Logility

MAY 22, 2020

The obvious danger of this is that business rules and data governance often don’t exist from department to department or user to user, leaving an overall picture into the health of the business that is foggy because KPIs and metrics do not correlate across the organization. A great example of this comes from a Logility customer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2021

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). At the end of the presentation, I ask the audience for questions. The reason?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Solvoyo has a metric they call the user acceptance rate. This metric measures the percentage of time the planners accept replenishment, transportation, or inventory plans as they are without any change in the timing of the delivery or the quantity to be delivered. But when he presents this to many companies, they don’t believe it. “I

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Related Metrics There are 3 other metrics dedicated to the measurement of social media influence as below, 1) Klout develops Klout Score, the number between 1-100 that represent influence (the ability to drive action). 3) "Average Retweets" or "the average number of retweets each user get per tweet" is used as a ranking metric.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

So, as I cleared my throat to present at the Summercon conference, I looked into the eyes of over 500 supply chain professionals. I smiled as I began to present the story of the “Metrics that Matter.” Market-Driven llamasoft Metrics That Matter network design value-based design' It is serious business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2024

The label visual is only present alongside the Siemens EcoTech profile; you cannot have one without the other. It provides customers with auditable data, sustainable achievement metrics, such as energy efficiency, and useful information that can be used for product comparison. Think of the EcoTech profile as a background check.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

That’s where Procurement Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) come into play. Procurement metrics and KPIs allow organisations to measure results and guide best practice performance. In this post, we’ll unpack ten top procurement metrics and why they matter. Undamaged shipment rate. On-time delivery: all suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Even though things seem to be going well (all of the meeting details are well-executed and the speaker is giving an energized presentation), the room is eerily quiet. The audience listening to these presentations does not have the courage to raise their hands and ask the question, “How do you define demand-driven value networks?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Let me give you an example: Last week, I gave a presentation at a global supply chain team meeting of 175 professionals. As I cleared my throat, and pushed my toes deep into my shoes, I bounded up the stairs to start the presentation. When all functions are jointly focused on improving these metrics, then we can have one team.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

Public Reporting: Publishing sustainability reports and ethical compliance metrics to highlight progress and areas of improvement. Challenges and Opportunities While ethical supply chain compliance presents challenges, it also offers significant opportunities for growth and innovation.

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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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Tomorrow, I present the Supply Chains To Admire 2015 Analysis at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in Scottsdale, AZ. It is for this reason, that we analyze the patterns of the Metrics That Matter using orbit charts over the period of 2006-2014. The theme is “Imagine the Supply Chain of 2025.” It needs to be.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 18, 2014

I had worked hard to teach the team presenting to talk the language of demand , but it was not understood at the board-room level. I asked myself, “How ironic is it that the technologies and processes of the past are always presented as the answer.” On my way back to the train, I struggled with what had just happened.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2024

We talk about the move from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard, but we don’t use a balanced scorecard as an objective function. In the event model, companies present case studies and opinions without a factual framework. We talk about complexity, but do not measure the impact on forecastability. It is just accepted.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Aligned Metrics. To ensure the management of the complex system, the metrics of operating margin, inventory turns, ROIC, customer service, revenue, and forecast accuracy need to be managed together as a non-linear system. I then finished a forty-minute presentation, and prepared for questions. Supply Chain Design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2021

I was excited to place the order right away so my present would arrive in time for Father’s day. Hopefully, I will have better luck finding the perfect present for my dad this father’s day. I browsed and eventually found quite a few sweaters in green, my father’s favorite color. To my delight, I found one that was on promotion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 13, 2017

If the arrow is red, the industry is moving backwards on a metric. While we agree that each of these companies are leaders with significant contributions to the industry, we do not find these companies outperforming when compared against their peer groups on a balanced portfolio of metrics. If the arrow is green, progress was made.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In his presentation, Matt discussed the future of supply chain optimization. This is all about the alignment of metrics and objectives. Fab summed up the vision at the end of his presentation: Think big and don’t settle. As the tagline said, I was there to learn, connect, and be inspired. Be Inspired.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 19, 2014

