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Supply Chain Metrics - Gaining Visibility in a Data-rich World

Logility

The second part of Drucker’s quote, “if you can't measure it, you can't improve it,” really brings home the importance of having the right set of metrics. In the field of supply chain management, we have created an abundance of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). One Size Does Not Fit All.

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Three Tough Headlines: What Can We Learn?

Supply Chain Shaman

I worked with consultants defining a business case for cloud-based supply chain solutions and new vendors looking to use artificial intelligence to solve the problems of master data management. Today, on average, there are 10-25 ships sitting on the water waiting to unload. It was not a good week for supply chain leaders.

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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

Any process or management after the sale of the product involves reverse logistics. The manufacturing firm would then have to organise shipping of the defective product, testing the product, dismantling, repairing, recycling or disposing the product. If the product is defective, the customer would return the product.

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How Microsoft & ThroughPut are helping Global Manufacturers increase Output during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and how every Operations Professional can help

ThroughPut

Additionally, under CEO Satya Nadella’s leadership on the enterprise side, Microsoft has even more reach and influence now than in 2015, with products like Excel, PowerBI & Azure becoming the backbone of enterprise data management. Walmart and FedEx can keep shipping, as long as we can keep producing.

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6 Transportation Management Trends for 2016

GlobalTranz

Similarly, the method of determining the rate of shipping will change in 2016. There is a call to move towards pricing by shipping density, otherwise known as “ dimensional pricing.” As a result, modern logistics providers must determine a new way to assess the cost of shipping a product. Focus on Implementation of the FAST Act.

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How Microsoft & ThroughPut are helping Global Manufacturers increase Output during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and how every Operations Professional can help

ThroughPut

Additionally, under CEO Satya Nadella’s leadership on the enterprise side, Microsoft has even more reach and influence now than in 2015, with products like Excel, PowerBI & Azure becoming the backbone of enterprise data management. Walmart and FedEx can keep shipping, as long as we can keep producing.