Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

The only real problems they had outside of vying with their competitors were helping their accounting folks in the home office locate the source of deductions that were not obviously linked to the promotion plans; and heck, that wasn’t their problem anyway, right? It was a tedious effort, but, overall, rather easy. Ah, those were the days!

Vendor Strategies 110

Vendor Strategies Optimal Sourcing Resource Reduction Price Reduction 110

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is writing her third book, Leadership Matters.

Material Savings 181

Material Savings Inventory Reduction Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 181

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

Supply Chain Design Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 150

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

I remember December 2007 like yesterday. There is more in-transit inventory–sitting on the water in larger ships, in-transit through international sourcing strategies, or work with contract manufacturers–as a result, to avoid inventory write-offs, the foot needs to hit the brake faster. They are not. Reflection.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

Global Trade Management

DECEMBER 7, 2012

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. metrics that really impact the bottom line; the Leaders in our survey. ► 2007. (4). Subscribe To. Friday, 7 December 2012. Supply chain Leaders. impressive 15.3

Sourcing Strategies 40

Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Cargo Survey 40

Material Handling & Logistics

MARCH 19, 2018

Going by that metric, truck drivers and material moving occupations are at the top of the list, with 1,388 fatal injuries in 2016, according to recent data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. One of the most common ways to measure the dangerousness of an occupation is by the total number of fatalities in a year. Media Caption.

Sourcing 74

Sourcing Metrics Data 74

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 4, 2013

Abby and I are writing an e-book on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter. Likewise, in today’s supply chain environment, I find that supply chain leaders favor a single function of logistics, manufacturing or sourcing. Companies that are not looking holistically at metrics are stuck. It will publish in the early summer.

Price Mitigation Strategies 266

Price Mitigation Strategies Training Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies 266

Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

These alliances are: Source: Transplace. During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, demand decreased rapidly for container shipping, causing a chain reaction for carriers. But why the need for alliances at all? The answer lies in the state of the ocean container shipping industry over the past ten years. back to Asia).

Pricing Training 101

Pricing Training Negotiating Skills Purchasing Training Cost Reduction Strategies 101

Taulia

JULY 11, 2023

During supplier selection, companies should apply appropriate procedures and use suitable metrics to select suppliers that align with the company’s ESG policies and broader values. Businesses that hold too much inventory needlessly use resources to source, produce, store, and transport items that might not even be sold.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Waste Reduction Supply Chain Optimization Material Savings 40

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Supply and Demand 150

BlueYonder

JUNE 26, 2020

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated that CO2 emissions from transportation surpassed two billion metric tons ; it’s hard to imagine what that number looks like today.

Waste Reduction 98

Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sustainability Logistics Network Optimization Software 98

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Van Gundy believes the corporate landscape is different from what it was in the early 2000s and during the Great Recession of 2007-2008. Where in the past they might have focused primarily on days payable outstanding (DPO) as a financial metric, they’re now giving equal attention to days sales outstanding (DSO) and inventory levels.

Inventory Reduction 40

Inventory Reduction Survey Demand Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 40

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. The performance factors evaluated in the analysis are: Growth. (If you trace the year-over-year pattern, you can see that P&G made progress on inventory turns and operating margin 2006-2007, 2009-2010.

Supply Chain Design Software 191

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Design 191

NC State SCRC

APRIL 20, 2016

.” A question came from the audience: “Fundamentally – procurement is measured on cost savings as the primary metric. Other metrics are whether you agree off of purchasing agreements in the company, and some customer satisfaction metrics – and are internal stakeholders satisfied. In 2007, Apple launched the I-Phone.

Procurement Solutions 40

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Purchasing Skills Analytics Software 40

Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to Supply Chain Dive , “ Cost-cutting has become a major focus for the agency, which has posted $87 billion in losses from fiscal years 2007 through 2020. ” The refinery also will be powered by the MidAmerican Energy electrical grid, which is made up of more than 88% renewable sources. million metric tons. .

Innovation 52

Innovation Negotiating Skills Los Angeles Supply Chain Planning Software 52

ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It was the world’s largest VC firm in 2007 with over $20 million in assets during the year. Product sourcing. Product sourcing is the process of purchasing or creating products that you can sell. A thorough understanding of metrics that prove out business models. New Enterprise Associates is an American-based VC firm.

Trends 105

Trends Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software 105

NC State SCRC

MAY 11, 2020

Supply chain resilience generally means the ability to manage risk and be best positioned to respond and even gain advantage from disruptions (Sheffi, 2007). [1] Example: Considering the long-term investment in capital and manpower to mine rare earth elements from domestic or intra-continental sources.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Optimization Pharmaceutical 52

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.) Planning taxonomies change to enable the trade-offs between source, make and deliver based on market signals and the design of supply chain flows to enable this shift. These concepts are new. Unlearning needs to proceed testing.

Supply Chain Planning Software 405

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing Modeling 405

6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: $8.17

Warehousing 111

Warehousing 3PL Company Third Party Logistics 111