I am hearing it again in my interviews for the book Metrics That Matter. More encompassing of metrics beyond the growth, inventory and Return on Assets (ROA) metrics used in the Gartner Top 25. In the words of Marty Kisluik of FMC, “It takes at least three years to see results and five years to make it stable.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation. During the presentation, I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat. The research project analyzed 1200 combinations of 180 metrics for four hundred companies for the period of 2010-2012. The result? The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

When I finished my presentation on “past practices,” that I cannot call “best practices,” and outlined the methodology for the upcoming Supply Chain Index, a woman who had listened intently in the audience told me that I had thrown “cold water” on the audience. My message in the presentation was simple.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

3PLs can quickly assess client-level profitability via accurate cost-to-serve metrics and analytics on demand while creating a verifiable audit trail of events and charges that reduce potential credit settlements and contribute to customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

We selected these metrics based on correlation work with Arizona State University in 2012. The winners drove long-term value (measured by market capitalization) while outperforming on the portfolio of metrics shown in Figure 1 and driving improvement faster than their peer groups. Celebrating Success. Comparison To The Gartner Top 25.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions. Planner Metrics – They implemented adoption metrics on how often planners were using the planning application or if they were experiencing any pain points in the system.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 4, 2016

It sounded a bit futuristic until two early adopter presenters stepped to the podium and described just how far they had already come. In a presentation about Costa Express , Chris Clowes described how just one planner handles the planning for 5600 points of sale. Streams of data will be pooled, and analytics will make sense of it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2013

When I finished the presentation (the materials are available on slideshare.) It will be nice to be home and to have time to write on this second book, Metrics that Matter. The only industry that has made progress in inventory management is consumer electronics. I asked for questions. How would you have answered the question?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Supported by partners Heriot-Watt University, Pedersen & Partners and RV Consultancy, the full-day agenda featured a stellar line-up of speakers presenting and discussing key issues facing logistics and supply chain management practitioners. Global Assets in a Constantly Shifting Supply Chain. & & Changing Landscape”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

We analyzed the impact of 150 factors on 493 financial metrics for the period of 2004-2016. By graphing the financial metrics through orbit charts, we find that 90% of companies are stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. Share the presentations from the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit with your team.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In SIOP, accountability is a huge part of achieving desired outcomes, improving monthly metrics and satisfying the customer needs. Without a shared level of accountability challenges will present themselves and compliance will become an ongoing concern.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. The ploys–lunches, drinks, and presents–became humourous after a while.).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

We loaded 493 financial metrics from balance sheets and income statements for each company into the data lake for the period of 2004-2016 using YCharts data. The better supply chain planning implementations produce tighter and more reliable patterns at this important metrics intersection. I hand-pick the presentations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

On Friday, I presented an overview of outside-in planning to a consulting group. I love the questions when I present. 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. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The presentation focused on nine themes. Yesterday, Bristlecone and IBM presented case studies. The current efforts are improving functional metrics and traditional processes. ” Yesterday, a presenter at the conference spoke of value and the use case presented was elongating Days of Payables by 120 days.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

To monitor supply chain performance, stakeholders of successful companies typically define supply chain metrics that are relevant to the given business and track these KPIs regularly. By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Overcoming Challenges in Energy Transition While the advantages are clear, the transition to renewable energy and sustainable practices presents challenges: High Initial Costs: Upfront investments in EVs, renewable energy infrastructure, and sustainable packaging require significant capital.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 21, 2025

Retailers implementing these solutions are seeing improvements in customer engagement metrics and repeat purchase rates. Conference presentations highlighted successful implementations achieving positive ROI significantly faster than traditional deployment cycles.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 29, 2013

Last week in the middle of a presentation, a supply chain leader made the statement, “We have solved the issues in supply through better optimization and use of data. Currently, we at Supply Chain Insights are working on presentations for our upcoming Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Every time that it happens, I smile.

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