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Time for a Supply Chain Metrics Cleaning

Logility

Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” ” To manage a supply chain containing complex dependencies between teams, departments and partner companies across international boundaries requires a rich set of metrics. Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.

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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

According to Steve Banker via Forbes , Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods positioned the company to corner the omnichannel area , and Amazon went a step further. Get Your Free White Paper Today. million returns, reports the Washington Post. Meanwhile, inventory levels rose 3.6 Download Here. UPS processed more than 1.5

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All I Want in My Easter Basket is a Supply Chain Planning System of Record

Logility

Expedited shipping is slashed, manufacturing efficiencies soar and purchasing costs fall. An aligned and synchronized S&OP process gets everyone marching to the same beat—and also delights the C-Level Management team, which is able to report higher profit margins to shareholders.

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In Logistics, the Last Few Feet are as Important as the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

He reports one such sprawling conurbation is found in China, which “plans to merge nine huge cities in the Pear River Delta to create a megacity called JingJinJi. 1] Edwin Jiang, “ In Global E-Commerce, the Race to Solve the ‘Last Mile’ ,” Business of Fashion , 14 August 2017. [2] ”[2]. Footnotes. [1]

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Do I Really Need More Technology in My Warehouse?

RFgen

PRG reported that 68-percent of survey respondents use a warehouse management system, an increase from 56-percent in 2017. Download the “Warehouse Automation Trends” white paper to learn more about incorporating technology in the warehouse setting. How Innovative Technology Can Convert to ROI.

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Do I Really Need More Technology in My Warehouse?

RFgen

PRG reported that 68-percent of survey respondents use a warehouse management system, an increase from 56-percent in 2017. Download the “Warehouse Automation Trends” white paper to learn more about incorporating technology in the warehouse setting. How Innovative Technology Can Convert to ROI.

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The 2016 Top 25 Supply Chains – Three Bold Predictions

Kinaxis

Next year (2017), by the rules of “those companies that have consistently had top five composite scores for at least seven out of the last 10 years”, Amazon will be moved into the Master’s. P&G taught us about the “Three Moments of Truth”: see the product at the store, purchase & use the product, and become a fan of the product.

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