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The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

By fostering collaboration across all stakeholders, including suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics providers, companies can enhance visibility, streamline processes, and proactively address disruptions. Make to Order: Here, products are manufactured based on specific customer orders.

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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Since joining the company in 2011, he’s focused on developing and growing its Coyote Transportation Management offerings, driving synergy efforts with UPS, and leading the Supply Chain Consulting team. Industries included manufacturers, retailers, automotive, food & beverage, CPG and healthcare shippers.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers.

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A Look Back at the Automotive Industry in 2022

Resilinc

million vehicles, a sales total not seen since 2011. YOY in 2022, a metric due partly to its robust sales of mid-size pickups, according to CNBC. What caused this rocky year for car manufacturers? automotive industry was battered in 2022, with its sales dropping about 8% from 2021 to 13.7 GM was an exception with U.S.

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Help Supply Chain Planners Be More Successful In These Uncertain Times

Supply Chain Shaman

Today was the worst day in the S&P since August 2011. As companies outsourced—greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and transportation—and asset utilization grew from 10% to 35% ROIC the management of the supply chain became more complex. Time to Sense Market Shifts in the 2007 Recession.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) Discontinued in 2011. A potential value of a digital twin.).

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Achieving enterprise-wide adoption of supply chain risk management

Resilinc

But to make their strongest case, SCRM advocates need to focus on one key metric: return on investment. Collaborate with stakeholders in finance, sales, manufacturing, etc., The unprecedented supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 provide potent arguments for supply chain pros seeking greater support of SCRM from C-level leaders.