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Benchmarking Your Supply Chain Planning in 2017

ToolsGroup

The ToolsGroup customer base of more than 300 companies has allowed us to access a wide array of supply chain planning data for benchmarking in different industries and different circumstances. Bear in mind that it is not always easy to establish homogeneous and comparable benchmarking measurements. There are always particularities.

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Improve Your Response Time to Market Through Effective Benchmarking

Talking Logistics

In other words, if a planner receives multiple spot quotes for a load, the best he or she can do is a comparative analysis between the quotes without a benchmark. Technology vs. Manual Benchmarking Approach. The benchmark itself in this instance could be reflective of two different approaches.

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Robust Benchmarking Is Still The Exception

CHAINalytics

By Steve Banker July 24, 2017 Companies love benchmarking data. Bad benchmarking data gives companies the illusion they are running their business professionally. It is often the opposite; bad benchmarking often leads to poor decisions. It is often the opposite; bad benchmarking often leads to poor decisions.

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire 2017 Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

The goal of this work is threefold: to help supply chain leaders set realistic supply chain goals; to provide industry benchmarks to gauge progress; and to recognize companies achieving higher levels of supply chain excellence. Today we’re announcing the 23 winners of the 2017 methodology as shown in Figure 1.

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Why Now is the Perfect Time to Benchmark and Bid Your Carrier Rates

Talking Logistics

Whether you need to inform management that your performance is superior or has improved, or identify opportunities in the procurement process to drive additional economic value – there is no better time to benchmark and bid your carrier rates than now. Electronic on-board recorders will be mandated for use in December of 2017.

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire 2017

Supply Chain Insights

The goal is to provide industry benchmarks. The 2017 Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners. Our goal is to help supply chain leaders globally. The report types are: Supply Chains to Admire: A deep study by industry of performance and improvement levels for the past seven years. High-Level Overview of the Supply Chains to Admire.

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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

The original AMR Research analysis focused on a benchmarking sample of over 70 companies. This is the goal of the Network of Networks initiative which we are deeply vested in testing during 2017. We will launch a call for industry action on our webinar on January 11, 2017. The issue? Reflections. In 2016 I wrote 35 blog posts.