2011, Metrics and Trends - Supply Chain Brief

3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Ben Steffes and Joe Lynch discuss 3PL outsourcing trends. 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.

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Lora Cecere on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). So I sat down at my kitchen table in the winter of 2011. Metrics that Matter became a three year research project. I realized that many organizations are very confused about metrics.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

I began analyzing correlations of groups of metrics to market capitalization and found that the most significant correlation was between market capitalization and growth. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers. I hope to see you there!

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2016: Building a Balanced Scorecard for Discrete Industries

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2015

To help, in this blog post I share industry trends. For the discrete industries we contrast the industry averages for growth, operating margins, inventory turns, cash-to-cash cycle, revenue per employee, and SG&A ratio for the periods of 2006-2014 and 2011-2014. Metric Performance for Discrete Industries.

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2016: Building a Balanced Scorecard for Discrete Industries

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 15, 2015

To help, in this blog post, I share industry trends. For the discrete industries, we contrast the industry averages for growth, operating margins, inventory turns, cash-to-cash cycle, revenue per employee and SG&A ratio for the periods of 2006-2014 and 2011-2014. Table 1: Metric Performance for Discrete Industries.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

Consequences of Lack of PO Collaboration Capabilities Failure to prioritize PO collaboration can lead to severe consequences for companies.

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A Look Back at the Automotive Industry in 2022

Resilinc

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the supply chain trends that shaped the automotive industry in 2022. GM was an exception with U.S. sales up by 2.5%

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ESG in the Public and Private Market: Putting the Supply Chain in Focus

SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

The recent uptick of sustainability bonds from global companies like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and most recently Amazon sends a strong market signal that focus on corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer just a trend – it’s the new business imperative. At the same time, pressure from NGOs was on the rise.

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And I thought last year’s Top 25 Supply Chain was a surprise

Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

The trends took her away from me. The new trend to be sustainable is part of the current category: Revenue Growth, so why add another category like CSR when we should be moving towards the core supply chain metrics of total delivered cost and customer service. 2011-2015 – Meg Whitman. The “Green Washing” of the Top 25.

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ESG in the Public and Private Market: Putting the Supply Chain in Focus

SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

The recent uptick of sustainability bonds from global companies like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and most recently Amazon sends a strong market signal that focus on corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer just a trend – it’s the new business imperative. At the same time, pressure from NGOs was on the rise.

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014. This analysis helps us to see the trends It is a study of year-over-year progress. It is a strong downward trend.

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How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

SupplyShift

JUNE 17, 2021

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. This helped the company focus its sustainability strategies on key international ESG issues, as well as to target metrics that investors and consumers now track.

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How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

SupplyShift

JUNE 17, 2021

For example, in 2019, 90% of companies listed on the S&P 500® index issued an annual sustainability report, compared to just under 20% in 2011. This helped the company focus its sustainability strategies on key international ESG issues, as well as to target metrics that investors and consumers now track. Source: sasb.org.

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Can Supply Chain Ever be Cloud Native?

Elementum

AUGUST 16, 2022

Cloud Computing is “Eating The World”…of Business In 2011, entrepreneur and investor Marc Andreesen wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal titled, “Why Software is Eating the World.” Here are some representative metrics from a few of the titans: Amazon Web Services had a 34% share of the enterprise cloud adoption in 2022.

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50 warehouse automation stats you should know

6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

There are many driving forces behind the automation trend, from rising labor costs to rapid growth in ecommerce sales and a growing demand for rapid order fulfillment , such as two-day and even same-day delivery. In fact, between 2011 and 2015, warehouse renting rates were up by a whopping 28.7%. According to data from the U.S.

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

Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

But most companies cut away at that inventory ruthlessly, so that inventory was back on the longer term trend line by early 2010.”. In 2011 Japan’s earthquake and tsunami amidst the loss of lives brought many worldwide production plants in Japan to a standstill. As seen in the chart below from the Commerce Dept., Source: Commerce Dept.

