2014 Distribution Metrics Procurement 
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 29, 2014
We continue our top blog posts of 2014 from our main categories today by focusing on something at Cerasis we are experts in : Logistics. In fact, the logistics space is so broad, we couldn’t give you only the top 10 blog posts of 2014, but we had to include the top 15. Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
” Hau Lee, October 2014. We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. Harvard Business Review.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 8, 2014
Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. The manuscript is due to Wiley on March 1st for an August 2014 publish date. I need it for my conference on September 10th-11th, 2014. Which metrics do you think matter to supply chain excellence?
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 14, 2013
This week, at Supply Chain Insights LLC, we published our 11th report in the series titled Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. Aligning metrics matters. Functional metrics in isolation degrade value.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. All KPIS have metrics to measure.
Vanguard Software
JULY 20, 2021
Not too long ago, in 2014, Walgreens had a $1 billion forecasting error that led to the exit of two executives. Supply planning includes distribution, manufacturing, and procurement. And before that, in 2001, Nike also had a demand planning blunder that led to a $100 million loss in sales.
Unleashed
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Centralise purchasing to avoid the bullwhip effect A common phenomenon in supply is the ‘bullwhip effect’ where a small change in demand at the retail end can have a progressively bigger effect on the rest of the distribution chain – much like the motion of a whip. As such, it makes sense to set KPIs for inventory management.
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