While supply chain leaders will stand up at conference after conference and brag about how they saved money, improved inventory and driven improvements in customer service, we find that nine out of ten supply chains are stuck—not making progress—at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. So, did these supply chain leaders deliberately lie in their presentations? No, we don’t think so. Why the gap? I think that three things have happened: Project Focus within Vertical Silos. Most of the stories told at the conferences are vertically-focused projects within an organization. These projects are approved based on a defined…