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Overall Trends in Consumer Value Networks. When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. Also note the sluggish trends in operating margins.

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Visibility: You Can’t Manage What You Can’t See

BlueYonder

JUNE 25, 2013

A broad range of external trends and events can affect supply chain performance, including demand swings and competitor product launches. Based on a thorough assessment of the unique strengths and weaknesses of your global supply chain, you can create a predefined plan to address every performance exception or emerging market trend.

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Why we need S&OP Vision, Culture, and Language

Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

When It Comes to Metrics for S&OP, “One Size Fits All.”. In his experiments on cooperative behaviour, Yochai Benkler (2011) found that 30% of people behave as though they are selfish. To Make S&OP Work, We’ll Need to Freeze the Forecast (or the Supply Plan or the Master Production Schedule). Laziness Is a Virtue (?!):

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Gamification - Incentivising Blue Collar Workforce

Shipsy

MARCH 26, 2019

Initially, the term “gamification” got people talking when Gartner included it to its “Hype Cycle” list in 2011. Gamification is more than just a trending term du jour and can drive business goals if implemented in the right way. However, gamification is not synonymous to games.

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Supply Chain Management:Rapid Innovation will Differentiate the.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Insuring that each function, including online marketing, store operations and supply chain have common objectives, metrics and aligned rewards for the coming year. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! December 2011. November 2011.

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Business Process Optimization in Asset Management - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. IT enablement in areas like Mobile work management, Health and Safety, Metrics monitoring (KPI) etc. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. April 2011.

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Gamification – Incentivising Blue Collar Workforce

Shipsy

MARCH 25, 2019

Initially, the term “gamification” got people talking when Gartner included it to its “Hype Cycle” list in 2011. Gamification is more than just a trending term du jour and can drive business goals if implemented in the right way. However, gamification is not synonymous to games.

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Supply Chain Management:Demand Planning in CPG industry.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. « The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities | Main | Factors Influencing Delivery Address Amendment » Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices. Recent Posts.

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Rockwell Automation: Supply Chains to Admire Winner

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Note the general trend of improvement. Meet Ernest. Step Two: Rationalize, Localize.

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Supply Chain Management:Smarter Partnering for Smarter Business

Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Some of those are Cognos, iLog, SPSS, Core Metrics, Emptoris, Vivisimo and many others, as world is moving from reactive to proactive. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! December 2011. November 2011. October 2011.

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Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Note the general trend of improvement. Meet Ernest. Step Two: Rationalize, Localize.

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Supply Chain Management:Growing interest in sustainability from.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. A further benefit of integration of these many systems is to allow organizations to effectively report on their sustainability metrics. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! December 2011. November 2011. October 2011.

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2013 Third-Party Logistics Study

Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

The success of the third-party logistics industry is evident in the generally high marks given to 3PLs by respondents to a survey as part of the 2013 17th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, which identifies trends and explores how both 3PLs and shippers are using these relationships to improve and enhance their businesses and supply chains.

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The craft beer industry in numbers: 14 key stats

Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

There is a global trend for larger breweries to employ fewer people because they can afford to automate their processes. A 2017 ANZ report suggests that craft breweries are more labour intensive, which may explain the rise in the employment rate for the beer market, as well as its relatively low labour productivity metrics over time.

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Looking for Growth in Lean Times? Look North to Canada!

Supply Chain Network

AUGUST 15, 2012

On whichever metric one compares, Unemployment, GDP, Inflation or Currency, Canada has fared better during this downturn. Looking at GDP, Canada and the US both went negative in 2008 and based on aggressive stimulus both returned to roughly 3% in 2011, however since that time there is about a 1% spread with Canada at 2.75% and US at 1.75%.

