Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Another misconception is that enterprise resiliency only started to decline in 2020 with the pandemic. The Focus Inside-out Supported by Functional Metrics. Instead, the path requires a redefinition of process, metrics, and capabilities. For example, an organization shall never be efficient, agile, and responsive.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This divide will only increase as we enter the make-or-break time period of Q3 2020 and Q4 2020 – as we have never experienced a “COVID Black Friday.” Traditional thinking would have teams placing deep buys of highly promotional items to be ready for the onslaught of in-store shopping starting the week of November 22, 2020.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In October 2020, DB Schenker hosted a high-profile delegation comprising key government agencies amongst whom, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Manpower, Economic Development Board and Workforce Singapore at the Red Lion facility – Schenker Singapore’s premier integrated freight and logistics facility.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 27, 2017

While it is nice to envision supply chains in 2020 or 2030 the truth is; for many manufacturing businesses, discussions about future supply chain innovations, often leads to a “yeah.right,” smirk by supply chain executives – this with good reason. Determine the Metrics That Matter. Source: Arkieva.

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QAD

AUGUST 12, 2021

Consider a few examples: In the beginning of 2021, Apple announced executive bonus modifications based on environmental values. In 2020, Coca-Cola achieved a goal to reduce relative carbon emissions by 25% by 2020, against a 2010 baseline, and is now working on further reductions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

For example, Google Maps app is a public cloud application. The software architecture allows the value to be measured and those metrics are visible to the customer and the Infor success team. In 2020, Infor SaaS customers had an attrition rate of 8.4%. Often a customer has limits on how much change they can accommodate.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. This list should include the business metrics that each procurement project impacts.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For example, reports and analytics in your ERP system can help you identify areas where improvements can be made. In a 2020 SYSPRO survey it showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic. For example, evaluate if you are a digital explorer?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2021

For those that aren’t familiar, or like myself are more familiar with the symbol than the concept, the principle of Yin and Yang is a concept of dualism, used to explain “that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites, for example, female-male, dark-light and old-young. Create a Sustainability North Star Metric.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. Why do we have 32 days more inventory by company in 2020 than in 2007? To make the point, let me share data on alignment taken from similar surveys from 2013 and 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Companies knew this, which is why 93% of senior supply chain leaders surveyed in May 2020 by consulting firm McKinsey planned to increase inventories of key products and materials while also diversifying their supply base and localizing or regionalizing both supply and production. JIT isn’t the main problem, and JIC isn’t a solution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology. When companies were growing, I also discovered that the cost and inventory metrics better aligned with peers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“May you live in interesting times,” widely attributed as a Chinese curse, some claim this as a blessing; whichever side you take, this is exactly what’s happening in the supply chain world since 2020, and it looks like we will be living with this blessing/curse for a while longer. Examples of Composability in Supply Chain Planning Platforms.

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QAD

JANUARY 6, 2022

In 2020, Deloitte conducted an extensive survey about digital transformation and found that: “Digitally mature companies enjoy a wide range of specific benefits arising from their digital transformations that include, but go well beyond, the bottom line. The authors refer to the bounty of benefits that accrue from digital maturity.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, the reverse logistics process includes the management and the sale of surplus as well as returned equipment and machines from the hardware leasing business. A recent article in Logistics Viewpoints noted that UPS estimated that post-holiday returns were up 23% in 2020.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 29, 2022

According to Castillo (2021), most e-CRM software also has the ability to analyze your site’s metrics, for example: Conversion rates; Customer click-through rate; E-mail subscription opt-ins; Which products customers are interested in. You can also apply the Multiplatform Support philosophy to provided payments for example.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

BATNA" (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement aka Best Case Scenario) and "WATNA" (Worst Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement aka Worst Case Scenario) are the examples of theories from this school of thought. Generalization" is an example of a theory that explains that people tend to use the experience to respond to similar situations.

