Remove 2009 Remove Continuous Improvement Remove Data Remove Metrics
article thumbnail

The Digital Supply Chain: Making The Leap With A Ball and Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Master Data is No Longer a Barrier. Cognitive learning and rules-based ontologies will redefine master data management technologies making them obsolete. I also believe that growth in Asia and Africa will spur new thinking in supply chain processes for the use of mobility and sensor data. Instead, the data model is inside out.

article thumbnail

Consumer Demand Helping Drive 3PL Industry Growth

Talking Logistics

Yet, even as shippers have increased access to this technology, the 3PL market continues to grow. 3PL market has grown by roughly 7% annually since 2009 and is expected to reach $170 billion by the end of 2016. In fact, according to Armstrong & Associates, the U.S. What is driving this growth is much-needed industry expertise.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”: The argument for creating an analytics culture

NC State SCRC

Today’s executives may want to give this old adage a closer look because empirical data continues to underscore just how important culture is to the performance of a firm. Supply Chain Metrics!?!? The metrics used by Handfield & de Oliveira’s study use well-established, industry-standard metrics for supply chain management.

article thumbnail

How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group. Corporate report data is not readily available before 2006. In the other years, P&G improves inventory turns but regresses on operating margin performance.) 4) Governance. It is not easy.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

the “inventory to sales” ratio (inventory levels divided by a month’s worth of sales) spiked in late 2008/early 2009 as the recession caught companies with way more inventory than needed versus suddenly shrinking demand. I find five common definitions: Tight Integration of Transactional and Planning Data.