Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

” Logistics professionals could adopt that statement as their motto. Half-a-decade ago, Apptricity analysts wrote, “In the world of supply chain and logistics management, perfection remains an elusive goal. “Logistics companies cannot afford not to be innovative,” he explains.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

With little time to spare this morning, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Deal for Whole Foods Seen as Ideal for Urban Pickup and Delivery Hubs (WSJ – sub. CSCMP 28th Annual State of Logistics Report: Accelerating into Uncertainty. See my April 2014 post “ Webvan 2.0:

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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?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In 2014, ecommerce strategies grew in importance. Cloud-based logistics and warehouse management are combining with B2B networks to enable multi-tier fulfillment. Problems continue, but 2014 was the year of experimentation. Some of the packages on the trucks moving right now are the first shipments of Metrics that Matter.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

16th Annual Logistics CIO Forum. Datum: 17-18 November 2014. Keep pace with technology as it redefines Logistics, Supply Chain and the role of the CIO. What balance is needed in a Logistics CIO’s backgroud between IT competencies and busienss strategy? >> Download the 2014 Logistics CIO Brochure here!

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Live Episode: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 12:00 ET. How to leverage the right metrics and carrier scorecards to manage performance. The post Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. The role of technology in enabling smart and efficient processes.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 31, 2013

It was a relatively quiet week for news, but here’s what caught my attention: Descartes Reports Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Financial Results. The company has achieved 34 consecutive quarters of profitability, and it has more than 146,000 parties connected to its Logistics Technology Platform exchanging more than 4.5 Be Sociable, Share!

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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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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 3, 2014

Logistics on the move. The logistics role is changing according to John Wiehoff, CEO of C. The logistics business has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Robinson (CHR), the world’s largest provider of truckload transportation services, visited MIT CTL recently to give his view of the changing face of logistics.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, if you are in a room where people are discussing logistics outsourcing, you might hear these common misconceptions. We can hand over the problems and issues associated with logistics operations by outsourcing. Don’t expect to outsource, wash your hands of logistics, and ride off into the sunset. 1] Langley, C.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Today we continue our series on successfully working with a logistics company, often called a third party logistics company by focusing on how to properly understand the success of the engagement by knowing all the key performance indicators that a shipper could put in place. This starts with deploying the S.M.A.R.T.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

On September 9–11, 2014, 110 supply chain visionaries will gather in the desert at the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona to think differently and define the future of supply chain. Will your UPS store or Third-party Logistics (3PL) provider, through printing on-demand, become the new provider of parts for industrial equipment?

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 16, 2015

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. A crisis of this magnitude creates a mind-boggling supply chain and logistics challenge. Relief agencies normally spend as much as 80% of their proceeds on logistics and supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2015

According to the article: The company says the [FusionOps] software, which tracks open purchase orders, product fill rate, sales, as well as where products are in the supply chain, helped boost the share of merchandise delivered on-time and in-full, considered a core metric among retailers, from 28% to 78%. billion in worldwide revenue.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

A thorough analysis provided by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals , (CSCMP) in its “ State of Logistics ” report, indicates that by 2017, shippers in the U.S. The 2014 winter weather triggered a trucking capacity problem. In 2014 utilization was 100% of capacity, a crisis phase. Currently, the U.S.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A new Gartner 2014 Top US Supply Chain MBA Program Rankings report of top supply chain MBA programs within the United States came out yesterday – with the NC State Jenkins MBA and the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative making the list for the first time ever! Well – we certainly blew that criteria out of the water!

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

This is the first post in an ongoing series on effective KPI management from third party logistics consultant, Chuck Intrieri, of The Lean Supply Chain. . Many logistics service providers will provide their customers with an SLA. All KPIS have metrics to measure. What is a Service Level Agreement (SLA)? Collaboration.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Kinaxis is pleased to be a Premier Sponsor and participate in panel discussion of the 2014 EMEA Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Automotive Logistics Global Conference. Kinaxis is pleased to be a Silver Sponsor of the 15th Annual Automotive Logistics Global Conference. Hope to see you in the coming weeks! London, UK.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

