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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. If the reason can be determined, the model needs to be updated.For example, it may be that there was a spike in restaurant chains sales at restaurants in Phoenix metro area in the second week of February.

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Guest Commentary: P.O. Management Programs – Know Pain, Know Gain!

Talking Logistics

performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices. As performance reporting metrics capture vendor performance, the company can substantiate penalties for noncompliance and poor performance, recognize or reward high performers, and incent positive results and consistent behavior. Sourcing uses P.O.

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Do Supply Chain Planning systems generate any value?

Kinaxis

The issue is that none of their IT investments in the last 10 years have moved the needle on operational metrics such as inventory levels, case fill rates, and other operational metrics. They have piloted the process in Excel and know that they need an enterprise level solution for a global roll-out of S&OP. Their words.

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Are You Feeding the Beast? Or Driving Progress in Your Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

So, I thought that I would grab a cup of coffee and pen a short blog post before I take off for Phoenix to work with clients and attend the Manhattan Software event. Then it is off to Dallas to speak on Supply Chain Metrics That Matter at the Dallas CSCMP roundtable and complete some more client work.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

When my flight canceled, I was en route to the annual AMR conference in Phoenix. 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. Transition functional metrics to focus on reliability.

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S&OP: Five Steps to Get Started

Supply Chain Shaman

Frustrated that my upcoming Supply Chain Insights Global Summit was in Phoenix, he asked if I ever came to Europe. We discussed the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter research and the fact that a balanced portfolio of metrics drives a higher market capitalization than a focus on functional metrics or single metrics.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

I then pack my bags and scoot out the door to sign books and discuss the research completed for the S upply Chain Metrics That Matter book at the ISM event on Thursday, May 14th in Atlanta. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters.