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Metrics and Issues to Consider in SQM (Supplier Quality Management) By 5 Big Industries

GlobalTranz

In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1: Trend Metrics Collected per Site. Medical Devices.

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Guest Commentary: P.O. Management Programs – Know Pain, Know Gain!

Talking Logistics

What is this going to cost? You could answer them with a purchase order (P.O.) Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. Understand technology, information, and reporting tools and how to use them in the business. performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices.

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Top 20: The Ultimate Logistics Technology Roundup

Freightos

Feel like you keep on reading headlines about “ the Uber-ificiation of 3D printed big-data drones “? of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. Faster service, great capacity usage and direct connectivity with freight companies means better access to service providers. We know how you feel.

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

But as I wrote back in April 2013 , “If you look closely, Amazon’s real advantage comes from its logistics assets — the 89 distribution centers it [had at the time], including 20 opened [in 2012], with more scheduled to open in the months ahead. Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation. Siri” for enterprise apps.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

The company launched in Sydney in 2012 and has since expanded its global reach into New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, counting a total of more than two million users —with an employee count of just 209. There are many other instances of the shared economy within the supply chain domain, including the following: 1) Uber Freight.

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Whitman School Collaborates with Staples to Analyze Supply Chain Management Opportunities Sparking Millennial Interest

GlobalTranz

We are lucky to also feature the great supply chain of Staples, who recently purchased Office Depot. Whitman faculty and students will analyze big data on customer orders and make adjustments in inventory deployment decisions to create further efficiencies. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management at the Martin J.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). What is the USMTO Data Report? Why Wenzel America Uses the USMTO Data Reports.