Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Recessionary environments cause disruptions in the manufacturing industry around the globe, leading to long lead times, shortages, rising prices, and complications in transportation lines. In 2013, Target experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 40 million customers. in 2021 compared to the year before.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

Medical Device Manufacturer. The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). Some helpful reports include: Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: The Cash-to-Cash Cycle. The problem is us.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

Did you come up with any New Year’s resolutions to improve as a supply chain and logistics leader this year? From “5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain & Logistics Executives” originally published on January 14, 2014: 1. If you have your own list of resolutions, please post a comment and share. Ask “What are the risks?”more

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

Coincidentally, at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference yesterday, I attended a presentation by Justin Dillon, Founder and CEO of Made in a Free World , a nonprofit group that is “building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery.” appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 19, 2014

I am looking at the data for 2000-2013 for several reasons. I am hearing it again in my interviews for the book Metrics That Matter. I define the resiliency measurement as the tightness of the pattern at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns for the period of 2000-2013. We have stubbed our toes. Encompassing.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2015

Two weeks ago the Bureau of Labor Statistics handed down some pretty dismal news for American manufacturing—news that was largely overshadowed by the façade of job growth numbers. Yes, American manufacturing is adding jobs. And that’s very dangerous, especially because that decline extends to the manufacturing sector.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

For instance, delays in the yard can mean production down time for manufacturing operations, product spoilage if handling perishable goods, lost opportunities caused by stock-out for retailers, or credibility issues with carriers and customers. This is a competitive liability that many organizations now understand they can’t afford anymore.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The “Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire” is the culmination of a two-year effort to evaluate supply chain performance and improvement for the years of 2006-2013 by industry by vertical for publicly-held companies. Automotive Logistics Global Conference. Learn More. Schedule Meeting. September 16-18. Detroit, Michigan.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2015

Like the multi-billion dollar chemical manufacturer that had been paying market rates for ocean transportation for eight years because nobody realized that their contract, filed away in a drawer by a transportation manager who had left the company, had expired. From the article: Columbia Sportswear added $415.6 billion in worldwide revenue.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During In our program, cost avoidance, while desirable, does not count towards the metric. Our approach simply breaks accountabilities and goals across the areas of Manufacturing, Logistics/Network Optimization and Ingredients/Packaging.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp., Source: Machine Learning & AI in Transport and Logistics, Frank Salliau & Sven Verstrepen Logistics Meets Innovation Vlerick Brussels – Nov. no opt-in). 15th, 2017 (PDF., no opt-in).

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

Companies have made their chains more complex in other ways, with supply-side changes such as outsourcing and by varying logistics methods leading to constant complaints of poor visibility. And also to note, many respondents in this survey could not demonstrate an alignment of performance metrics to the S&OP process. I think so.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2019

We have established business metrics and we love to quantify our business strategies. How can artificial intelligence improve logistics? What do I need to know about reverse logistics? Review logistics processes for any gaps, and regularly monitor customer, supplier, and carrier performance. The questions are endless.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Turkish port “Iskenderun” severely damaged Gap and Ware2Go offer SMB Fulfillment Services McCormick to cut supply chain workforce GM Signs exclusive deal with GlobalFoundries January 2023 Logistics Manager’s Index up 3.0 The Logistics Managers’ Index came in at 57.6 in January, up 3.0

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E2open

JULY 15, 2015

The basic concept of VMI, as described in a previous post , is this: A manufacturer or distributor in a VMI relationship assumes the role of inventory planning and management for the customer. Three significant VMI trends revealed. The majority of respondents (73 percent) were from Fortune 1000 companies.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Self-Service Logistics.

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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). At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing.

