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. It will not be over soon. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

My client attempted to have a supply chain discussion to improve flow, and his executive group just did not get it. I was promoted to run the warehouse, and at the time, I had no experience in distribution, but was asked to run the largest distribution center in the system. The metrics were not aligned. Yes, I am that old.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

However, writing it is a great time to get into industry patterns and think. However, writing it is a great time to get into industry patterns and think. With surgery, I just never got to the report finished. The report was scheduled to publish in the summer of 2023, but life got in the way. The full report publishes this week.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For the first time in more than a decade, more CPOs are prioritizing savings. Tracking the Metrics that Matter. While Ardent expects Procurement to rise to and tackle these challenges, tracking the metrics that matter will help them stay focused for full recovery. Inflation Metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With this information, are you any closer to knowing what to do about it, or have you just enriched your ability to admire your problem and see it close up? In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. Agility to act on transparency.

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Supply Chain Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning 316

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

These include: Challenges getting ESG metrics from suppliers, partners, and other third parties. Time-consuming manual processes to report on ESG metrics. Cloud applications that manage your supply chain provide real-time access—a single source of truth no matter where you are. But cloud applications are just the start.

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Material Savings Waste Reduction Resource Reduction Supply Chain Design Software 275

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

The changeover times for the CM Bartlelts was 5X more prolonged than the more agile IM machines. Equipment washouts represented 11% of the change over time and were a significant barrier to agility. I reached out to the corporate R&D team for help, but they did not have the time to work on the change. Sharing My Experience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

Despite legislation, in 2022, the world generated 62 million metric tons of e-waste, according to the United Nations Global E-waste Monitor. million 40-metric-ton trucks which, if placed bumper-to-bumper, would form a line long enough to wrap around the equator. This is made most glaringly apparent in the fast fashion industry.

Waste Reduction 274

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2024

The time gave me a good time to reflect and finish the reports that I should have completed in the summer when I recovered from Uterine Cancer. The time gave me a good time to reflect and finish the reports that I should have completed in the summer when I recovered from Uterine Cancer. As I write, I scratch my head.

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Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Case Study 284

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Calls are increasing for a return to just-in-case (JIC) policies, with some citing this trend as a risk. My great-aunt Ione, who lived to be 103, quit smoking at 97, which prompted the question “why now?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

At the time, many business leaders did not know how to type and had no idea how to use a computer. Taxonomy of Outside-in Planning Based on the Art of the Possible To accomplish this goal, we need to discard the current crawl, walk, and run models and just jump. During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 23, 2024

At the same time, feeding your AI models too much data can also be a problem. Like Goldilocks’ quest for the perfect bowl of porridge, to leverage AI in your supply chain you need to identify which data is ‘just right’ for your business. Data is the lifeblood of AI in the supply chain.

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Optimal Sourcing Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Modeling 274

ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

Once upon a time, the world of manufacturing was a relatively stable place. And that’s where real-time perpetual inventory signals come in. Without updated data that can offer clear insights, manufacturers face increased costs and a decline in on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery performance and overall efficiency.

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Real-time Visibility Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction 294

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

But just how bad was it? They can then use the data to provide an apples-to-apples benchmark on a variety of innovative supply chain metrics applicable to the grocery supply chain. Even in the best of times, this method has limitations. Dramtatically Reduced Service in Grocery Stores Since Pandemic was Declared.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

The companies with the strongest year-over-year performance (placing in the winner’s circle for six more times in ten years) are Apple, L’Oreal, Nike, Paccar, TJX, and TSMC. Supply Chains to Admire Winners 2023 Examine Your Own Paradigm. How Do You Define Excellence? Humility exudes from my fingers as I type this post.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Gartner 299

DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This is part 2 of a 2-part series on how to succeed in planning and decisions amid times of disruption. In part 1 of my blog on Planning the Value Chain and Decision Making in Times of Disruption, the focus was on the ability to react and execute amidst the unpredictability of demand. Technology for Effective Planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Smart energy management systems further enhance efficiency by tracking and optimizing energy use in real-time. In today’s interconnected global economy, sustainability within supply chains and logistics has become a necessity rather than an option. Warehousing operations also offer opportunities for sustainable transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The former pertains to engineered labor standards, which is just a more scientific way of saying multiple variable standards (MVS). The latter refers to a single variable standard (SVS), by which one metric, such as cases per hour, is expected to tell all. An SVS represents a static snapshot in time. Ad infinitum.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2023

