Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The more users and the greater the usage, the richer the data set for benchmarking, analysis and, ultimately, insights to help organizations improve their KPIs. Diversity of sources (carriers + vendors + customers). Our strategy was to lead with shippers, then onboard their vast networks of carrier, broker and 3PL partners.

Supply Chain Network Software 194

Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 194

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

Shown in Figure 2, we track the results for the period from 2006-to 2021. To calculate the benefits of the potential value of implementing a planning system, I benchmarked companies to their respective peer groups. My failure was three-fold: In this analysis, I never benchmarked companies to the industry averages.

Procurement Analytics 332

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 332

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

In supply chain demand benchmarking, we see serious degradation of the forecast in lag 1 (30 days in the future) versus lag 3 or 4 (or 90/120 days in the future), due to the inclusion of sales data in management overrides. Organizational DNA is defined by supply. The supply chains are more complex today than a decade ago.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

In this post, Bram Desmet outlines the three main categories of supply chain complexity — Planning/Sourcing/Making/Delivering, Processes/People/Tools/Analytics, the impact of fast changing technology, increasing market speed and turbulence, attracting and developing talent. Supply Chain Complexity 1 – Plan/Source/Make/Deliver/….

Inventory Reduction 61

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Vendor Strategies 61

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

One of my favorite speeches, over this fifteen year tenure, was listening to Alan Greenspan at the AMR Research IT conference in November 2006. I am currently working on an in-depth study on supply chain planning benchmarking (publishes in August), and working with the team to analyze supply chain planning adoption. It is pervasive.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software Demand Planning Software 150