The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. fashion, automotive, spare parts, airlines). Relying on our experience in the industry and academic field, it is worth to say that if everything is urgent, nothing is urgent! Industry 4.0.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The first step in the journey is to analyze balance sheet results and understand industry trends. The supply chain is a complex system with finite, and non-linear relationships between supply chain metrics that drive balance sheet results. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics. A Look at History.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. 5 Key Metrics to Use for Scoring Supplier Quality Management (From LNS Research ). The definition of this metric is similar to the way it sounds. Cost of quality.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Supply chains have been optimized; warehouse inventory tracking has reached new levels of precision; production lines can operate with virtually no downtime. As the common linchpin that brings together all manufacturing activities, has this metric improved along with all the investment in new technologies? transformation now underway.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Alain Huillet, SIOP business transformation director, Schneider Electric Industries SAS. Benji Green, director of global sales, operations and inventory planning, Avaya. October 28-30, 2014. We have a great speaker line up, but here are 4 supply chain minds you can’t miss! Learn more.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

I spoke with Blue Yonder’s Hong Mo Yang , SVP, Manufacturing Industry Strategy, during a recent Blue Yonder Live session where he shared the top supply chain opportunities and challenges, what to expect this year from ICON 2023, and some of the key highlights for manufacturing sessions. Can you shed some light on that?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

My caution is not so fast… 95% of companies are not making progress at the intersection of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and asset strategies. Figure 1: Supply Chain Metrics Are a Balancing Act. The metrics shown in Figure 1 are difficult to improve together. This is especially true for the Titans.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

And what are the key industry trends and innovations? With uncertainty a guarantee in the year ahead, leaders are realising the need to adopt applications that will improve visibility into demand and inventory, as well as tools that can help them model and simulate “what if?” Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse?

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Supply chains have been optimized; warehouse inventory tracking has reached new levels of precision; production lines can operate with virtually no downtime. As the common linchpin that brings together all manufacturing activities, has this metric improved along with all the investment in new technologies? transformation now underway.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

The steel industry is not easy. Even before the pandemic the global steel industry was navigating significant disruptions that included steep price competition (China has been investigated numerous times for dumping), soft demand, and tariff issues. Tata Steel Europe Plant in Wales. A ton of steel can cost as little as $700.

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Odette International are releasing the fifth version of the Materials Management Operations Guideline/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/LE) assessment this summer. MMOG/LE is used by automotive customers to select and evaluate production and parts, service and warehousing processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

I just don’t think the comparison of very different industries in a spreadsheet based on growth, inventory values, and Return on Assets (ROA) is meaningful. Take the chemical industry. As a result, the metrics have to be viewed together as a pattern over time. I find value in looking at these metrics together.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Unleashed Manufacturing Health Index calibrates industry fitness on a scale of 0-100 for SME manufacturers throughout the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Index figures are calculated from a combination of core performance metrics, including sales performance, purchasing and internal efficiency.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

What would be the key number, or metric that you would need to know? If, for example, you are concerned about the pick rates in your warehouse, or your transport costs, or your inventory accuracy, benchmarking can help you because it can show you exactly where your performance is compared to others in your industry.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Automotive and industrial product companies were among the hardest hit. They can react to sudden changes in supply and demand, adjust prices and inventory levels in real time and work closely with supply partners throughout the value chain to mitigate risk. That means looking at the right metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

I said, “I am sorry, but I think that the industry needs to face some cold hard facts.” ” The discussions at the event reminded me of dialogue that I heard in other industries a decade ago. As hospitals adopted consignment planning programs, inventory progress slowed. Current State. Companies are feeling pain.

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o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Co-founded by o9 and Supply Chain Insights, Project Zebra is an open-source industry effort to define and activate outside-in processes to prove the value of outside-in supply chain planning processes. The goal is to help leaders understand supply chain trends, evolving technologies, and which metrics matter. About LKQ Europe.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The “Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire” is the culmination of a two-year effort to evaluate supply chain performance and improvement for the years of 2006-2013 by industry by vertical for publicly-held companies. Automotive Logistics Global Conference. Schedule Meeting. September 16-18. Detroit, Michigan.

