Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing. Tougher than most understand. United States Inflation Rates and GDP Inflation is the highest in forty years.

Supply Chain Planning Software 388

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 388

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. Reward teams for cross-functional metrics. Focus functional metrics to improving reliability. ” Hau Lee, October 2014.

Supply Chain Planning Software 317

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 317

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 25, 2024

The use of orbit charts allowed me to see the patterns of performance at the intersection of metrics over time. For the past decade, I have been studying these patterns. This data source synchronizes corporate reporting across global markets while tracking restatements, name changes, and currency shifts.)

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 318

Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Gartner Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy 318

DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 22, 2021

In this final blog on agility and why you should consider becoming an agilist to survive the new completion (of the continuous mention) of the application of enterprise decision management systems (EDMS) from Taylor and Raden cited in the first blog, I turn to the metric of agility and a new ROI metric of decision yield. The Takeaway.

Metrics 156

Metrics Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Optimization Software 156

Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Under this study, 74 million events from from 1.6 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). million Twitter users were analyzed.

Supply Chain 277

Supply Chain Metrics Michigan SCM 277

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2013

The relationship between corporate financial performance and supply chain metrics was complex; and in my first attempts, I was unable to derive a correlation. The year 2012 marked the 30th anniversary of the use of supply chain management as a cross-functional process for source, make and deliver in the commercial sector. Definitions.

Supply Chain Design Software 260

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 260

ToolsGroup

JANUARY 4, 2018

The annual Gartner Supply Chain Technology User Wants and Needs Study is one of the most comprehensive studies of supply chain users. The most recent survey included more than 473 people spanning the globe. Stage 2 — Siloed functional solutions with some data/transactional integration of systems of record.

Gartner 168

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Study 168

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here we share the answers to the questions that we get the most often about this research: What is the source of data? Which companies were considered in the study? We placed them in the industry that they were the most like, e.g., the primary source of revenue. We built peer groups based on like industries.

Pharmaceutical 274

Pharmaceutical Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 274

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). However, localized sourcing shortened leadtimes and improve responsiveness.

Supply Chain Software 30

Supply Chain Software Case Study Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 30

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The team was organized around the functional silos of source, make and deliver. “I study supply chains. In our work, we tie research from quantitative and qualitative studies to financial results to drive new insights. When all functions are jointly focused on improving these metrics, then we can have one team.

Manufacturing Procurement 286

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Benchmarking Supply Chain Design Software 286

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

History will also include case studies of mergers and acquisitions. The study of improvement and performance for the 535 companies in 26 industries took two months. The source data for the analysis comes from Ycharts.). We selected these metrics based on correlation work with Arizona State University in 2012.

Supply Chain Design Software 254

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Software 254

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

To understand supply chain excellence, Abby and I have been studying pattern recognition for industry peer groups at the intersection of the metrics in the Supply Chain Effective Frontier of growth, profitability, cycles and complexity. They will be digitally shared through Amazon, iTunes and other sources.

Gartner 268

Gartner S&OP Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software 268

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

In research study after study, we see that the greatest challenge to achieving supply chain excellence is the understanding of the supply chain by the leadership team. Closing the gaps happens when there are aligned metrics, clarity of vision and aligned planning processes. Metrics Alignment. They lack cohesion.

Supply Chain Planning Software 280

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing Scenario Planning 280

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Case Studies. Would you like to understand supply chain management concept but dont have time to study from a supply chain textbook ? Each customer in US or EU might already control the source of raw materials, ask you to provide dedicated production lines, nominate 3pl companies and air/sea carriers. A Case Study.

Supply Chain Design Software 257

Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design 257

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

This week, at Supply Chain Insights LLC, we published our 11th report in the series titled Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. Aligning metrics matters. Functional metrics in isolation degrade value. We enjoy writing them!

Supply Chain Design Software 256

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design 256

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. These tools allow us to look at sell, source, make, and deliver together. Along the way, I will be doing more work on network design case studies. Where Would I Start?

Supply Chain Design Software 287

Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 287

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Data will almost certainly come from a variety of sources – the supplier, employees and a range of 3rd party sources. Be sure to ensure data is unified across the S2P process and solutions offer native integrations to a robust ecosystem of relevant 3rd party data sources. Map Your Sub-tier Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Study Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics 130

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

Case Studies. Cisco System Case Study. The only solid case study about supply chain risk is definitely from Cisco System. However, the logic Cisco uses to manage the disruption is very robust and details are summarized into the infographic below, Note: metrics data is for illustrative purpose. Gather around! Discussion.

