Unleashed

JANUARY 4, 2024

Product sourcing, done the right way, can set your business up with the foundations needed for achieving maximum sales. This guide will explain how product sourcing works in modern business, best practices for finding suppliers, and list some of the most popular websites and tools for sourcing goods to sell.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Clear operating strategy and definition of supply chain excellence across plan, source, make and deliver. A shift from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard. I like the use of growth, margin, inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital, customer service and ESG metrics. Drives Value. S&OP is a business process.

S&OP 321

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. The goal is to keep inventory levels at a minimum to meet customer needs. 10 Soft Metric Considerations in Measuring Supply Chain Performance. Inventory measurement is critical and it is money after all in that it took a capital expense to procure.

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QAD

MARCH 28, 2019

Meeting Customer Expectations. Inventory accuracy and minimizing stockouts are very important to customer satisfaction, but a few other metrics also impact the ability to meet customer expectations. Measuring DIFOT tells whether your company is meeting customer expectations. Choosing Metrics.

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Unleashed

JULY 23, 2023

KPIs in manufacturing are quantifiable production metrics used by manufacturers to measure production performance over time. It’s the maximum amount of time you can spend manufacturing a product while still meeting customer deadlines. As a metric, it’s the time you budget to manufacture each part or component.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll explore the challenges of inventory management in today’s manufacturing landscape , discuss the importance of a “single source of truth” for global inventory, and introduce a powerful solution that can help manufacturers transform their operations and drive profitability. How do they achieve this?

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Where you get these from, or how you source them, can be a huge decision. Sourcing can seem overwhelming if you’re a brand or retail buyer not entirely sure what you’re doing, but it can significantly impact the quality, cost, and availability of your products. What is strategic sourcing? What is procurement?

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EC Sourcing Group

JULY 26, 2022

Read on to better understand of advanced analytics, their benefits, and how they will improve your sourcing outcomes. Here are some types to consider: CPO Cockpit: Chief procurement officers acquire goods and services and use workflow management systems to meet a company’s organizational goals while reducing costs and increasing profit.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. Abandon the processes focused on multiple layers of meetings to improve collaboration of organizations that are not aligned, but focused on transactional data. Build in-market sourcing. Tougher than most understand.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

By monitoring particular metrics over time across your online sales, in-store sales, and operations, you’ll gain quantitative insights into your business performance. A retail KPI (or “Key Performance Indicator”) refers to a quantifiable metric used to measure how a retail business is performing. Why are retail metrics important?

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Precoro

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Keep reading to learn in detail about the top 13 most crucial procurement metrics, how to track them, and what to focus on to drive the most value to your company. Optimize organizational spending, time, and sourcing of goods or services. What Are Procurement KPIs, and Why Use Them? Procurement KPI Categories. Cost Avoidance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

These ABC segments can also be used for setting up service level targets or availability targets which then determine the safety stocks for ensuring there are enough stocks to meet the fluctuating demand for those groups of products that are critical to business. However, using metrics that can be easily tracked and updated is recommended.

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Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

Because of a personal relationship, the supply chain manager knows they can call their colleague from sourcing to lean on their vendors to get the shipments expedited. Capabilities of GenAI show the user the data source that corresponds to the answer for each question the user asks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

There is no true end-to-end solution that enables bi-directional orchestration across deliver, make, and source processes. The optimization routines single thread through functions not enabling trade-offs across source, make, and deliver. Evaluate network design options to simplify sourcing and reduce the number of platforms.

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IQMS

MAY 1, 2018

Bottom Line: Manufacturers are reaching a new level of results in 2018 because they have clearer, more actionable insights based on real-time manufacturing and quality metrics than ever before. Quality Metrics Enable Customer-Driven Manufacturing Networks. Quality Metrics Defining the Future of Manufacturing.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 11, 2024

The Data Opportunity for Expanding Businesses Implementing a data analytics strategy in a growing business can yield numerous benefits, including: Enhancing Customer Insights and Personalization In the journey of expansion, understanding and meeting customer needs becomes increasingly complex.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

This data can be used to identify areas for improvement and make informed decisions about sourcing, production, and distribution. Procurement Procurement involves sourcing and acquiring the materials or products needed for production. Analyze performance metrics and implement improvements to enhance efficiency. Grab yours now!