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Unleashed

MARCH 2, 2021

Wearable healthcare works by collecting a user’s wellbeing and fitness data, and creating a personalised database of the user’s health metrics. They work by collecting a user’s wellbeing and fitness data, and creating a personalised database of the user’s health metrics. It can then respond to the user’s needs, such as cooling down.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2020

Within a business context, “It includes the processes through which you learn about both international law and local regulations, how to build a multinational business environment, and connect with international partners to increase your chances of success” ( Phrase 2020 ). EXAMPLE: The Golden Arches, AKA McDonald’s.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 30, 2022

For example, in the early stages of the pandemic, consumers bought many more cleaning products and shelf-stable foodstuffs than normal. Retailers need to consider a multitude of metrics, including the role of the category in the store and across channels from the shopper’s point of view (do shoppers see it as a convenience or a necessity?),

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 2, 2024

An example of AI-enabled workflow optimization is traffic heat maps that you can use to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in your warehouse picking routes or putaway processes. Automation for Peak and Beyond Since 2020, there has been a significant evolution in the nature of peak periods and bid times.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. However, corporate sustainability was really brought into focus in 2020. Corporate ESG Reporting Today .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Logistics Procurement – Performance Management by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Shortly after the outset of COVID, in early 2020, supply chains have been disrupted across the globe. Whilst extremely relevant and well-intentioned, these perspectives are however often anecdotal and could to some extent be biased.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 2, 2024

An example of AI-enabled workflow optimization is traffic heat maps that you can use to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in your warehouse picking routes or putaway processes. Automation for Peak and Beyond Since 2020, there has been a significant evolution in the nature of peak periods and bid times.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 24, 2022

This gives a business constant access to up-to-date data, allowing it to quickly calculate meaningful metrics like inventory turn, value of inventory on-hand or sales per week by item.” At a grocery store, for example, the worker doesn’t have to know the codes for popular items to be productive.” Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

” They add, “AI is expected to be able to progressively make a range of complex decisions, more autonomously (for example; better predict demand, set inventory levels, reroute transportation, redesign the supply and distribution network).” Focus on capabilities ,” Supply Chain Management Review, 9 November 2020. [2]

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In Malaysia, CEVA Logistics worked closely with L’Oréal , a major producer of luxury and consumer products, to develop a social initiative of providing jobs for the hearing impaired at our warehouse since June 2020. We also look to reduce or eliminate the use of plastic packaging. million gallons of SAF this year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A 95% on time delivery metric – very high performance – is just not good enough for Simmons. The Journey to Improve Service When Mr. Masters joined the company in August of 2020, the company had three business units each using its own carriers. That factory also aims to rapidly process the raw materials into product.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The 2020 peak season is groundbreaking and represents a massive shift in typical supply chain operations. The 2020 peak season is a record-shattering event, as described above. Ensure all chosen metrics are actionable, providing direction for how to improve operations continuously. It’s time to face the facts.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

In the wake of COVID disruptions and the financial advantage earned by companies focusing on ESG despite major market uncertainty, investors are rapidly recognizing the strategic importance of these metrics as well. However, corporate sustainability was really brought into focus in 2020.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Indirect Procurement was really challenged by the onset of the pandemic in 2020 where the vast majority of workers shifted, literally overnight to home working and businesses had to find new office equipment including laptops and also cost effective ways of ensuring broadband connectivity and so on.

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ThroughPut

JULY 24, 2022

In 2020, the strongest players started rethinking their planning strategies. While acknowledging the need to reassess planning approaches is indeed a positive sign, however, the unfortunate truth is that existing planning capabilities will not cut it if retail businesses want to remain relevant over the next decade.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

One example: just before COP26 kicked off, CEOs from more than 30 large financial institutions with over $8.7 In a 2020 study , CDP estimated that for the average large corporation, supply chain emissions are 11.4 Wal-Mart is likely the world leader, with a goal of reducing supply chain GHGs by one billion metric tons by 2030.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Morgan Working Capital Index 2020 , there is significant capital trapped in the form of working capital that can become a vital source of additional liquidity for corporations. The cash conversion cycle (CCC), also called the net operating cycle, is a metric used to measure the efficiency of a company's cash management and liquidity.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

“Though some industries are ahead in their application of AI — retail for example — Bain & Company research says no one is ‘mastering the technology.’ 1] Tina Wilson, “ How CPG brands can harness data to flourish in the age of disruption ,” ClickZ, 5 August 2020. [2] Footnotes. [1] 5] Michael C.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2020

How has the food industry managed the tumult of 2020? To set a benchmark against which we can measure 2020’s results, it’s worth looking at how the food sector performed the year before. The year so far: 2020 in the food industry. To date manufacturers with an online retail presence have best navigated 2020’s disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

To say that the pandemic made 2020 a very challenging year would be a gross understatement. Because of service disruptions – not being able to buy toilet paper, for example – the supply chain has been more discussed than ever before. For the rest of 2020, service levels stayed at 86%. 2020 was different.

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