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Sage Advice? Only for Turkeys.

Supply Chain Shaman

I am currently writing an article on supply chain excellence. The only metric that we have improved through ten years of IT investments is the revenue/employee number. Two reports to finish before Tuesday’s newsletter. This week, I am grounded due to weather. So, I am spending my time writing. I enjoy writing research.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. For the purposes of this article, I define the processes of network design as the use of analytic tools to model and optimize the supply chain. It is usually driven by the logistics and transportation functions. The year was 1985.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. Dr. Bruce Arntzen’s article Recession Proof your Supply Chain is relevant. Emerging technologies: drones taking flight Remember when drones were going to take over final-mile logistics?

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Three Lies and a Truth

Supply Chain Shaman

I have averaged about 100 articles a year. We are trying to understand how supply chain leaders have raised the bar at the intersection of these four sets of metrics on the supply chain effective frontier. I also believe that it is because the organization is not incented to manage cash-to-cash metrics. We hope to see you there!

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32 Ecommerce KPIs That Every Online Store Needs to Track for Growth

ShipBob

However, there is a wide range of metrics that you should be tracking to help your online store grow. In this article, gain a deeper understanding of the ecommerce KPIs that every online store needs to track to achieve specific strategic goals. Why ecommerce performance metrics are important. Shipping & logistics KPIs.

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10 Issues Keeping Manufacturers and Distributors Up At Night for 2015

GlobalTranz

The Cerasis “e-commerce” blog category has great articles on developing your strategy. From reverse logistics to pricing, and finally, some solutions. . Price management, inventory management, process optimization, and utilizing appropriate metrics to drive performance (and compensation) are critical.

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22 HR & management professionals share the most effective ways for managers to retain their best warehouse workers

6 River Systems

. “Right up until mid-March, the logistics labor shortage was being fueled by a historically low national unemployment rate and a lack of both skilled and semi-skilled workers,” explains Bridget McCrea in an article published by Logistics Management. However, warehouse managers can do so much more.