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Trends, Technology and Sustainability in Focus at LogiSYM MENA 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In terms of metrics, compared to traditional polyester yarn manufacturing, Greenspun requires 20% less water, uses 50% less energy, and produces 55% fewer carbon emissions. Let me take this opportunity to thank all our presenters, moderators, panel members for contributing their thoughts, ideas and experiences to LogiSYM MENA 2021.

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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.) Most are just that words.

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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. In the report, Gartner provides a helpful example of what a value map could look like. Although most Procurement teams report supply chain metrics on cost savings, less than 20% measure and report on their contributions to driving revenue.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Examples of Environmentally Friendly Online Retail

Ware2Go

Learn how businesses of all sizes can help build a more sustainable eCommerce industry, with examples of environmentally friendly brands that are leading the way. Ultimately, their ultra low-pressure drop systems have helped to reduce over 1,000 metric tonnes of carbon. In 2022 alone, eCommerce returns generated 9.5

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The wearable healthcare trends of 2021 and beyond

Unleashed

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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Tools of the Trade: How to Compare / Combine Diverse Time Series – “Normalizing”

Arkieva

A reoccurring challenge in comparing and combining diverse time series in demand forecasting is the “scale” – as it is in combining metrics. This blog provides an example of one method called normalization. Tools of the Trade: How to Compare / Combine Diverse Time Series – “Normalizing” was first posted on May 12, 2021 at 8:04 am.

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Can you Risk Implementing Enterprise Software from a High Growth Company with Large Losses?

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2021, Coupa reported losses of $180.1 The Rule of 40 was popularized by venture capitalists in recent years as a key performance metric for SaaS firms. The metric captures the trade-off between short-term viability and the investment in growth. on this metric. million on sales of $541.6 GAAP versus Non-GAAP.