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Seeking Logistics Perfection

Enterra Insights

They explain, “If a company scores an impressive 99 percent in all four categories measured by the standard Perfect Order Metric (POM) — complete, on time, damage-free, proper documentation with correct invoicing — the result would be a POM score of just 96 percent. ” Apptricity Blog , 25 November 2014. [2] Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

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Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. With contingency plans in place, the company announced that it had a healthy inventory supply of finished products and did not foresee a risk to patient supply at that time. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

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Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. With contingency plans in place, the company announced that it had a healthy inventory supply of finished products and did not foresee a risk to patient supply at that time. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan.

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Next-generation supply chains: Efficient, fast and tailored

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. inventory turns, while the Laggards achieve only 3.8. metrics that really impact the bottom line; the Leaders in our survey. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring. ► 2014. (13).

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, 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. Media Type.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

In fact, 23 percent of its GDP in 2017 went to investments in fixed capital and inventories. Belgium has 41 airports, 26 of which have paved runways and six of which can handle large cargo aircraft. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing.

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How Tianjin's Aftermath is Affecting West Coast Ports

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percent decline in container volumes from 2014 , while Long Beach reported its best month ever during the same time. According to data from the first half of 2015, Los Angeles held a 34 percent market share and Long Beach held a 13 percent market share of cargo transport from Tianjin to the U.S.