Presentation given in the Supply Chain Finance Track on the Supply Chains to Admire. Presentation given by Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights, Sam Borthwick, Research Associate, Supply Chain Insights and Brian Tessier, VP of Innovation, Schneider Electric

1. Supply Chains to
Admire
September 2017

2. 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

3. Supply Chains to Admire
• What Is IT?
• Methodology
• A Business User’s Perspective
• Wrap-up

4. The Common Belief

5. Companies are Stuck

6. Supply Chains to Admire

7. 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.

8. What I Learned

9. Orbit Charts

10. What is the Index?
A Measure of Improvement

11. Insights

12. Industry Groupings

13. Industry Peer Group Matters

14. An Example

15. Example

16. The Winners

17. Supply Chains to Admire

18. What Makes a Difference?

19. An User Perspective

24. Schneider Results

25. What Did We Learn?

26. Improvement is Faster When You
Have a Lot to Lose

27. Manage Costs Like a Decathlon

28. The Efficient Supply Chain Is Not
the Most Effective

29. Fads Get Us Nowhere

30. Need for Big Wings and Big Feet
Aspirational
Leadership and
Process
Innovation
Grounded in
Goals

31. Analysis

32. Focusing on Value

33. Results from Data Analytics

34. Gaps in Talent

35. Session Takeaways
• Driving Supply Chain Excellence is a Balancing
Act
• The Starting Point Is a Balanced Metrics
Portfolio
• The Tie Should be to Value

36. Questions?

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