Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

A functional digital tachograph can measure significant metrics like speed, driving time, and driver’s activity. The digital tachograph download (DTD) helps record driver and vehicle information, including travel distance, speed, driving time and activity. Download Digital Tachograph Data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. A 95% on time delivery metric – very high performance – is just not good enough for Simmons. When it comes to delivery to their own production facilities, “on time” is defined as the truck being at the dock at its appointment time.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). Thanks for your time today. Metrics that Matter became a three year research project. I realized that many organizations are very confused about metrics. People like stories.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

As a leader, you need many tools to eliminate this mindset. The four key methods here will help you drive more success as you bring the metrics to life on your warehouse floor: 1. Show the “story” of your metrics with quarterly and yearly growth charts; show how far you’ve come as a team over time.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a retailer, so much of your time and energy goes into managing your inventory , streamlining your logistics, building partnerships, and curating the customer experience. By monitoring particular metrics over time across your online sales, in-store sales, and operations, you’ll gain quantitative insights into your business performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The output was just not helpful. We have too hard-wired solutions bolted into IT architectures to enable the flexibility needed by business leaders during times of high variability. Over time, this changed. Advanced planning tools(APS) never considered the issues of logistics. It will not be over soon. The reason?

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Logility

AUGUST 18, 2023

Despite these challenges, integrating supply chain planning into your corporate strategy isn’t just an operational imperative — it’s a critical strategic move that can drive your supply chain performance forward. So, how can companies overcome these obstacles and use supply chain operations as a strategic tool?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away. When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. My focus was simple.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

How to Select a Supply Chain Planning Tool. You’ve just been chewed out by the Head of Accounts because she was forced to ship an order to a major customer two weeks late…and it’s your fault. And this is only one metric where you could be doing a lot better. Here is how to select a supply chain planning tool in 3 steps.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 8, 2021

A proof of concept (POC) is an increasingly common method to select the best supply chain software vendor for your company, yet many supply chain practitioners still lean on the traditional RFI (request for information) tool. To avoid conflict – and get home in time for dinner – people give in. 6 Focus on the wrong metric.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In essence, a structured supply chain department as described in the blog can help you deliver the right supply chain strategy and goals which helps cost reduction, improve customer service, on-time delivery, and better working capital. By ensuring on-time deliveries and minimizing stockouts, they can directly improve customer satisfaction.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

With constrained and somewhat erratic demand and supply – not just of products and materials but also capacity with carriers of all modes – rates have been extremely volatile. What tools we can use to benchmark ocean freight and carriers’ service reliability?

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Just a few years ago, many faced repeated price increases of more than 10-15 percent over . Focusing on the transportation metrics that have the greatest impact on the supply chain can help managers stay attentive to both short-term and long-term goals and needs. . This is especially true as peak season continues to grow volatile.

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TrackVia

MARCH 25, 2024

They’re the tools that are quietly changing the game across different industries, from construction and healthcare to manufacturing and field services. Imagine being able to track your team’s progress on a project from anywhere, at any time, with just a few taps on your smartphone. One click, infinite possibilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. With this information, are you any closer to knowing what to do about it, or have you just enriched your ability to admire your problem and see it close up? Agility to act on transparency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Calls are increasing for a return to just-in-case (JIC) policies, with some citing this trend as a risk. Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk.

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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. 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. Cost of quality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Planning Implementations are Just Harder The previous SCP implementation had not gone well. Teams will then revert back to their former tools, often times using Excel. Hypercare in most IT projects is the period of time immediately following a system Go Live where an elevated level of support is available.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 28, 2024

Data maturity is not just about collecting data, companies already do that in many systems. It’s also about using the right tools, platforms, and skills to unlock maximum value. But even with the right skills, without the tools they will not be able to unlock value. Lead times for receiving raw materials.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 9, 2015

Effective management of the master schedule requires a tool that has several key characteristics; Scenarios – This simply refers to the ability to create a copy of your data in-memory in less time than it takes to click a mouse. This tool must take that long too, right? Well… not so fast. So, what is the answer? No, really!

