Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013. Here are some additional details from the press release: Data Services data sets will include mode-specific transportation costs and transit times, facilities cost estimates, demographics, risk metrics, duties and taxes, sustainability metrics and others.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

While the performance rankings were based on comparisons of inventory turns, operating margin and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the periods of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013, the concept is that to be a supply chain leader you must outperform and drive improvement. Aligned Metrics. Supply Chain Design. Did I miss anything?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

It will be launched during a webinar on April 25, 2013 and through a series of reports that will run in our May newsletter and throughout the summer. However, we have found that only a few companies are improving the potential of their supply chain to balance supply chain metrics. This analysis has been fun and insightful.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

I have taken myself off the road to write the book Metrics That Matter. Instead, you book the biggest conference room in the building and invite a cross-functional team to review what happened in 2013. You just do not see the patterns of the interrelationships of metrics in an Excel spreadsheet. It is a slow week.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here we share the answers to the questions that we get the most often about this research: What is the source of data? We placed them in the industry that they were the most like, e.g., the primary source of revenue. Which companies were considered in the study? How did you select the final list of fifteen companies ?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

As I highlighted in my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2013 , tablets and smartphones are quickly becoming the preferred computing platform for business professionals, which is why technology providers are designing and optimizing their applications for these devices. Song of the Week: “Miracle Mile” by Cold War Kids.

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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. Cross-functional team, part standardization, back-up suppliers, dual-sourcing, supplier collaboration are the basic foundation that is tried and true. Discussion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Orchestration enables companies to effectively manage trade-offs between source, make, deliver and sell.) Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. Organizational alignment in manufacturing organizations is worse between operations and finance teams today than in 2013. Mistake #5.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The The Supply Chain Metrics That Matter are a portfolio of metrics which correlate to higher market capitalization. I worked in Hong Kong for 4 years during 2009 to 2013.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. I think about this discussion with Keith often as I work on the Supply Chain Index and edit the chapters of Metrics That Matter. This is the clear articulation of when and how to make, source, and deliver for the community. Tipping points are fascinating to watch.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. In 2013, Target experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 40 million customers.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 19, 2013

I learned today that one of the articles I published with colleagues from the University of Tennessee, Oxford University, and Manchester University was cited for the 2013 Emerald citation of Excellence award. As papers need at least three years to accumulate citation data, the 2013 Awards have been selected from papers published in 2009.

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 9, 2013

It will be launched on a webinar on April 25, 2013 and through a report that will run in our May newsletter. To understand supply chain excellence, we have been studying pattern recognition for industry peer groups at the intersection of the metrics in the Supply Chain Effective Frontier of growth, profitability, cycles and complexity.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 4, 2019

The article reminds us of what Merck R&D head Roger Perlmutter said about the subject back in 2013. “We Imagine knowing so little about your customer, in this case, the human body. We really understand very little about human physiology. Data first. Will we see more miracles?

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Kinaxis

MARCH 22, 2017

by Alexa Cheater From designing, sourcing and manufacturing, to distribution and consumption, your supply chain is at the heart of your customer satisfaction levels. trillion in cash according to a 2013 US Working Capital Survey. It has become a competitive weapon that could help you win the consumerism war.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

Today, 32% of companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the same organization, and the gaps in alignment between operations and commercial teams are large. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. Why so long?

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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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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

For instance, during the great recession of 2009, 85% of Chief Procurement Officers reported they had more influence than prior to the crisis, but by 2013, that influence waned significantly for two-thirds of those leaders. This list should include the business metrics that each procurement project impacts.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. The progress here is also mixed: Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility. Shell operates as a single-instance of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The reason?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

Unfortunately, most organizations place too much emphasis on data that is sourced from human input, which is not only expensive on the labor side, but it also introduces error into the picture. Without this core component—in this case, a Yard Management System (YMS)—managing and refining processes becomes somewhat of a crapshoot.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

Used as a one-to-many data model for sourcing and procurement by companies like IBM, Cisco Systems, Dell, Motorola, Seagate, and Vodafone , there is much promise; but in the last five years the Company, plagued by execution issues, encountered problems. There is greater dependency on third parties for manufacturing and sourcing.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2016

Source: PINC Solutions. Unfortunately, most organizations place too much emphasis on data that is sourced from human input, which is prone to error, so degrading the quality and potential insight the data could provide. This provides the basis for managing and refining processes. Matt Yearling is CEO of PINC Solutions.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

Often this data is rolled up organizationally, geographically or in distribution through performance metrics or key performance indicators (targets change with these roll ups). Drive acquired sites from traditionally local, higher priced sources, to the best commodity prices. safety stock or other planned parameters).

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in 2013 serves as an extreme example of the human toll and other costs resulting from a supply chain failure. Now they want to know what acre of land it was grown on, the source of the water and the living conditions of the workers.”

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 2, 2024

.” Michael McCullough , a Vice President at Capgemini, told McCrea, “Supply chains are moving faster and more resiliently right now, and companies are becoming even more focused on evaluating risk — both in terms of their supplier bases and their manufacturing/sourcing sites (i.e., eft, 1 February 2013. [3]

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Enterra Insights

MAY 31, 2022

But in an increasingly digital world, extending beyond enterprise boundaries from sourcing to customer engagement is now essential to achieve sustained competitive advantage.”[3]. The winning companies are those that correctly identify the problem to solve — the performance metric to improve. eft, 1 February 2013. [6]

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

GETTING OUT OF THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT RUT Whether it’s due to insufficient budgets, lack of resources, or limited performance metrics—some organizations surrender to the old way of doing things. How to Make Sure Your Next Product or Service Launch Drives Growth. Castellion G., Journal of Product Innovation & Management.

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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). no opt-in).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Supplier bases are a great source of potential innovation. 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.

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EcoVadis

JULY 17, 2017

“It was the first major CP player to achieve zero hazardous waste to landfill and is focused on sustainable sourcing.”. Another output we’re seeing a lot of urgency around is vendor management and risk mitigation.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2019

We have established business metrics and we love to quantify our business strategies. Nikos Papageorgiou, Vice President of Solutions at Slync, explains, “Transactions in sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and distribution generate hundreds of millions of data points. Only for turkeys.” eft , 1 February 2013. [2]

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Functional specialists in sourcing, transportation, inventory management and other key areas need to ensure that performance metrics reflect world-class supply chain results. Training experts need to study and address user needs as employees adopt new tools and embrace new practices. And the list goes on.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

source: (1 page infographic) AccentureOperations , High Performance Procurement (2015). source: (p2) Deloitte – The Deloitte Global CPO Survey 2016. CPO’s will continue their focus on generating value through traditional levers over the next 12 months: source: (p7) Deloitte – The Deloitte Global CPO Survey 2016.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 23, 2016

According to Sprudge.com, violence has driven down coffee production in the past, dropping from 130,000 to 8,000 metric tons in between the 1980s and 2013, when civil conflict was at its peak. There are both advantages and consequences related to sourcing coffee from these nations. Considerations for the Supply Chain.

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