Long time readers may recall posts discussing the potential use of inventory turnover ratios in measuring the value of an invention. See How do you measure innovation without reference to patents? and Reigniting the Engine of Growth with the Sparkplug of Invention.
Here's a nice article summarizing how that plays out for real companies:
So a typical company in manufacturing might do 8 inventory turns. Samsung does 17. Dell, which practically invented hardcore electronics supply chain management, does 36. Apple is doing 74!Click through to Gartner to get the full report.
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