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Logility

APRIL 2, 2020

Supplier scorecards are globally accepted as a key tool for managing a more profitable supply chain. A good scorecard helps identify which vendors deliver the best value, explains the drivers of performance, and is a preferred collaboration tool for improving supplier relationships. 3 Get the metrics right. Featured Download.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Their metrics are often misaligned as well – supply chain focuses on service and procurement focuses on the cost of acquiring materials and services. Procurement and Supply Chain Management are essential functions that can help companies navigate these challenges, but they are often siloed and operate in separate departments.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This includes optimizing processes, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring timely and efficient delivery to meet customer demand. JIT Inventory Excellence: Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory management methodology, backed by robust supplier relationships, helps large tech companies achieve operational excellence.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This includes optimizing processes, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring timely and efficient delivery to meet customer demand. JIT Inventory Excellence: Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory management methodology, backed by robust supplier relationships, helps large tech companies achieve operational excellence.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This includes optimizing processes, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring timely and efficient delivery to meet customer demand. JIT Inventory Excellence: Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory management methodology, backed by robust supplier relationships, helps large tech companies achieve operational excellence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

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. We don’t spend just to innovate,” Mr. Lassen said, “we need to create business value.”. What does that mean?

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2023

You quickly realize your old map just isn’t enough anymore. It’s not just about what happened in the past but also includes current factors like market trends, promotions, and even the weather. A traditional forecasting model might look at last year’s sales metrics to predict this year’s. Sounds familiar?

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Silvon Software

MARCH 3, 2023

A Few Important KPIs for Tracking S&OP Performance As a long-time provider of business intelligence applications for manufacturing and distribution businesses, Silvon has played a key role in helping our clients define and implement performance metrics that align their S&OP initiatives with their corporate goals.

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ThroughPut

MAY 14, 2020

Manufacturing throughput in a production set up helps track how long it takes for each of your productions to be completed to help enhance operational efficiency and order fulfillment cycle time. What is Manufacturing Throughput time? It includes the time of processing of raw materials into a component or sub-assembly.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 17, 2024

While the overall trend is toward more integrated and flexible systems that can process voluminous amounts of data, yielding analytics and metrics for improved decision-making, a majority of manufacturers still have yet to commit to the newer, “smarter” technologies.

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Logility

MARCH 4, 2021

And don’t forget the ampersand — remember to focus on markets, not just products. Example: despite plentiful data and modern tools, everyone says they want more supply chain visibility. Example: despite plentiful data and modern tools, everyone says they want more supply chain visibility. variability. Visibility of what?

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Adexa

JULY 17, 2023

This has been the case since the beginning of time. Tools that are available to day are catalysts to faster ad better business processes and enabling higher productivity that is different in kind and not just in degree. Even real-time decision making is being replaced with before-the-time decision making by predicting events.

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Silvon Software

AUGUST 8, 2022

Logistics disruptions, production delays, an over reliance on 3 rd parties, and labor market shortages are just some of these challenges. And for many, it’s a struggle to use this data to generate meaningful insights beyond top-level metrics. Leverage real-time data for greater visibility.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 18, 2024

When it comes to improving e-commerce returns, retailers will often think to change the length of time customers have until they’re no longer allowed to return an item, or begin offering free returns postage. For example, how long it takes to get an item back into stock after being returned is very rarely a considered metric for retailers.

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Logility

DECEMBER 14, 2021

When it comes to supply chain sustainability, responsible organizations don’t just talk – they act by creating a governance structure. Effective governance requires real-time data to improve sourcing decisions, create and nurture a strong supplier network, and provide the transparency consumers demand. Key Takeaways: Talk isn’t enough.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Most companies rely on on-time delivery, price reduction, and quality service from suppliers to make more profit. The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. What metrics do others (in my industry) use?

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QAD

JUNE 20, 2023

A well-functioning supply chain ensures that a company has the right materials, at the right time, in the right quantities, to meet customer demand. Operations and manufacturing managers always look at metrics on productivity, schedule adherence, downtime and other critical production data. What is a Connected Workforce?

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