Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. million metric tons to date, saying that some measures had led to a doubling of fleet efficiency. Last year the company announced that it has exceeded this commitment early by eliminating 28.2

Cost Reduction Strategies 100

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

In 2020, Coca-Cola achieved a goal to reduce relative carbon emissions by 25% by 2020, against a 2010 baseline, and is now working on further reductions. In other examples, you’ll find ERP provides the necessary insights and metrics, like OEE , to enhance production execution.

Waste Reduction 98

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

But, unlocking collaborative supplier innovation requires clearly defined strategies and operations by a sourcing, procurement and/or purchasing team to ensure that suppliers’ competencies are being leveraged to their fullest potential. Supplier bases are a great source of potential innovation. Define Goals and Values.

Innovation 74

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Due to the enhanced visibility of data and metrics across peer groups, sales leads have improved their customer service by walking prospective customers through the operations process and comfortably answering any queries on how success is measured. Overall, MDI provides organizations with key takeaways and measured KPIs.

Six Sigma 100

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Sixty-five percent of procurement practitioners say procurement at their company is becoming more collaborative with suppliers, according to The Future of Procurement, Making Collaboration Pay Off, by Oxford Economics. Picking the right metrics can be challenging, however, and it will inevitably involve trade-offs.

Optimal Sourcing 78

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

Sterling Commerce was acquired by IBM in 2010 and is now the company lead in order management, transportation logistics, B2B and supply execution via on-cloud technology. IBM Sterling TMS package. The IBM Sterling TMS software package plans and executes inbound/outbound transport structures and automates the entire process.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Big data analytics in supply chain management between 2010 and 2016: Insights to industries. no opt-in).

Supply Chain Planning Software 91

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Now, lets look at different forecast measurement metrics e.g. Mean Forecast Error (MFE) or Bias, Mean absolute Deviation (MAD), Mean Absolute Percentage error (MAPE), Weighted Absolute Percentage error (WMAPE).

Supply and Demand 30

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Insuring that each function, including online marketing, store operations and supply chain have common objectives, metrics and aligned rewards for the coming year. Procurement Blog. Business Process Outsourcing.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Example: For a shipper, number of shipments at a 3PL warehouse might be a relevant metric while the 3PL provider may be more interested in the number of shipments for all serviced shippers. Procurement Blog.

Supply Chain Planning Software 29

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2017

In the innovation category, metrics related to spending management, category management, strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management. In the social responsibility category, metrics related to supply chain policies, practices and results, including audits and lawsuits, with respect to human relations and the environment.

North Carolina 40

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Consistent Business Intelligence - BI metrics can be obtained consistently across the entire business banking on the foundation of single version of master data. Procurement Blog. December 2010.

Sourcing Strategies 24

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. IT enablement in areas like Mobile work management, Health and Safety, Metrics monitoring (KPI) etc. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2010.

Optimal Sourcing 25

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In this step, the actuals are compared with the planned metrics (MAPE, forecast accuracy, bias etc.) Procurement Blog. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources.

Supply Chain Planning Software 22

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Arkieva

APRIL 7, 2016

On the other hand I can reduce my cost by increasing batch sizes in production or MOQ’s in procurement. In her excellent book ‘Supply Chain Metrics that Matter’ (Cecere, L.M., Supply Chain Metrics that Matter, John Wiley & Sons, 2015), Lora Cecere shows how we can reveal the ‘best-practice-frontier’ using so-called ‘orbit charts’.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some of those are Cognos, iLog, SPSS, Core Metrics, Emptoris, Vivisimo and many others, as world is moving from reactive to proactive. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

Supply Chain Planning Software 24

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 25, 2018

Nearly $1.4bn of cashmere garments were exported globally in 2016, up from $1.2bn in 2010, according to United Nations trade data. But over the past two decades, its cachet skyrocketed and cheaper garments flooded the market. That's nearly 5 million kilograms worth of pullovers, cardigans, and other tops.

Purchasing Skills 40

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A further benefit of integration of these many systems is to allow organizations to effectively report on their sustainability metrics. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

Supply Chain Planning Software 22

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NC State SCRC

MAY 11, 2020

Not only were we not prepared, but our previous strategies had left us crippled by overseas supply chain dependencies, often accrued through the pursuit of low cost procurement. Handfield, 2010, p. Furthermore, perceived scarcities in critical supplies, medical and otherwise, have resulted in a new tragedy of the commons. 3] [link]. [4]

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. To achieve that, the company is focusing on talent development; for instance, Nestlé’s procurement talent now reside in three regional hubs, allowing for economies of scale and standardization.

Gartner 81

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Precoro

MARCH 11, 2024

VBP also improves patient satisfaction by fostering greater collaboration among healthcare providers and making the patient experience one of the key evaluation metrics for hospitals. The Affordable Care Act (2010) introduced some mandatory value-based purchasing programs for hospitals that accept Medicare.

Procurement Analytics 105

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 24, 2021

Calculating customer lifetime value metrics. Gottsegen notes, “This metric estimates the net profit a business receives from a specific customer over time.” Footnotes [1] Freek Vermeulen, Phanish Puranam, and Ranjay Gulati, “ Change for Change’s Sake ,” Harvard Business Review, June 2010. [2] It’s time to embrace change.

Modeling Software 130

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

Total cost analysis is more difficult than it sounds and most technology implementations automated functional measurement systems (manufacturing or procurement), but leave the organization blind on the management of total costs. Mondelez Performance Against the Food Group for 2010-2019. The result? The reason? Is this leadership?

Gartner 243

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The traditional supply chain is inside-out, triggering processes on the back of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay financial processes. This is the world view of finance and why there is so much friction between procurement and finance. Activists won, partially won, or settled 73% of proxy fights in 2014; this is up from 55% in 2010.

Supply and Demand 150

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

California, for example, passed the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 , which went into effect in January 2012. In response, federal and state governments are taking action to drive down the use of slave labor in supply chains.

Supply Chain Planning Software 267

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 27, 2025

Gartner then acquired AMR in 2010. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? What do you say?

Gartner 41

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