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3PL Insights

MAY 3, 2021

Our customers identified a need for a data insight tool that shows trends in their inventory and transactions,” Evans says. We also accounted for the variables in our customer accounts to allow full manipulation of the visualizations considering time frame, facility, SKUs and inventory units,” Evans says. This is only the beginning.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

A new study by the SupplyChainDigest analyzing the main components of working capital: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), and Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) revealed an uptick in DIO. Foster future economic growth within the freight and goods movement industry. Source: Commerce Dept. View full report.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During We believe that a supply chain leader is defined by both the level of performance on the Effective Frontier (balance of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Profitability and Inventory Turns) and driving supply chain improvement.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

History of Reverse Logistics is at the Core of The Stories of War, Retail, eCommerce, and Automotive Aftermarket : As you will see today the history of reverse logistics is quite older than the buzz word of it being thrown around more often today, due to the rise of internet retailing, also known as eCommerce. Read the Full Post.

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. 72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. Each faces the competitive challenge of making the most of the data have.

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DynaSys

APRIL 14, 2021

Regardless of industry; automotive, high tech, life science, or consumer packaged goods, the supply chain (even before Covid-19) was a complicated entity. The value chains of every industry have expanded. . Many facets and elements of the supply chain of most industries have been impacted by many factors. E-commerce.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

There are seven identified wasteful manufacturing practices, more commonly known as the seven wastes : Overproduction Waiting Transportation Inappropriate Processing Excessive Inventory Unnecessary Motion Defects Understanding how your processes will work to alleviate the seven wastes is critical when deciding what philosophy to use.

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BlueYonder

MAY 10, 2024

Each quarter, Blue Yonder shares insights shaped by its industry expertise, conversations with customers, and trends that are top of mind for businesses. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulations are driving sustainability investments with a focus on tracking, excess inventory and resource utilization.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Without it, your inventory stays on the shelf, and your customers look elsewhere to get what they need. Inventory management techniques. It involves: Inventory management. This capacity isn’t just about customer service, either — it’s about inventory management. Inventory management techniques. Warehousing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. The DuPont supply chain supplied products and services into the housing and automotive supply chains. In a similar vein, their forecasts for the automotive market would have been on new automotive sales and dealer inventory.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mass customisation is also known as: Made-to-order Built-to-order Increasingly popular in the retail goods sector – but also used in the automotive, software and finance sectors – mass customisation allows customers to purchase a product that is more ‘them’. The entire manufacturing sector is seeing a shift towards personalisation.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Today I want to talk about the challenges faced by today’s automotive suppliers, and why a network model for their supply chain can help. Supply chain organizations within the automotive supplier industry contribute to manufacturing excellence in many ways, including quality, cost, and delivery to their OEM and subsystem customer base.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. Hurricane Maria Disrupts the Pharma Industry. With contingency plans in place, the company announced that it had a healthy inventory supply of finished products and did not foresee a risk to patient supply at that time. Case Studies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Vendor Managed Inventory processes–once hailed as the panacea of demand sensing–largely operate in isolation within sales organizations (of the thirty-three organizations that we interviewed last year, no market leader has connected these demand signals). ” They questioned, “ How long will this recession last?

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Risk in Aerospace and Defense Industries. Specific Risks in Development and Manufacture Contracts in the Aerospace and Defense Industries. to subcontracting companies, known as “tier 1”.

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6 River Systems

JULY 21, 2020

According to a report by Deloitte , 79% of the businesses with high-performing supply chains experience higher growth rates than their industry peers, while only 8% of the companies with sub-optimal supply chains report above-average growth. However, generic ERP software fails to grasp and contain the nuances of different industries.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The shortages in PVC and other materials are even shutting down automotive production lines, as well as other manufacturers that I’ve been speaking with. Gulf Coast export PVC prices were assessed at $1,900 a metric tonne for the week of Sept. I was wondering why there were empty shelves of Gatorade Zero, my favorite drink!).

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Precoro

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Keep reading to learn in detail about the top 13 most crucial procurement metrics, how to track them, and what to focus on to drive the most value to your company. Inventory KPIs: Inventory Aging, Inventory Turnover Ratio. Inventory KPIs: Inventory Aging. What Are Procurement KPIs, and Why Use Them?

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented. Aerospace Industry is characterized by high material costs (about 65-80%). Supply Chain of fashion industry involves a time based competition.

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