They built them between 2012 and 2014, and then enhanced them when better supply chain risk management solutions became available. The post One Multinational’s Supply Chain Transformation Journey appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. The company has built Control Towers for this purpose. Concurrent planning is kind of amazing.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Datum: 3-4 December 2014. Through interactive peer discussions, get up-to-date knowledge on: Theme One: End-to-end Supply Chain Metrics. Hospital Logsitics and City Logistics. Events Amsterdam City end-to-end supply chain metrics eyefortransport Life Sciences Mercure Hotel Summit supply chain' URL: [link]. Segmentation.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

The company is also stopping production in Ecuador, Venezuela, Belarus and Pakistan by April 2014 (these countries scored low in a World Bank report that assessed countries on accountability, corruption, violence, and other metrics). appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Be Sociable, Share!

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2016

As first reported by Fairfax Media , a factory in North Korea has been making high-priced surf and snow gear for Australian surfwear company Rip Curl since at least 2014, with the garments labeled “Made in China.” no metrics, operate in functional silos). The root causes generally fall into three categories: IT issues (e.g.,

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

’ With respect to their consumer behavior, 73 percent of global millennials are willing to pay extra for sustainable products, an increase from 50 percent in 2014.”[2]. Logistics providers market benefits of visibility and transparency, but it has many customers wondering what exactly the difference is between the two terms.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The supply chain planning cannot be effective if implemented by a supply chain function that is focused only on customer service, logistics and distribution. In addition, I am now done with the page proofs for my new book, Metrics that Matter. Instead, he wants to drive supply chain excellence and build the metrics that matter.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 27, 2021

Folmar adds, “Achieving full-scale sustainability and circularity cannot happen without end-to-end alignment, hierarchical connectivity, integration of all parts of your supply chain (forward and reverse), performance metrics, and business processes. ” Achieving that kind of alignment takes a lot of planning and great execution.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2019

Dan Sanker, president of logistics service provider CaseStack, told Smith and Nassauer, “Companies might have to track 30 major retailers and they’re all changing things.” LinkedIn, 8 December 2014. [5] ” Warehousing – “[Warehousing] finds Stock Accuracy and OTIF combined a winning combination!”

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, goes so far as to assert data is an organization’s most valuable asset. Researchers assign various measures of importance to each of the metrics, sometimes treating them equally, sometimes separating one out of the pack.”[2]

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. Note that apparel manufacturing is growing and apparel retail is declining. The difference?

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. Most companies do not have a systemic and measurable approach in place to manage their global transportation and/or their logistics providers whether they are carriers, freight forwarders, or 3PLs.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

economic output into 2014. percent, marking the largest drop in this metric since last July. Tweet The post Guest Commentary: Tight Transportation Capacity, Not Flagging Demand, Behind ISM Report Showing Slowing Activity appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. It is the brutal winter weather,” say some. “

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Having more timely, accurate, and complete data — and converting it into actionable intelligence — will not only lead to cost reductions and increased asset utilization, but also improvements in customer service and satisfaction, the top metric cited by the respondents.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) I never calculated and accounted for the inter-dependencies between metrics.

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Locus

MARCH 30, 2022

In a place, where drug stores majorly operate through brick-and-mortar models, it is a herculean task for an e-pharma company to coordinate last-mile logistics. Its historical data insights on various delivery metrics help you evaluate the performance of delivery partners and rectify the inefficiencies that crop up.

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PLS Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

Despite the 2014 oil and gas price drop crisis and the rush around alternative fuel sources, the future of the oil and gas industry remains bright and has a steady pace of growth and increasing demand. More than four billion metric tons of oil and produced every day worldwide, with oilfield companies still generating the biggest revenues.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This is expected to result in the reduction of over 26 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions — the equivalent of taking five million-plus cars off the road for a full year. ”[8] As a result, by spring 2014, Google data centers used 50% less energy than the industry average.

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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. Distributions and logistics : Supply planners with access to robust demand plans can efficiently deal with multiple orders and wide distribution networks. The seamless meld of demand and supply ensures profitability overall.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Metrics are critical as well. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. The post Companies Cannot Transform Through AI Alone appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. He lives in Chicago.

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