What Drives Inventory Effectiveness in a Market-Driven World?

What Drives Inventory Effectiveness in a Market-Driven World? from Lora Cecere Summary Charts What Drives Inventory Effectiveness in a Market-Driven World? Summary Charts from Lora Cecere Survey Details: The research for this report was conducted from February 12 – October 8, 2015. Surveys were conducted among Manufacturers, Retailers, and Wholesalers/Distributors/Co-operatives with $250M+ in revenue and who […]

What Is the Value Proposition of Sales and Operations Planning?

What Is the Value Proposition of Sales and Operations Planning? from Lora Cecere Summary Charts What Is the Value Proposition of Sales and Operations Planning? Summary Charts from Lora Cecere Survey Details: The research for this report was conducted online from January 6 – September 14, 2015 by Supply Chain Insights. Surveys were conducted among […]

Why Is Supply Chain Planning So Hard?

Why Is Supply Chain Planning So Hard? 16 FEB 2016 from Lora Cecere Details: The research for this report is based on five surveys fielded during the period of January 2014 – December 2015. The research was a progressive set of studies on supply chain planning. What are the barriers and what drives success. While the […]

In Search of Supply Chain Excellence

In Search of Supply Chain Excellence – Report – 17 MAR 2016 from Lora Cecere Summary Charts Cross-Survey Analysis 2012-2015 – 28 Studies – Summary Charts – 17 MAR 2016 from Lora Cecere Details: The research for this report is based on 28 surveys fielded during the period of January 2012 – December 2015. The research was […]

Improving Supplier Reliability

Improving Supplier Reliability -15 June 2016 – Report from Lora Cecere Summary Charts Supplier Development Study – Feb-May 2016 – Summary Charts from Lora Cecere Report Details: The research for this report was conducted via an online survey from February 2 – May 13, 2016. Surveys were conducted among Manufacturers, Wholesalers/Distributors/Co-operatives and Third-Party Logistics Providers […]

Driving a Customer-Centric Supply Chain

Driving a Customer-Centric Supply Chain – 7 NOV 2016 from Lora Cecere Summary Charts: Customer-Centric Study 2016 – Summary Charts from Lora Cecere Infographic: Report Details: The research for this report was conducted via an online survey from August 12 – October 14, 2016. Surveys were conducted among Manufacturers, Wholesalers/Distributors/Co-operatives and Third-Party Logistics Providers (n=56). […]

Direct Materials: The Supply Chain’s Missing Link for Performance Improvement

Direct Materials: The Supply Chain’s Missing Link for Performance Improvement – 11 JAN 2017 from Lora Cecere Summary Charts Direct Materials Study 2016 – Summary Charts from Lora Cecere Report Details: The research for this report was conducted via an online survey from February 2 – September 12, 2016. Surveys were conducted among manufacturers who purchase […]

Building a Digital Supply Chain

Building a Digital Supply Chain – report – 9 APR 2018 from Lora Cecere Report Details: This report is based on survey research, financial analysis, and discussions with manufacturers attempting to gain first-mover advantage. Highlight: Digital innovation needs to be focused on ‘test and learn’. The convergence of new technologies to redefine the atoms and […]

What Drives Inventory Effectiveness in a Market-Driven World?

Survey Details: The research for this report was conducted from February 12 – October 8, 2015. Surveys were conducted among Manufacturers, Retailers, and Wholesalers/Distributors/Co-operatives with $250M+ in revenue and who use (and are familiar with) inventory optimization software (n=64). Respondents were evenly split between those using basic (ERP or ERP+APS) and advanced (software in addition […]

Supply Chains to Admire – 2015

RESEARCH OVERVIEW: Report Details: This report is based on analysis of financial balance sheet and income statement data for the period of 2006-2014. Our source of data is YCharts and corporate reporting. To determine the companies to include in the Supply Chains to Admire list, progress of companies within 22 industries were analyzed for performance and […]