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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QAD

JULY 28, 2022

It encourages us to continue meeting with automotive industry experts about supply chain issues that resonate with so many listeners. Episode #6: Electrifying the Automotive Supply Chain. With three decades of hands-on automotive experience, Paul Eichenberg , Chief Strategist, Eichenberg Consulting, L.L.C.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2017

It is hard work to maintain the status quo in metrics performance. A balanced portfolio of metrics delivers the greatest value. To illustrate the point, here we share snapshots from four different value chains: automotive, healthcare, consumer, and technology. Companies balance supply chain metrics better in good times than bad.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

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. Teams struggle to drive improvement in both metrics at the same time. A Look at History. Resiliency.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Supply chain risk management software helps retailers monitor their inventory levels, product prices, sales volume, shipping costs, and other important metrics on a daily basis so they can make smart decisions about inventory levels and pricing strategies before something goes wrong with either one of those things happening. Automotive.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Gross Margin Return on Inventory (GMROI), a profitability metric that accounts for unsold inventory, has now dropped in all three countries as manufacturers abandon the Just In Time business model for the more costly Just In Case approach. Fulfilment days – the period between receiving and fulfilling an order. Food 93.69%.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Industries included manufacturers, retailers, automotive, food & beverage, CPG and healthcare shippers. Coyote is committed to providing a better service experience in the transportation industry, raising the standards for service metrics and customer satisfaction. Businesses ranged in size from $250M to over $5B in annual revenue.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Electric vehicle start-ups Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group having reported Q4 and 2023 full year financial and operational performance, continue to show signs of supply chain and production challenges. The ability to ramp up and sustain manufacturing output is a further challenge in order to generate needed cash to sustain operations.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As a cross-functional, central link between plants, warehouses, distribution and customers, it establishes stronger links between all stakeholders to facilitate timely and more effective communication by providing real-time data and metrics in manufacturing and operations.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

That means identifying areas of waste, overlap and large volumes and enabling continuous improvement through the use of transportation metrics to track performance. Using an offshore vendor to manufacture a component for a larger automotive assembly is a typical example.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

As the common linchpin that brings together all manufacturing activities, has this metric improved along with all the investment in new technologies? As a result, this metric is often downplayed or not referenced in the discussion. But, what about overall workforce productivity? If not, what can be done to address this shortcoming?

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Chris’s primary research covers all aspects of freight transportation including combinatorial procurement auctions, robust planning, portfolio management, performance metrics, and infrastructure design. Prior to the podcast Joe served as GM and COO for a non-asset based 3PL and led a supply chain consultancy, focused on the automotive sector.

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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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QAD

AUGUST 31, 2023

We support MMOG/LE V6, IATF 16949 for Automotive; ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR 820 for Life Sciences Medical Devices, Eudralex Volume 4 and FDA part 211 for Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals, HACCP and ISO 22000 for Food & Beverage, and APICS for Industrial, High Tech and Consumer Products.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Session Title: “Customer Case Study: TE Connectivity” Over the last two years, the TE Connectivity Automotive EMEA division has successfully implemented RapidResponse in six sites. Guido Marivoet, manager, supply chain systems, EMEA, TE Connectivity. Join these and other insightful supply chain leaders this October in San Diego!

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QAD

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Industry guidelines like the Automotive Sustainability Practical Guidance from AIAG also play a role as companies add yet another item to their business agenda – social and environmental responsibility compliance. Examples of performance include quality metrics or logistics metrics.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

As the common linchpin that brings together all manufacturing activities, has this metric improved along with all the investment in new technologies? As a result, this metric is often downplayed or not referenced in the discussion. But, what about overall workforce productivity? If not, what can be done to address this shortcoming?

