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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. On the slightly positive side, the July report indicated that rates of input cost and output charge inflation have both eased to 17-month lows. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. . reported for June.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The August reported value rose to a three month high of 49.0 reflecting a 0.8

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. They saw a steady drop in inventory and reduced working capital by about 50% over the period of 2011-2015. Impact of Demand Sensing on Inventory Levels. The reason? The implementation was very successful.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Cost as a percentage of sales (Logistics or Supply Chain). Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Inventory levels. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. DIF – Delivery in Full. DOT – Delivery on Time. DIFOT – Delivery In Full on Time.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

In our summary and perspectives focused on July 2022 reporting , we opined that July data reinforced a trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. The August 2022 J.P.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

S&OP is an integral process, which means the active involvement of Finance, Sales, Product Management, Production, Purchasing, etc. However, there must be consensus within the organisation about definitions and the right source of information for important reports. Anticipate. Involvement. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands.

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