These same pundits also predict that AI could lead to increases in global GDP by trillions of dollars in the same time frame. A true WMS is a real-time system. A real-time WMS can achieve inventory accuracy of 99.9% For fulfillment to be efficient, a warehouse needs the right inventory located in the right slots in a warehouse.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This blog explains The Key MRP Metrics in Supply Chain whcih every supply chain professional in Manufacturing or Distribution Businesses. The metrics that underpin MRP could be described as the balls in this juggling act. This article takes an in-depth look at the crucial metrics every supply chain professional needs to know.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Just as the saguaro is both nursed by and supports life in its ecosystem, it behooves supply chains to invest in their ecosystems, both suppliers and employees. It may feel like stormy times for supply chain right now, but not all rain is bad. Invest in your ecosystem. cm) in its first ten years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Mr. Masson points out the “challenges are not just about the volume, but also the complexity and fragmentation of data generated by sensors, machines, and smart factories. Real-time risk solutions mine vast quantities of online data using natural language processing. “A Mr. Masson leads ARC’s research on industrial AI and data fabrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2023

As discussions full of oxymorons, acronyms, and juxtapositions fill the air, I think that it is time to step back, and rethink planning based on the opportunities that new forms of analytics and data give us. My goal is to engage the supply chain community in a no smoke and mirrors discussion. My goal is to drive change. Buyer beware.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, as carbon taxes and emissions reporting requirements continue increasing, supply chain professionals face mounting pressures from inside and outside their organizations to measure and improve performance against new, nebulous sustainability metrics. Freight transportation makes up over 10% of total global carbon emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

But it is not just service level and costs that can be traded off. A planner could ask the SCP engine to achieve 95% service, with CO2 emissions under of under a million metric tons at a given factory in the coming month. Supply chain planning takes place at various time horizon s. Supply chain management has been in the news.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JULY 3, 2024

And it’s not just about the contract. Use this information to make real-time adjustments to your strategies and offerings and, critically to your Demand Creation activities. Internal Perspective: Performance Monitoring: KPIs and Metrics: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor distributor performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Leaderboards on any manner of metric are an easy example of competitive gamification. The previously mentioned personal best metric could also let you know you are currently the 3 rd fastest picker for the day, for the week, or for the past hour. Or it could let you know you just set a company record for the month.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2023

Just think about the last time you brought your car to the service or asked a service for your dishwasher only to hear, that the part required to fix the problem was not available and had to be ordered from the central warehouse and it would take a few days. What did you think about that? Have you looked into inventory solutions?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2024

This morning, the New York Times pushed me an article by Peter S. The only products that can be efficiently outsourced with long lead times are in the “forecastable” column. Goodman titled “ The Supply Chain, Reconfigured.” The populist narrative of sourcing globalization is only part of the story. Not so today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2022

In times that continue to defy our ability to predict them, the words of famous statistician George Box have never been more right: “All models are wrong, but some are useful.” Leaders want planners to use the forecasts the software “box” generates and focus their time on the exceptions to increase the efficiency of the process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In some sort or another, Punxsutawney Phil has been predicting the weather since 1890, and let’s just say that his record is iffy at best. ” I assume that Phil tries to ignore the pomp and circumstance of how his shadow would determine the upcoming weather pattern, and just wants more sleep (like the rest of us on a cold winter’s day).

Cost Reduction Strategies 271

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2020

Every company today runs on data – the key to using your data is choosing the right metrics for visibility into your supply chain. While Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) may be reviewed quarterly or monthly, the speed with which supply chain operations occur makes a daily view of more tactical and operational metrics a growing necessity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The survey is structured to determine the relative importance of competing objectives, how the importance has changed over time and why; the degree to which certain external factors (resource shortages, cost inflation, etc.) However, supply chain resilience is more than just a concept to practitioners.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

That’s not enough time for the slow, sequential planning processes that many organizations use today. Sequential planning may take days or even weeks just to determine the financial impact of a lockdown, not to mention possible manufacturing alternatives. But some events are more disruptive than others. A cure for inefficient planning.

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