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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). At Rockwell this includes all processes end-to-end except for manufacturing.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The top cybersecurity threats in 2017 for small and mid-sized industrial manufacturers were identified as phishing attacks, IP theft and third-party security breaches. The top cybersecurity threats in 2017 for small and mid-sized industrial manufacturers were identified as phishing attacks, IP theft and third-party security breaches.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 2, 2024

Despite the fact that we are well into the Digital Age, the staff at Material Handling & Logistics (MH&L) notes, “2024 will see continued push to digitize supply chains.”[5] “To address these issues manufacturers are looking to continue to digitize their supply chains.” eft, 1 February 2013. [3]

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Through initiatives such as sustainable power utilisation, 600 tons of carbon was removed from the firm’s supply chain over a three-year period to 2013, with the added advantage of massive cost reductions , according to its Chief Supply Chain Officer. Sustainable Supply Chain Lessons from Unilever.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). Descartes has 20,000+ customers on its Global Logistics Network, which experienced 21% growth and processed 18.6+

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. IT enablement in areas like Mobile work management, Health and Safety, Metrics monitoring (KPI) etc. Posted by Rejeesh Gopalan on June 20, 2013 10:43 AM | Permalink. December 2013. November 2013. September 2013. August 2013. April 2013.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Insuring that each function, including online marketing, store operations and supply chain have common objectives, metrics and aligned rewards for the coming year. December 2013. November 2013. September 2013. August 2013. April 2013.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Some of those are Cognos, iLog, SPSS, Core Metrics, Emptoris, Vivisimo and many others, as world is moving from reactive to proactive. Posted by Praveen Kumar Agrawal on September 12, 2013 12:16 PM | Permalink. December 2013. November 2013. August 2013.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. In this step, the actuals are compared with the planned metrics (MAPE, forecast accuracy, bias etc.) December 2013. November 2013. September 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. January 2013.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. As our main focus was towards asset intensive organizations, we looked more into Oil & Gas, Utilities and Manufacturing and Transportation industries. We can include assets of household & home appliance manufacturers too as part of overallsustainibility programs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

He is an industrial engineer with a diploma in transportation and logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven. Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The Ralf has worked at BASF since 1989 in a variety of jobs across continents.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Last year in Florida at RILA Logistics 2013, the topic of multi-channel was discussed with 5 related presentations delivered where the challenges of the coming omni-channel revolution were laid down. So why am I suggesting that Omni-channel is now emerging to be the top retail logistics challenge being faced today by retailers?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

According to the product sheet , “Oracle Global Trade Intelligence provides a dashboard view into the unique metrics by which your customs and compliance operation measures success. Users have the ability to modify existing formulas and / or create custom measurements of their own that suit their specific needs.”.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It is that time of year again where we feature the most viewed articles on the Cerasis blog in each of the six main categories we write about: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. . Since we started the blog in January 2013, we have published over 650 blog posts.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

This is in part due to the fact that as a third party logistics company, focused on efficient and strategic transportation management solutions through technology and services, it is vital for us to educate our shipper customers and our team in order to continually improve and always provide value. .

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2013

These examples point to a key metric that’s emerging for quantifying the value of social networking : Time-to-Resolution. Also this week, I came across some interesting survey results from the Pew Research Center published in August 2013. That’s my bet, anyway. What’s yours? Be Sociable, Share!

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Transportation, and Freight. 5 Most Popular Blog Posts from the Logistics Category. Without further ado, here are the top 5 logistics blog posts by amount of views in order of #5 to #1. We hope you enjoy!

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

However, the logic Cisco uses to manage the disruption is very robust and details are summarized into the infographic below, Note: metrics data is for illustrative purpose. Metrics look very simple and its kind of nice to have something like these. In general, you may not be able to get all level of metrics. Discussion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. We are currently working with Arizona State University (ASU) to use advanced operations research techniques to understand the patterns in our database of 52 supply chain financial ratios for the period of 2006-2013. We would love to see you there!).

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

The are a regional make to order kitchen cabinet manufacturer, and have two primary sales channels of modular kitchen and bathroom cabinets. In 2013 housing began to come back, and survived. In 2013 we had $8M of raw material inventory – due to poor purchasing, poor safety stock decisions, and a lot of WIP in the system.

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