Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. Retail sales, including food services, increased 9.8% Increased demand did more than spur revenue growth at CPGs.

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ThroughPut

MAY 25, 2021

How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry? Supply chain-focused organizations like the food and beverages industry can turn the tide with an efficient S&OP process and improve their overall business performance. How different is S&OP in the volatile world of the food and beverage industry?

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51° and Market6 Data How Automation and Advanced Metrics You Won’t Get in 84.51° can help you grow your sales at Kroger and avoid inventory headaches. Kroger collaborates with thousands of food and beverage, health, beauty, and personal care companies to service roughly 2,800 stores.

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ThroughPut

MAY 25, 2021

How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry? Supply chain-focused organizations like the food and beverages industry can turn the tide with an efficient S&OP process and improve their overall business performance. How different is S&OP in the volatile world of the food and beverage industry?

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ThroughPut

MAY 25, 2021

Supply chain-focused organizations like the food and beverages industry can turn the tide with an efficient S&OP process and improve their overall business performance. . The supply plan must reduce inventory and operating costs while balancing customer service. The food and beverage (F&B) industry is however a different game.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Container inventory is imbalanced. Manage Make, Source, and Deliver Together. Fourteen of twenty-eight industries have rising inventories. Change internal metrics to a balanced scorecard and force the functions to work better together. year-over-year while the food increased 4.6% Supply is greater than demand.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Container inventory is imbalanced. Manage Make, Source, and Deliver Together. Fourteen of twenty-eight industries have rising inventories. Change internal metrics to a balanced scorecard and force the functions to work better together. year-over-year while the food increased 4.6% Supply is greater than demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

The supply chain management process is comprised of a number of steps, which can usually be organized into five categories: Planning and forecasting Sourcing and procurement Manufacturing Logistics Handling returns As demonstrated by the recent food supply chain issues , a failure in one area can lead to disaster.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

Smaller, more agile companies outperform the larger and well-known brands in the retail, beverages, food, and pharmaceutical industry sectors. The source data for the analysis comes from Ycharts.). It is not as simple as trading-off inventory, cost, and customer service. Click the link to see the detail.) Celebrating Success.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 24, 2016

Most companies segment their supply chain by breaking it down according to operational and logistical metrics. In a 2015 SupplyChainBrain interview she says this allows companies to give their customers a differentiated experience – she compares it to the difference between fine dining and fast food.

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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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RFgen

MAY 5, 2016

Food manufacturers have to be constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of their consumers. When products spoil quickly or contaminants infect merchandise, it’s essential to implement a new inventory management and supply chain logistics solution. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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RFgen

MAY 5, 2016

Food manufacturers have to be constantly vigilant to ensure the safety of their consumers. When products spoil quickly or contaminants infect merchandise, it’s essential to implement a new inventory management and supply chain logistics solution. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 29, 2024

Stock-keeping-unit (SKU) rationalisation is an inventory management method for improving the performance and profitability of your business. As a business strategy, SKU rationalisation helps you to reduce business costs, improve inventory management, increase operational efficiency, and enhance your brand image.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. Aligned Metrics. We find that this is true of too few companies.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 2, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other governmental entities necessitates continuous reporting on product traceability and adherence to exacting standards. The ability to monitor transfers between multiple warehouses provides complete visibility, ensuring efficient inventory management.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This proactive approach not only streamlines the sourcing process but also increases the likelihood of finding the right transportation service providers who can meet specific needs and expectations. Freight Procurement The actual Freight Procurement Stage is the heart of the transportation service sourcing process for shippers.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2023

Order picking is a critical process in warehouse management that involves selecting items from inventory and assembling them into customer orders. Analyzing Current Order Picking Process If your warehouse picks inventory for orders, then you are probably familiar with your order picking process.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

A North American-based survey of nearly 200 supply chain professionals from top CPG, distribution/wholesale, food and beverage, manufacturing, and retail companies found that 58% of respondents are still in the exploring or evaluating phases of digital transformation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

After, I explained this, I granted Peter permission for the council to use the Index (the use of the Supply Chain Insights content follows the principles of open source), I then said to Peter, “I am glad that you called. I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. It is cash. Let me explain.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

That means there are many companies out there struggling to make sense of constantly shifting demand data and to make smart inventory optimization decisions. Examples are: customer experience metrics, feedback on new product features and pricing, customer satisfaction and loyalty, and competitive intelligence. Other sources: 1 [link].

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

” Or alternatively, “Is there data that could be sourced to help?” The company is a food and beverage company. In Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 24, 2024

Food & Beverage giants like Kellog’s reported on the state of breakdown in supply chain management. Excess inventories lead to excess wastage. Delayed delivery of performance metrics and consumer behavior sets off a chain reaction of excess, wastage, and loss of profits.

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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. Evans365 accesses and analyzes data sets from Evans’ warehouse management system and other data sources and presents findings graphically. This is only the beginning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

Year after year, well intentioned people toiled against improving metrics that reduced, not improved, the effectiveness of the supply chain. ERP is valuable to improve transactional accuracy, but I can find no evidence that investments in ERP have reduced inventory or improved cash-to-cash cycles. Metrics comparison of Kellogg Co.

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crisp

OCTOBER 31, 2023

At this time – with a need for visibility into their expanding supply chain – sales and inventory insights were more necessary than ever. Casey, who had previously utilized Crisp in another Portland food org, Brazi Bites , championed the tool’s internal adoption to meet Honey Mama’s growing demand and strategize further expansion. “We

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Demand Solutions

JUNE 26, 2015

“In times of change, when experimentation tends to be rampant and results are still far from conclusive, one source of guidance can be to look at the companies who are succeeding, and discover what they are doing differently.”. The report is packed with good food for thought. Two metrics. We’ll talk more soon.

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ThroughPut

AUGUST 12, 2021

Food and Beverage (F&B) companies operate under unique market conditions, such as high market volatility. The industry faces losses worth billions due to excess inventory, heavy discounting, and unavailability of stock. Global food trends in the pandemic saw some interesting variations from the norm. Greater visibility.

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crisp

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated annual greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting for organizations emitting over 25,000 metric tons of GHGs per year, and those in specific industries like vehicle manufacturing and industrial gas. Example: cooking and refrigeration of a food product. In 2010, the U.S.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

The upstream supply chain refers to the flow of inventory in the pre-production stage, mostly in relation to the organization’s suppliers. It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Let’s get into it. What is the upstream supply chain?

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Demand Solutions

JUNE 26, 2015

“In times of change, when experimentation tends to be rampant and results are still far from conclusive, one source of guidance can be to look at the companies who are succeeding, and discover what they are doing differently.” The report is packed with good food for thought. Two metrics. That’s it.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In the context of supply chain management, prescriptive analytics leverages raw historical data and performance data to determine the best probable courses of action, supporting supply chain decisions through network design, inventory and warehouse optimization, and supplier management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). We are targeting much improved end-to-end planning in response to multiple demand sources. We are also working on Sales and Inventory Operations Planning (S&IOP).

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