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

JULY 27, 2021

Simulate the CO 2 footprint of the plan through procurement, production, and transport. There are a few ways companies are able to achieve this goal using reverse logistics and returns management. 4] Markus Zils, “ Moving toward a circular economy ,” McKinsey & Company, February 2014. [5]

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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

AUGUST 11, 2015

Procurement focus shifted from traditional programs focused on solely on contract management, price and term negotiations, and supplier scorecards to include the evolution of supplier development to manage product quality and multi-tier supplier relationships in and across value chain relationships. In my life time, supply chains changed.

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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. Supply planning includes distribution, manufacturing, and procurement. Distributions and logistics : Supply planners with access to robust demand plans can efficiently deal with multiple orders and wide distribution networks.

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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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Jaggaer

JULY 2, 2020

Supplier negotiation skills are essential for anyone working in procurement. Negotiating is an important part of any relationship, including those with stakeholders and adjacent functions like logistics, research and development, and quality management. . The post The Key to Successful Procurement Negotiations? Be Prepared!

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The delivery was organized by the Academic Consortium to Combat Ebola in Liberia (ACCEL), a network of academic centers with technical expertise in emergency medicine and logistics systems. The Lab is part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. million grant from Paul G. Airlink has received a grant from the Paul G.

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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. What have you learned?

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

CCC is a standard metric used to quantify the ability of companies to convert invested resources into cash, and incorporates payables, receivables and inventory. This is a significant improvement over the high CCC of 37.3 days seen in 2015, and nearly matches the lowest recent CCC of 33.4 days for top quartile companies versus 47.5

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Insuring that each function, including online marketing, store operations and supply chain have common objectives, metrics and aligned rewards for the coming year. Financial Services.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 20, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. IT enablement in areas like Mobile work management, Health and Safety, Metrics monitoring (KPI) etc. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In this step, the actuals are compared with the planned metrics (MAPE, forecast accuracy, bias etc.) Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Some of those are Cognos, iLog, SPSS, Core Metrics, Emptoris, Vivisimo and many others, as world is moving from reactive to proactive. Procurement Blog. January 2014.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. A further benefit of integration of these many systems is to allow organizations to effectively report on their sustainability metrics. Procurement Blog. January 2014.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. We’ve read through some of the best analyst reports and surveys to bring you this procurement fact file containing some of the most interesting findings, statistics and quotes. Click here to download a printable pdf version of the procurement fact file. Procurement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

I have learned that supply chain systems are more complex than I originally thought, and that the relationships between supply chain metrics are nonlinear. Recently, I spoke to a major European retailer that lost 5% of their grocery revenues to Amazon in the first quarter of 2014. Why It Matters.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Gartner Survey Metric Notes: 1. Revenue Growth: (Change in revenue 2017-2016)*50% + (change in revenue 2016-2015)*30% + (change in revenue 2015-2014)*20%. SCM #SupplyChain #Logistics #Distribution #Technology #Leadership #Procurement #Purchasing #Freight. Source: Gartner (May 2018). All Rights Reserved.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. Balance: The ability to balance a portfolio of metrics to maximize market capitalization and free cash flow. My journey of sharing these insights with clients has culminated in the writing of my second manuscript, Metrics that Matter.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Example: For a shipper, number of shipments at a 3PL warehouse might be a relevant metric while the 3PL provider may be more interested in the number of shipments for all serviced shippers.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 12, 2016

By 2014 and 2016 revenue was back up to almost its previous high point. The company had invested and saved well – they owned their factories and equipment – and had a rainy day fund to make it through. They went from 1000 employees down to less then 300 – and a lot of people lost jobs, but they were able to survive.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. The founders of each company came together to discuss the overlap of technology and logistics and how it can be used to solve every day problems.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Hence it is not recommended as a single metric to be followed. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. Public Sector.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Gartner Survey Metric Notes: 1. Revenue Growth: (Change in revenue 2017-2016)*50% + (change in revenue 2016-2015)*30% + (change in revenue 2015-2014)*20%. SCM #SupplyChain #Logistics #Distribution #Technology #Leadership #Procurement #Purchasing #Freight. Source: Gartner (May 2018). © Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Consistent Business Intelligence - BI metrics can be obtained consistently across the entire business banking on the foundation of single version of master data. Procurement Blog.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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