Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear. In my work on the Supply Chain Index , I see that companies I recognize as doing network design well are rising faster on the list of the Supply Chain Index work.

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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.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. As long as companies are motivated by functional metrics, inventory management will be an enigma. When companies reward OEE in manufacturing and POV in procurement, companies will systemically make the wrong stuff. Mistake #5. Measurement.

S&OP 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics. The Effective Frontier.

Optimal Sourcing 173

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Management and planning of the entire network against a value network strategy. Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Supply Chain Design. Ad hoc design planning often focused on a function of the supply chain. There is a lack of clarity on what drives value and metrics are functional.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

The metrics reward functional thinking. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. The use of network design technologies along with simulation through a center of excellence can greatly improve the gap between finance and the supply chain organization.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. The issues include: Level of granularity. Time horizon.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2023

It covers the basics of procurement, including procurement strategies, contract management, and supplier selection. You’ll also learn about supply chain management and the various stages of the procurement process. The course is designed to be interactive, engaging, and easy to follow. Fresh, easy to digest format.

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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. This means continuously assessing the trade-off between the total cost to serve and meeting customer demand and minimizing lost sales.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2015

Global supply chain leaders understand that designing and implementing a robust risk management practices are essential and fundamental to running the business. Companies with advanced risk management programs redesign the role of procurement to build, not just audit, value chain relationships. In my life time, supply chains changed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2015

In our research for the book Supply Chain Metrics That Matter , we find that this is the case for 90% of companies. Instead, invest in a network design group to understand your potential. Ask the team to use supply chain network design models to determine what is possible in the supply chain. You are not alone.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

They lack the greater understanding of planning and value network design. Generalize procurement of materials. Some helpful reports include: Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: The Cash-to-Cash Cycle. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on the Pharmaceutical Industry. Please use this link: [link].

Modeling 240

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Executives need to drive the supply chain design process. Large enterprises are consolidating the formerly independent functions of procurement and logistics and creating broader supply chain executive functions and responsibility. An end-to-end view of the supply chain is critical to maximize benefit potential.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) measure how well the shipper-transportation provider does in daily continuous improvement. Sustained cost reduction is not realized through infrequent transportation network designs and carrier RFQ’s. Measure Transportation Performance. Perform Transportation Daily Event Management.

Waste Reduction 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Alternate Bill of Materials and Alternate Sourcing: The more alternatives that exist through the manufacturing and procurement processes, the easier it is to design the supply chain to absorb cost and supplier variability. Additionally, through network strategies, be sure to design your warehouses for flows.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Network Design. The overall objective of network design is to develop the most efficient network possible, meet your customers’ service requirements, and accomplish this at the lowest viable cost. Although pandemic recovery will increasingly benefit from the experience we gain month by month.

Modeling 98

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

Demand-driven concepts are expansive they extend from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier, but the areas of sales and procurement are often very resistant to the demand-driven concepts. Actively design the network with clear push/pull boundaries and right size buffers. Only 1% of companies have defined this role.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

There are systems directors in both the procurement and logistics/planning teams. The team also leverages insights from university research centers and consulting groups, including CAPS Research, MIT, XEM, Gartner, ProcureCon, and Procurement Leaders, to ensure they are connected to emerging ideas.

Analytics Software 40

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. New knowledge and insights from machine learning are revolutionizing supply chain management as a result.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

In the annual report where they report on their key performance indicators (KPIs), they don’t just report on core financial metrics and the NPS, they also have people metrics. The company has shown sustained improvement on this metric. The company was designated an essential business that needed to stay open.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

My first Monday in, I asked for a full report of all our supply chain metrics, and my analyst told me he could get it to me by Friday. Tom notes that “At Flex, we have a tool called SimFlex, which is a supply chain simulator that allows us to look at our network design. I told him I needed it NOW, not in a week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

While AI often triggers an autonomous execution-based response, functional managers continue to play a key role by taking innovative actions, like creating an alternative network design, that re-set logistics operations for continued success.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 233

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2017

Push past the focus on transactional processes like order-to-cash and procure-to-pay and drive alignment and cost awareness in cross-functional processes like Sales and Operations Planning, Cost-to-Serve and Supplier Development. Be prepared to answer the question of which metrics drive the greatest value. Plan by design.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. In the case of manufacturers, it means procuring green and sustainable raw materials. Network optimization. These are challenges that will only become more threatening if they are not curbed, paying strict attention to supply chain sustainability.

Negotiating Skills 52

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Therefore, better network design, planning and operations are all needed, and all of which might not be completely satisfactory. In the meantime, companies need to make sure they have the most talented negotiators and leaders heading up their procurement and supply chain functions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

Each are good at localized planning within a focused area of demand, supply, network design, transportation planning, material sourcing or finite scheduling. Few implementations of planning connect to procurement and transportation. Process Integration Across Functions.

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