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Supply Chain Digest
JUNE 17, 2025
He began his analyst career in 2003 at a company called Meta Group, then the second largest research firm in the industry. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.
SCMDOJO
JUNE 25, 2024
In the fast-paced world of logistics, efficient transportation is paramount. To stay competitive and sustainable, businesses must maximize their transportation vehicle utilization. Research indicates that a significant portion of a truck’s time is spent idle or empty (McKinnon and Ge, 2004; IGD, 2003). Kearney, A.
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SCMDOJO
AUGUST 10, 2024
While internet-based transport exchanges offer potential, their effectiveness is still debated due to uncertainties in carrier and shipper participation. Postponement: Strategies like Just-in-Time and postponement can reduce inventory and transportation costs. Their strategic decisions now influence overall business performance.
Enterra Insights
APRIL 22, 2019
Back in 2003, Zeiger wrote, “In some cases, [suppliers insist], the requirements are petty, arbitrary or even illogical. ” Logistics – “To control one of a business’s largest costs after wages, why not use Transport as a Percentage of Sales with OTIF to ensure service levels remain while costs are driven down?”
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?
Logility
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Transporters have greater visibility into where shipments are headed, when they’re expected to arrive, who will receive them, when they were received, and, importantly, whether required temperatures were kept consistent throughout the shipping process. It also reduces carbon dioxide emissions by about 100,000 metric tons.”. Challenges.
Enterra Insights
APRIL 12, 2021
From the earliest starting point of time until 2003,” observes Priya Dialani ( @priyadialani ), founder of Les Fleurs, “the whole world just had five billion gigabytes of data. 2] Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, asserts big data already is an organization’s most valuable asset.
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