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QAD

APRIL 25, 2019

Using Metrics to Measure Quality. Training is a key component of most compliance frameworks, so in a highly regulated industry such as automotive or life sciences, these metrics can help ensure compliance with requirements. Food and beverage, automotive or medical device recalls can be astronomically expensive.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The inability to get a $5 semiconductor chip has brought the automotive industry to its knees,” she wrote. To drive this change, new metrics and KPIs must be instituted that reward procurement teams for protecting the continuity of supply, especially for high-revenue products. These problems in supply chains are not new.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

What would be the key number, or metric that you would need to know? Case Study: An Automotive Parts Business. A few years ago, I was working with an automotive parts business. You might start to measure the same metrics and see which one is performing better. The Benefits of Benchmarking. Formal Benchmarking.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

Figure 1: Supply Chain Metrics Are a Balancing Act. The metrics shown in Figure 1 are difficult to improve together. Most companies improve singular metrics but are not able to drive portfolio. An orbit chart is the linking of data across years at the intersection of two metrics. improvements. I was wrong.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

Automotive and industrial product companies were among the hardest hit. That means looking at the right metrics. Be influenced by metrics that transcend operations, profitability, and risk. Cash flow impacts KPIs need to be side-by-side with profitability metrics when making supply chain sourcing and serving decisions.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For example, consider the challenges in the automotive industry that stem from the supply chain issue in chip manufacturing. Tracking the Metrics that Matter. While Ardent expects Procurement to rise to and tackle these challenges, tracking the metrics that matter will help them stay focused for full recovery. Inflation Metrics.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

To make the list, companies out-performed their peer group on operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital while driving significant improvement in financial metrics over the period.Supply Chain Improvement is based on a detailed analysis calculated factors for balance, strength and resiliency. Learn More. September 16-18.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

They produce a wide range of products for the automotive, construction, engineering, and packaging industries. But then executives may ask for higher sales or margins, or lower stock if key financial metrics are not being met. And they are working toward becoming significantly more sustainable. So, what is “connected planning?”

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

We will see the continued adoption of a wide range of sustainability efforts across manufacturing verticals, from automotive to food and beverage to life sciences. In other examples, you’ll find ERP provides the necessary insights and metrics, like OEE , to enhance production execution. Sustainability Objectives for Manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

As a result, the metrics have to be viewed together as a pattern over time. In the journey, the supply chain leader needs to improve the potential of a portfolio of metrics. The metrics of growth, Return on Invested Capital, Inventory Turns and Operating Margin have the highest correlation to market capitalization.

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QAD

JUNE 27, 2019

Automotive. Terry Onica – Director, Automotive. One of the top five rated sessions at Explore that drew a lot of interest and discussion in this area was entitled, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors’ (YFAI) Rapid Upgrade to EE and Move to the QAD Cloud. Take 6,000 customizations and reduce them to under 200.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

By seeking advice and help from supply chain management experts such as E2open , organisations can better understand which data, metrics and KPIs best reflect their objectives, transform and consolidate their processes, and adopt centralised governance and best practice operational models. Data leads to insight, which leads to action.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

Terence: So, it’s about improving these metrics and business performance simultaneously. For automotive, we have MB USA talking about the aftermarket parts supply network. Can you shed some light on that? Hong Mo: OTSR, which stands for Operational Total Shareholder Returns, is important.

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o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

LKQ Europe is the region’s leading automotive aftermarket distributor, providing various spare parts for cars and vans at approximately 1,000 branches located throughout 20 countries. The goal is to help leaders understand supply chain trends, evolving technologies, and which metrics matter. million individual SKUs. .

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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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Enterra Insights

JUNE 24, 2022

This gives a business constant access to up-to-date data, allowing it to quickly calculate meaningful metrics like inventory turn, value of inventory on-hand or sales per week by item.” These products range from processed foods and dry goods to drugs and medical supplies, automotive parts, computer parts, and even library books.”[6]

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3PL Insights

MAY 3, 2021

We will continue to improve evans365 by integrating additional data sources and providing even more valuable metrics,” Evans says. There have been major expansions already, including the addition of handling and storage efficiency dashboards. This is only the beginning. Learn more about evans365 on the 3PL Insights blog and access evans365.

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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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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Most leaders seem to track their progress with metrics such as percent of spend managed and digitization levels, defining best-in-class as being the top quartile or similar high percentage. Global automotive component supplier Meritor is a great example. That is a shocking disparity.

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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. Automotive had a global shutdown. Even today, gaps in the supply chain are impacting the supply of critical products to the automotive and electronic industries.

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