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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? through 2021, but total retail sales will grow 7.9%. transportation metrics ?that Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Top causes of capacity constraints include: . Focusing on the?

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The 10 Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2021

Unleashed

Procurement in 2021 and beyond. However, crisis management is now transitioning into recovery, with some signs of growth returning, and five common themes emerging for procurement in 2021: A focus on risk management and social value growth, although cost optimisation will remain a priority. Undamaged shipment rate.

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10 Must-Read Supply Chain Analytics Books for 2023

SCMDOJO

If you want to gain more supply chain analytics knowledge, you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supply chain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field.

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2021 Manufacturing Trends Revealed by the Pandemic

QAD

As the new year unfolds, manufacturers are continuing to learn lessons from 2020’s pandemic and looking for 2021 manufacturing trends. QAD’s Senior Vice President, Consulting and Transformation Services Robin Riordan offered his initial predictions for 2021 manufacturing trends in a recent article for Industry Today.

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

ivalua

This list should include the business metrics that each procurement project impacts. Although most Procurement teams report supply chain metrics on cost savings, less than 20% measure and report on their contributions to driving revenue. In the report, Gartner provides a helpful example of what a value map could look like.

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Asking the Right Questions Is The First Step To Drive Supply Chain Excellence

Supply Chain Shaman

Using balance sheet data from 2011 to 2019, we chart companies’ progress by peer group on rate of improvement and performance in the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). A focus on functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance.) We Give to You.

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When the Rubber Hits the Road

Supply Chain Shaman

Make, source, and deliver need to be managed together based on analytics that sense and respond at the speed of business. Results in the Automotive Industry for the period of 2012-2021. We find that three factors mattered: organizational alignment, descriptive analytics, and inventory management. So, you might ask, why?