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Reimagine Supply Chain of the Future – agile, resilient, and balanced – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

As soon as designers spot possible trends, they create sketches and order fabrics. Just six years later, when the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011 struck, Cisco was well prepared. Zara has become Europe’s most profitable apparel brands by building agility end to end in their supply chains.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Let me give you a simple example.

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Supply Chain Management:Supply Chain Visibility: The need.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. 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. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend!

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Demand Planning - Practicing the Best Practices - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. 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). |. News & Events. |. Recent Posts.

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Benefit from Forecast Data in your Planograms

RELEX Solutions

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

And rather than use past sales in planograms, by using forecast data you can produce forecast-driven planograms that accurately reflect trends and seasonality in demand. For example, historical data might not include weather fluctuations, trends, seasonality and so on. Stay on top of the latest trends in retail planning.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Establishing protocols, metrics, organizational owners, and related processes can empower organizations to respond more effectively when faced with a crisis.” The results help businesses identify benchmarks and key trends, and understand the opportunity for supply chain optimization.” ” — Michael Varney and Wil G.

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Supply Chain Management:Instance Consolidation Strategy

Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. « Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry | Main | Knitting Agile with Asset Maintenance - a perspective on Agile Asset Maintenance » Instance Consolidation Strategy. Social Media in Supply Chain.the new trend! April 2011.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

Trend identification is a tricky business. Supply chain trends make it yet more complex because they represent the intersections of so many different domains. What is a supply chain trend-spotter to do? A Different Perspective on Business Trends and Supply Chains. What Happened to These Trends? A 2018 Update.

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Stop Looking At Flashy Logistics Technology

Freightos

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

In 2011, UPS trucks drove 20.4 A 20,000 metric tons reduction in emissions. Setting aside the critical importance of trust for a moment, let’s take a look at trends in enabling data movement. Stop Looking At Flashy Logistics Technology. million fewer miles in the United States than they did in 2010. The result?

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Dealing with Big Data

Enterra Insights

APRIL 12, 2021

A similar amount of data was produced over just two days in 2011. 5] Other trends affecting big data storage and analytics include: Cloud Computing. Some notes, “Real-time big data analytics … looks [like] a very promising trend, for many businesses.” Natural Language Processing (NLP). Real-time Analysis.

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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

Lora Cecere on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter

Trending Sources

The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

2016: Building a Balanced Scorecard for Discrete Industries

2016: Building a Balanced Scorecard for Discrete Industries

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

A Look Back at the Automotive Industry in 2022

ESG in the Public and Private Market: Putting the Supply Chain in Focus

And I thought last year’s Top 25 Supply Chain was a surprise

ESG in the Public and Private Market: Putting the Supply Chain in Focus

New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

How to Set Corporate Goals for Supply Chain ESG

Can Supply Chain Ever be Cloud Native?

50 warehouse automation stats you should know

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

Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Visibility: You Can’t Manage What You Can’t See

Why we need S&OP Vision, Culture, and Language

Gamification - Incentivising Blue Collar Workforce

Supply Chain Management:Rapid Innovation will Differentiate the.

Business Process Optimization in Asset Management - Infosys Blogs

Gamification – Incentivising Blue Collar Workforce

Supply Chain Management:Demand Planning in CPG industry.

Rockwell Automation: Supply Chains to Admire Winner

Supply Chain Management:Smarter Partnering for Smarter Business

Rockwell Automation: A Case Study in Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Management:Growing interest in sustainability from.

2013 Third-Party Logistics Study

The craft beer industry in numbers: 14 key stats

Looking for Growth in Lean Times? Look North to Canada!

Reimagine Supply Chain of the Future – agile, resilient, and balanced – LogiSYM July 2020

VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Management:Supply Chain Visibility: The need.

Demand Planning - Practicing the Best Practices - Infosys Blogs

Benefit from Forecast Data in your Planograms

50 expert tips on supply chain management

Supply Chain Management:Instance Consolidation Strategy

6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Stop Looking At Flashy Logistics Technology

Dealing with Big Data

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