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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results. I love the metaphor of watermelon metrics. What are functional metrics?

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Logistics Procurement – Performance Management

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Shippers Council of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society comprises close to 30 of the largest shippers or beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) in the Asia Pacific. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all.

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5 Easy-to-Use Ways to Monitor Supply Chain Health

Talking Logistics

Do you have the right metrics? Metrics show how your supply chain is performing – providing they are the right ones to do the job. Inappropriate metrics can give a false or incomplete picture of supply chain performance. Second, what metrics are the best indicators of performance in terms of these goals?

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2022: A Look in the Rearview Mirror–Part I

American Global Logistics

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics. Putting that aside, the creation of this metric signifies the federal government’s increasing role in supply chain matters. #3 Its long-term impact remains unclear.

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Digging into Scope 3 supply chain greenhouse gases

Resilinc

In March 2021, the Marshall and Solomon Islands —nations that are already losing land and resources due to sea level rise—asked the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to charge cargo ship owners $100 per metric ton (MT) of carbon-dioxide emitted.

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Supply Chain is not Only About the Money

DynaSys

In other words, these are projects with benefits that are not visible in short-term financial metrics, but extremely important from a long-term perspective. This set included an “Acts of Compliance” signed by each client for every spare part, with the reference to the active service contract.

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How To Optimize Material Flow Across Your Supply Chain With AI

ThroughPut

Data procured through real-time metrics can drive up sales , bring down wastages and lead to a robust supply chain. Real-time monitoring in supply chain material flow refers to the moment-to-moment updates about demand, Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), Key Performance Indicator (KPIs), and stages of the supply chain.