Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

This week, I will speak at Llamasoft’s conference on improving supply chain network design. The gaps in our technologies are a barrier, but should not stop us from redesigning to improve performance. We produce there because the regulations say that you need to manufacture there to sell there.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Forget static network designs and gut-feel decisions. By harnessing the power of data science and analytics, you can gain end-to-end visibility across your entire network, breaking down information silos and optimizing every stage of your operations. That’s where data analytics comes in.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

Year after year, well intentioned people toiled against improving metrics that reduced, not improved, the effectiveness of the supply chain. The example that I give in the first post is the focus of manufacturing strategies to drive strong results to improve Return on Assets (ROA) that have actually caused a deterioration in operating margin.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I worked three layers down in the organization for a well-established leader in manufacturing named Dan. Fred owned logistics and customer service for the organization. Dan had a very manufacturing view and Fred focused on logistics. The metrics were not aligned. Use network design and planning tools to show flow.)

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

The increasing need for constantly analyzing these trade-offs across the supply chain networks has highlighted the need for digital twins and what-if capabilities in network design solutions. With the use of advanced technologies, planning decisions can also be automated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

My primary insight is that many of the technology initiatives that were underway at the start of the disruption did not serve us well. The use of descriptive analytics along with agile planning techniques (what-if analysis, discrete event simulation, and network design) helped. It will publish next week.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Each requires design and fine tuning. However, only 9% of companies actively design their supply chains. Design Your Value Chains. The gaps between business leaders grew.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Last week, after booking an additional $1B in unexpected supplier costs in the third quarter, the CFO led the company’s focus on restructuring to “support efficient and reliable sourcing of components and internal development of key technologies and capabilities.” What is the issue? These capabilities do not exist at Ford.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

For the purpose of this discussion, I define agility as the design of the supply chain to deliver the same cost, quality and customer service given a level of both market volatility and process variability. It requires design. Additionally, through network strategies, be sure to design your warehouses for flows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In manufacturing, IoT sensors ensure that each step of the process is tracked, ensuring that all materials meet required quality standards. Another challenge is device compatibility—different manufacturers produce IoT devices with varying standards, making it difficult to ensure frictionless communication between systems.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

While I will know more when I finish the research than I do now, I want to encourage all readers in manufacturing and retail to participate. Active Work on Design and Modify. Network design technologies are growing up and becoming part of enterprise architectures. Metrics Matter. It will close on March 15th.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

While I will know more when I finish the research than I do now, I want to encourage all readers in manufacturing and retail to participate. Active Work on Design and Modify. Network design technologies are growing up and becoming part of enterprise architectures. Metrics Matter. It will close on March 15th.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Let me start with a true confession: I am a manufacturing gal. I relished the sound of a manufacturing line when I opened the door of the factory in the morning, and I liked managing inputs so that we could maximize outputs. Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. Supply Chain and Design.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

The article is written and the story is spun, but the solution offered is a supply-centric solution based on yesterday’s technology. The original principles of a value network that can sense, shape and translate demand with near-zero latency are being lost in the fog. Their current technologies are inadequate. It is still early.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Over the next five weeks, seventy business/technology and consulting leaders will complete the course. Based on the work with Georgia Tech, we are getting clear on which metrics matter by industry. As companies adopt a balanced scorecard, the functional metrics shift to a focus on reliability. Analyze inventory health.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Nine times out of ten improving customer service requires different management of the budget cycle and a rethinking of financial planning. Background. The supply chain is a complex non-linear system.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

Medical Device Manufacturer. The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). They lack the greater understanding of planning and value network design. Eliminate rebates, direct payments and services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Business leaders came and went as an analyst, technology shifted, and markets ebbed and flowed. We started charting public performance on Orbit charts studying the relationships between metrics and having conversations with manufacturing and retail teams about their results. Investment in Descriptive Analytics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. While most consultants and technologists want to sell technology, and are eager to slap in a new piece of software, my caution is to slow down and better understand root issues before having a technology discussion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. The metrics reward functional thinking. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. In our research, the network design maturity model shown in Table 1 is helpful to many of our clients.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

However, this mature team found the technology insufficient. They gave lip service to the need for IT standardization, but ran their process on a custom built model that enabled reverse bill of material, and profitability analysis. Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate. Connectivity enabled the growth of the global supply chain opening up markets driving opportunity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Each requires design and fine tuning. However, only 9% of companies actively design their supply chains. Design Your Value Chains. The gaps between business leaders grew.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Especially grievous are the gaps between finance and operations, manufacturing and procurement, and the operations and commercial teams. Each requires design and fine tuning. However, only 9% of companies actively design their supply chains. Design Your Value Chains. The gaps between business leaders grew.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

Intuitive Surgical, L’Oreal, and Sleep Number drove excellence through product and service innovation to outperform their peer groups. We are currently working with the statistics group at Georgia Tech to understand how the relationship of these metrics changed over time, but more on that in a later blog.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” ” I have been studying the evolution of inventory technologies as an industry analyst since 2002. It is truly a case of process, people and technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

At the enterprise level, manufacturers and retailers focus on corporate efficiency. Figure 1: Current State of a Global Manufacturer of White Goods. Change internal metrics to a balanced scorecard and force the functions to work better together. Invest in network design technologies. All are out of balance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

At the enterprise level, manufacturers and retailers focus on corporate efficiency. Figure 1: Current State of a Global Manufacturer of White Goods. Change internal metrics to a balanced scorecard and force the functions to work better together. Invest in network design technologies. All are out of balance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. ” I am in the middle. Here I share my world view.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. PepsiCo products then reach shelves through its operating subsidiaries and a complex network of fleet operations. Technology is used to help in this endeavor. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As shown in Figure 1, the company now has sales of 6.1B$, manufacturers 40+ brands in 24 countries while selling products in 100 countries. Clorox Performance Compared to Competitors (Supply Chain Index is a relative metric of growth.). The problem was not contract manufacturing costs/efficiency. Reflections.

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Logility

AUGUST 17, 2016

Process manufacturers face a highly complex supply chain challenge. Add to these factors such as razor-thin margins, SKU-proliferation, globalization, and products that tend to be heavy, bulky and/or expensive to move and it quickly becomes apparent why process manufacturing supply chains are very challenging.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2023

At a Glance: We’ll be discussing some of the best supply chain management online courses from around the world from some of the most renowned platforms in education and supply chain, including SCMDOJO, CIPS, Coursera, MITx etc. Highlight course offerings including the pros and cons of each mentioned course/program.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2017

Process chemical manufacturers face complex supply chain challenges including dealing with hazardous and perishable ingredients whose characteristics (potency, color, composition, etc.) I believe there are several key ingredients to formulating a winning process manufacturing supply chain. can vary from lot to lot.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2025

End-to-end supply, transformation and distribution of goods has extended into a global, networked operation for many companies. At the same time, business system technology has evolved to help manage the multiplication of relationships and touch points. In this case, a lack of collaboration can have a real negative effect on business.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

The market shift was dramatic, and if we had made a series of small cuts in staff or direction, we would have had the same fate as i2 Technologies or Manugistics. For many years (1992-2001), I worked at Manugistics, a supply chain planning technology provider. He said, “Ariba was in trouble. I smiled. Today the answer is no.

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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. It is for this reason, that I discount the reporting by APQC, Institute of Business Forecasting (IBF) and Grocery Manufacturing Association (GMA) benchmarking data. My takeaway? It is only a starting point.

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