Supply Chains to
Admire
September 2017
Speakers
Ann-Marie Daugherty
Senior Director –
Transportation, Giant Eagle
Lora Cecere
Founder
Supply Chain Insights
Sam Borthwick
Research Associate. Supply
Chain Insights
Brian Tessier
VP of Supply Chain
Innovation, Schneider
Electric
Supply Chains to Admire
• What Is IT?
• Methodology
• A Business User’s Perspective
• Wrap-up
The Common Belief
Companies are Stuck
Supply Chains to Admire
Why?
1. Define an objective measurement of supply chain excellence
for our research.
2. Share data to help supply chain leaders objectively benchmark
and build balanced portfolios.
3. Gain an understanding of how fast supply chain actions
translate to balance sheet performance.
4. Help supply chain leaders talk the language of finance, and to
help finance teams understand what is possible in supply chain.
5. Build an objective standard that is data-driven.
What I Learned
Orbit Charts
What is the Index?
A Measure of Improvement
Insights
Industry Groupings
Industry Peer Group Matters
An Example
Example
The Winners
Supply Chains to Admire
What Makes a Difference?
An User Perspective
Schneider Results
What Did We Learn?
Improvement is Faster When You
Have a Lot to Lose
Manage Costs Like a Decathlon
The Efficient Supply Chain Is Not
the Most Effective
Fads Get Us Nowhere
Need for Big Wings and Big Feet
Aspirational
Leadership and
Process
Innovation
Grounded in
Goals
Analysis
Focusing on Value
Results from Data Analytics
Gaps in Talent
Session Takeaways
• Driving Supply Chain Excellence is a Balancing
Act
• The Starting Point Is a Balanced Metrics
Portfolio
• The Tie Should be to Value
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Presentation Given at the Annual CSCMP Event on September 25