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2015

Unfortunately, many retailers are jumping in without a plan — that is, they are taking a short-term, silo’ed approach to transportation sourcing and execution, and as a result, are failing to meet their desired outcomes. Also, is multi-functional engagement important and, how does omni-channel impact transportation sourcing?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 9, 2024

This includes demand planning, volume assessments at a granular level, knowing where best to source from to meet omni-channel demand, where to then position inventory based on known demand and where customers are located, and, of course, how best to then fulfill orders and to optimize the last mile. A prospect to raise a glass to.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. Reward teams for cross-functional metrics. Customer-Centric Supply Chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Efficiently managing these processes is vital for companies to meet customer demands, minimize costs, and maintain a competitive edge. Supply chain data can be challenging to manage due to its unstructured or semi-structured nature and the need to integrate new data sources.

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Logility

AUGUST 15, 2023

Even before importing and selling any item, every step addresses complex challenges amplified by regulations dictating the origin of goods and ethical sourcing and labor practices. Planners can then pinpoint revenue at risk due to a high resilience index, transcending the conventional scope of multi-sourcing strategies.”

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QAD

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Benefits of Collaborative Supplier Relationships Increasingly, organizations are realizing the benefits of tightening relationships with suppliers to better manage the sourcing and procurement of goods and lower supply costs. So, we can not truly say that the sourcing process begins with supplier management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

My Monday morning staff meetings could have been a Saturday night live skit. Frank, the line manager for manufacturing, dominated the meetings. Despite goals to improve agility and resiliency, functional metrics for manufacturing efficiency continually throw the supply chain out of balance. The So What?

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

You may have called a few meetings, written a few emails, maybe even scribbled on a whiteboard and snapped a photo. Specifically, practitioners can use intuitive displays to drill into safety metrics, product quality, on-time delivery, cost efficiency, and much more. It’s a high bar. That’s not good enough. Life Cycle Maintenance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Payable terms grew, and the focus on efficient procurement and functional metrics reduced the development of strong relationships across the value chain. Focus on Cost. His response?

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Identify metrics, analytics and projects to drive business improvements. When science and the digitalization of manufacturing meet on the factory floor, it leads to what Scott Galloway of NYU Stern says: “Coronavirus is the great accelerator”. One place to start is in assembling a well-represented, well-formed steering committee.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Your supplier may charge you an agreed-upon price, but if the service is unmarked or the merchandise is of poor quality, you won’t be able to meet your savings goals. The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Customer Trust – Supplier Collaboration and Data-Driven Sourcing Trust forms the bedrock of success. Mutual data exchange gives rise to a data-driven sourcing strategy, benefiting all stakeholders across the buyer and supplier ecosystem. Fortifying relationships with suppliers takes center stage in this phase.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. Payable terms grew, and the focus on efficient procurement and functional metrics reduced the development of strong relationships across the value chain. Focus on Cost. His response?

Procurement Analytics 195

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. Increasingly, forecasts are being improved by leveraging outside data sources rather than merely relying on a company’s internal historical shipment data. Doing this, increases the benefits. forecasting product sales at 10,000 stores.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Armed with a good understanding of the scope of transportation services required, the Procurement Team can proceed to conduct Market Research to identify potential service providers who are able to meet the transportation services required. Obtain the necessary signatures to finalize the contract.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Robust tracking, monitoring, and auditing will be essential for meeting goals. Recommendations: Implement robust tracking systems to verify circular input sources and histories. Work with data solution providers to meet emerging transparency regulations.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 20, 2018

In the last five years there has been a substantial increase in consumer preferences focused on ethics-based brands (HSBC) as well as rapidly growing shareholder actions based on social and environmental metrics ( HBR.com ) that result in a change in the way that global companies assess performance.

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Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You may have called a few meetings, written a few emails, maybe even scribbled on a whiteboard and snapped a photo. Specifically, practitioners can use intuitive displays to drill into safety metrics, product quality, on-time delivery, cost efficiency, and much more. It’s a high bar. That’s not good enough. Life Cycle Maintenance.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 15, 2020

Not only do consumers demand speed and flexibility, they want their e-commerce deliveries to meet environmental regulations – especially in the case of home deliveries, where the logistics supply chain ends at the customer’s front door. Select a planning solution that can incorporate intelligent metrics and optimization technology.

Supply Chain Planning Software 271

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Logility

APRIL 2, 2020

Phone * Company * Job Title * Zip Code * Source Asset Source Download ID. 2 Identify and get access to the right data sources. If you use data quality tools, monitor the amount of clean-up needed and work hard to improve the quality in source data systems. 3 Get the metrics right. Featured Download.

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