Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

Today, on average, there are 10-25 ships sitting on the water waiting to unload. 2014 was not a good year for the western ports. In contrast, Kinaxis, a close competitor to E2open, went pubic in 2014 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Yes, there was lots of the usual hype coming from NRF, and CES conferences filling the airways.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

by Dr. Madhav Durbha Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection. A few days ago, the world’s seventh largest container shipping company by volume, Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy protection. Any such event will cause congestion in the ports.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

will face shortages in trucking resources again , predominatly a trucker shortage, in the near future due to an array of developments that may cause shippers to find loads left on the ground, shipping costs rapidly escalating, and shrinking profit margins that stun stakeholders. The 2014 winter weather triggered a trucking capacity problem.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

UPS Establishes New Peak Shipping Charge. Consumer Convenience” will become a new supply chain metric (more on that idea in a future post). See my April 2014 post “ Webvan 2.0: The few [shippers] that issued statements said it was not their responsibility to police the shipping industry. Post a comment and let me know.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

December is now upon us and before we know it we’ll be starting off 2014 right, which means it won’t be long until we’re all gathering in San Diego Feb 23 rd to 26 th for RILA Supply Chain 2014. Jeff Starecheski will discuss the challenges and breakthrough thinking that enabled Sears to build a successful omni-channel strategy.

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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. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. The difference?

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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. The good news is that the team was aware of the results and feel that they have righted the ship in 2014. We named it the Supply Chain Index.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Warehouse management rests at the heart of an effective transportation management strategy, and an inefficient, error-laden system results in poor shipping procedures, poor customer satisfaction, and deviations from best practices. Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process.

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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

DECEMBER 31, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC] Top 10 Logistics and Supply Chain Facts of 2014. Manufacturing Trends 2014: Top 10 Predictions from IDC Manufacturing Insights. Manufacturing Metrics that Matter Most: A Comprehensive Checklist. Transportation Metrics That Matter Most to Track and Improve Performance. What is 5S?

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

All KPIS have metrics to measure. As an example, our shipper customers who come to Cerasis for better and more efficient transportation management , meet with our account managers to review their shipping activity and use our analytics within our TMS to set new benchmarks and update KPIs so the shipper is continuously improving.

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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

The supply chain is vertically integrated and global shipping almost 2 million units daily. Orbit Chart for SanDisk for 2006-2014. Implement customer-centric policies to maximize $/GB shipped while effectively balancing service levels and inventory levels. This is a story of a supply chain turnaround. Does it work?

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 3, 2014

While reliable service and low prices are still important, these metrics have become prerequisites for commercial success. We have a shipping community that is dialed into using technology and trying to make sure that they bid everything electronically.” “When I started customers cared about price and service,” said Wiehoff.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

There should be metrics involved to monitor these objectives to ensure success across the supply chain. These metrics should be reviewed frequently to ensure supply chain success. Pull systems permit visual control of material flow in the supply chain.You can also use Ship-to-Use (STU) systems.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes. Without robust contingency plans in place, American companies that were unable to ship their products in a timely manner began accumulating more and more extra supplies and products.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

What kept nagging at me though is that the presentations were largely about “righting the ship” rather than “moving from ship to air.” In 2014, of the 20,460,136 individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community , 7,030,317 individuals were employed —34.4 According to DisabilityCompendium.org.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2019

After all, shave off $20 here for a short lot, $5 there for a cracked pallet and $10 over here for a mangled shipping label, and before long, it can run into real money. He asserts, “Suppliers just need to figure out the best way to improve their supply chain and logistics so that they can hit a metric to improve the flow of inventory.”[5]

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

There is more in-transit inventory–sitting on the water in larger ships, in-transit through international sourcing strategies, or work with contract manufacturers–as a result, to avoid inventory write-offs, the foot needs to hit the brake faster. Sensing the channel is critical to match manufacturing flows to the channel.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

The first post in this series broke down what is supplier quality management and the steps to evaluate suppliers and the second post gave you insight into the metrics to look out for by 6 major industries. Always work toward quality perfection (even though perfection does not exist) with all of your suppliers.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: JP¥ 1,829 billion/ $16.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

Orbit Chart Comparing Syngenta and Monsanto Progress on the Effective Frontier – Balancing Inventory Turns and Operating Margin for the Period of 2005-2014. We outsource about 80% of the primary ingredients of our crop protection business, and pack it in finishing plants and ship to warehouses.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 26, 2017

WSS to launch pilot scheme for drone deliveries to ships at anchor (The Loadstar). Supply Chain Diagnostics : Gain deep actionable insights across the demand and supply network to improve sourcing and partner collaboration while delivering root cause analysis of missed KPIs and key metrics.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Let's talk about the outputs, or desired metrics worth measuring, in each category of what a logistics company might provide. As we have now taken a step back to first understand how to create stakeholder value for the organization (shipper) who is looking to engage in the partnering with a logistics company.

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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. It supports the ability to consolidate multi-vendor/PO shipments to optimize total shipping costs. Complexity in the global supply chain has increased dramatically since that time.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. The country is about the size of the U.S. Manufacturing in Belgium.

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The fundamental challenge in shipping for supply chain managers is the requirement to wait until all parts are present before shipping the product. Managers must tie their efforts to mitigate risk with metrics that will result in the long-term support of higher management. Poor Framework for Accountability.

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Unleashed

MARCH 14, 2021

Established New Zealand businesses and tech start-ups are trying to come up with a solution that better manages agricultural data — facts, metrics, and statistics that describe elements of one or more farming or agriculture operations. Collecting data in agri-food supply chains. One recent regulation in America is the ELD mandate. Food fraud.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. companies look for new ways to ship their goods around the world and maintain visibility without succumbing to the obstacles of geography. As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Packaging Digest reported the global health care cold chain logistics market is projected to increase by $3-billion between 2014 and 2018. companies look for new ways to ship their goods around the world and maintain visibility without succumbing to the obstacles of geography. As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes. Without robust contingency plans in place, American companies that were unable to ship their products in a timely manner began accumulating more and more extra supplies and products.

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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. They can provide advanced information to transportation/shipping partners to avoid shipping delays. And before that, in 2001, Nike also had a demand planning blunder that led to a $100 million loss in sales.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

And of course, there’s the issue of profitability: a study from Deloitte in 2014 highlighted the importance of a healthy supply chain to an organisation’s bottom line. Purchasing and supplier management, International Commerce Codes functionality, and advanced shipping. Features include: A B2B eCommerce store, with guest payments.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

To give you an idea of what this is doing, the classic retail metrics, “same store sales” and “sales per square foot”, are no longer being reported by Macy’s department stores. Sales people like to be working with customers, not shipping stuff in boxes. ” This causes additional problems, however.

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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. It supports the ability to consolidate multi-vendor/PO shipments to optimize total shipping costs. Complexity in the global supply chain has increased dramatically since that time.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

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