Supply Chain Disruption 170

Supply Chain Disruption Supply Chain Strategy Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain 170

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Despite goals to improve agility and resiliency, functional metrics for manufacturing efficiency continually throw the supply chain out of balance. Most supply chain leaders speak out of both sides of their mouths… In my case study, Ed’s approach was brilliant, but the organization did not value agility. (I The So What?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 297

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Strategy 297

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 4, 2013

Abby and I are writing an e-book on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter. It has been fascinating for me to study the financial results of clients that I have worked with for the past twenty years and to see how their supply chain strategy documents translated (or did not translate) into financial results. Measurement. What do I mean?

Price Mitigation Strategies 268

Price Mitigation Strategies Training Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies 268

ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

September 26, 2019) A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, and Spinnaker, a supply chain services company, has found that only 7% of companies are reaping the benefits of digital transformation of supply chain planning. BOSTON, Mass. and HOUSTON, Tex.

Supply Chain Planning Software 136

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 136

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Most supply chain leaders cannot get their groove on because they generalize–the use of the same metric targets and tactics for the supply chain without paying attention to the flows. In Figure 1, I share data from the risk management study of 2015. The Role of Demand Variability in Risk Mitigation from the 2015 Study.

Optimal Sourcing 234

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Forecasting Supply and Demand 234

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

While there are many types of visibility (see Figure 1), the most common use case is either sourcing or transportation visibility. The focus is on functional metrics, but are unable to get to overall supply chain metrics. Figure 4 is a case study from Lenovo. In this blog post, I give a framework to drive discussions.

Supply Chain Design Software 294

Supply Chain Design Software Real-time Visibility Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 294

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The supply chain is a complex system with finite, and non-linear relationships between supply chain metrics that drive balance sheet results. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics. Teams struggle to drive improvement in both metrics at the same time. The study evaluates enterprise resiliency.

Pharmaceutical 195

Pharmaceutical Metrics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 195

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In manufacturing-based companies, 70-80% of costs are in the processes of source, make and deliver. While the practices of finance are over 200 years old, in contrast, supply chain as a cross-functional practice (the combination of make, source and deliver) was recently defined in 1982. Is talent a cost or an asset?

Cost Reduction Strategies 202

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Resource Reduction Manufacturing Procurement 202

Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here we share the answers to the questions that we get the most often about this research: What is the source of data? Which companies were considered in the study? We placed them in the industry that they were the most like, e.g., the primary source of revenue. We built peer groups based on like industries. What did you learn?

Pharmaceutical 179

Pharmaceutical Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 179

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Financial reengineering focuses on the optimization of short-term results that are usually based on a functional analysis of source, make, or deliver. Few consultants understand the interrelationships between source, make and deliver. Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report.

Optimal Sourcing 173

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Optimization 173

GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. 5 Key Metrics to Use for Scoring Supplier Quality Management (From LNS Research ). The definition of this metric is similar to the way it sounds. Cost of quality.

Procurement Analytics 120

Procurement Analytics Metrics Quality Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As a result, companies are writing new case studies through their actions or inaction. Make, source, and deliver need to be managed together based on analytics that sense and respond at the speed of business. Companies driven by functional metrics struggled: they could not adapt quickly to the higher transportation costs.).

Manufacturing Procurement 195

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Network Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 195

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Let us study major highlights of Supply Chains of the future. Case Study Agility: ZARA. Case Study Resilience: CISCO. Case Study Risk management: The All England Club. Diversify supplier base : Supply chain should not be overly dependent on long lead-time or on a small pool of specific suppliers or sourcing regions.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 258

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 258

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported having a clear overall plan for digital transformation. In a study by IDC, 68% of respondents indicated that they need to revisit their operating models. Strategic product segmentation, sourcing and inventory management.

Supply Chain Network Software 243

Supply Chain Network Software Network Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Modeling 243

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

Supply Chain Design Software 309

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design 309

The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

He leads a team of market experts who study every facet of the logistics industry to bring the best available insight to customers. During his tenure in the industry, he built innovative pricing and forecasting models, leveraging internal and external data sources to improve internal decision-making and increase profitability.

Optimal Sourcing 206

Optimal Sourcing Freight Analytics Software Forecasting 206

Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

For both entry and executives, the self-study method has proven to be a cost-effective option. Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric. This can only be achieved by the knowledge and skills of the team.

Supply Chain Planning Software 271

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Gartner Supply Chain Strategy 271

GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When you track transportation metrics and KPIs like transit time, on-time pickups, and percent of truckload capacity utilized across your carrier partners, you can identify trends and opportunities for streamlined OTR transportation management. Harvard Business Review Analytic Services study?report Across OTR Transportation Modes.

Optimal Sourcing 221

Optimal Sourcing Rail Software Transportation Sourcing Strategies 221

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Supply chain planning involves interaction with different types of information based on internal and external data sources. These data sources are often spread across multiple platforms and come in various formats.

Supply Chain Planning Software 273

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Modeling 273

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). However, localized sourcing shortened leadtimes and improve responsiveness.

Supply Chain Software 34

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Manufacturing Procurement 34