Supply Chain Visibility in Business Networks
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Objective: To understand and benchmark companies’ supply chain visibility in business relationships within their extended supply chains. Highlight: Companies want supply chain visibility and the gaps in current supply chain capabilities are large. While EDI is effective in moving transactional data, the business networks want new solutions for supply chain visibility. Survey Details: The research for this […]
Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: Improving Supply Chain Resiliency
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Report Details: This report is based on analysis of financial balance sheet and income statement data for the period of 2000-2013 as available and cooperative research conducted with Arizona State University. Objective: To determine a resiliency ranking for companies based upon their performance balancing inventory turns and operating margin over the period 2000-2013 as available. […]
Can You Afford the Risk?
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Objective: To understand the current state of supply chain risk management and the impact of supply chain disruptions. Highlight: In 2013, 80% of respondents reported a supply chain disruption and the average company reported three separate incidents. Only 20% of these incidents are reported in annual reports. Survey Details: The research for this report was conducted from […]
In Search of Supply Chain Excellence
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Details: The research for this report is based on 28 surveys fielded during the period of January 2012 – December 2015. The research was a progressive set of studies to understand supply chain excellence. In the report we use responses from over 2000 respondents to understand the characteristics of a supply chain that is working […]
Building Business-To-Business Supply Chain Networks – Who Are the Players?
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Objective: To understand and benchmark companies’ supply chain visibility in business relationships within their extended supply chains. Highlight: B2B solutions have evolved to solve the growing complexity of our outsourced supply chains. Solutions vary based upon industry and process specifications. Survey Details: The research for this report was conducted from October 31, 2013 – January 20, 2014. […]
The Supply Chain Index – Improving Strength, Balance and Resiliency
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Report Details: This report is based on analysis of financial balance sheet and income statement data for the period of 2006-2012 as available and cooperative research conducted with Arizona State University.. Objective: To reveal the methodology of the Supply Chain Index and the calculation of three of the four component metrics: strength, balance […]
Maximizing the ROI in Supply Chain Planning – Insights from Quantitative Studies
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Planning Software Study: Objective: To understand how quickly companies can implement demand and supply planning software from different vendors and how this speed impacts ROI and satisfaction. Highlight: Best-of-Breed solutions (including Logility and JDA) are quicker to implement with fewer issues on budget overruns. As a result, the ROI for stand alone Best-of-Breed solutions is […]
The Supply Chain Index: Evaluating the Industrial Value Network
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Report Details: This report is based on analysis of financial balance sheet and income statement data for the period of 2006-2013 and cooperative research conducted with Arizona State University. Objective: To apply the Supply Chain Index methodology to 5 industries comprising the industrial value network. Hypothesis: Industries composing the industrial value chain lag other […]
What Is the Value of Your Vendor Managed Inventory Relationships?
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Objective: To understand where companies are on the use of Vendor Managed Inventory processes and the value proposition they present. Highlight: VMI orders ship nearly a day earlier to the retailer than non-VMI orders, improving the time of response. The average time without VMI is 4.5 days while the time with a VMI […]
Building the Green Supply Chain – 2014
RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Objective: To understand the current state of corporate social responsibility or sustainability goals and their alignment with supply chain programs. Highlight: The most common brand claims center on the use of recycled materials and yet, the worst performance in measurement is in the area of tracking recycled content. Survey Details: The research for this […]