Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2022

Industry 4.0 , sometimes also called the fourth industrial revolution , is a trend of data exchange and automation in changing manufacturing and manufacturing technologies. have created opportunities for manufacturers to use the massive amounts of data they collect to monitor and improve the quality of their products.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On this tour, I heard Jeff Ma, a former member of the MIT blackjack team, speak on the use of analytics to make better decisions in “beating the house.” The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Alignment in Organizations in the Summer of 2022. Closed Loop.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 2, 2022

Deby Joevita, an award-winning User Experience Designer, mentioned during an online course that a UX design should have some metrics built in, which should provide you with the necessary direction towards achieving a meaningful experience for users. In fact, Statista estimates that 97 zettabytes of data will be created in 2022 alone.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? Let’s look at the three megatrends shaping supply chain innovation in 2022 and beyond – resilience, through technical capability and consistency; optimisation of the omnichannel experience; and sustainability with a focus on Scope 3 emissions. Utilise powerful software solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Recessionary environments cause disruptions in the manufacturing industry around the globe, leading to long lead times, shortages, rising prices, and complications in transportation lines. In March 2022, online shopping was up 27% over the previous year. From the start of the pandemic until March 2022, online shopping went up by 33%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer. Then we are pulling out of an animal nutrition production facility and taking those finished products to a pet food manufacturing facility. A 95% on time delivery metric – very high performance – is just not good enough for Simmons.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

By monitoring particular metrics over time across your online sales, in-store sales, and operations, you’ll gain quantitative insights into your business performance. A retail KPI (or “Key Performance Indicator”) refers to a quantifiable metric used to measure how a retail business is performing. Why are retail metrics important?

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Logility

JANUARY 4, 2022

Planalytics’ weather-driven demand analytics help businesses stay ahead of never-ending sales variability. 4, 2022 – Logility, Inc., Logility customers can leverage Planalytics weather-driven demand analytics to factor in the weather’s influence on top line revenue and product/category sales across specific time periods and locations.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 11, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides initial highlights and commentary related to supply chain planning tech provider Kinaxis’s annual 2022 customer conference. In the announcements category, one relates to a reported new breakthrough in advanced supply chain analytics being termed Kinaxis Planning.AI. Major Announcements. Bob Ferrari. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

The selection of metrics is based on prior work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, correlate to market capitalization and price to book value. In the 2022 analysis, twenty-two companies meet the Supply Chains to Admire Award criteria for Supply Chain improvement, performance, and value.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

But I believe that more efficient packaging is the area with the greatest potential to improve sustainability metrics within the warehouse. Xeneta’s data analysis shows that containerized imports from the far east to the US increased substantially from 2017 to 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. Mistake #5.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This modern approach allows manufacturers and suppliers to share real-time data about product availability, production, and sales. Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) involves relationships between buyers and sellers or manufacturers and suppliers. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on November 3, 2022.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. The Role of Digitisation and Analytics in Supply Chain Resilience. HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Researchers assign various measures of importance to each of the metrics, sometimes treating them equally, sometimes separating one out of the pack.”[2] He explains, “This time around, the Roaring 20’s will bring about not mass manufacturing and increased migration to cities, as it did a century ago. 2] Julius ?erniauskas,

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2023

Data requirements The development of a DPP for 30 product groups with the most significant environmental impact has been outlined as part of the proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (European Commission, 2022). CO2 footprint, water use) ( Global Battery Alliance, 2022 ; European Commission, 2019). 2021 ; Walden et al.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2022

A global chemical manufacturer recently had to replace ships that transported bulk materials to ports. This chemical manufacturer is converting its entire distribution system to containers. Whether you’re a direct-to-consumer manufacturer or a direct-to-consumer brand, logistics plays a crucial role in a company’s supply chain.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In February 2022, I wrote the first of a five blog series using the name Intelligent IBP. The launch of a Decision Intelligence (DI) definition by Gartner later in 2022 further cemented my believe that this new discipline will become mainstream. And artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent agents will be part of the solution.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Meanwhile, the downstream supply chain involves activities post the manufacturing process, which would mean getting the finished goods to the end consumer.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Followed by focus on big data analytics where companies began leveraging BI (business intelligence) tools for data-driven decision making. Leveraging AI/ML and IoT to capture relevant data to help aid supply chain visibility, operational feedback, managing metrics. Foreign trade policies are weakening.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

At the beginning of 2022, our published Ferrari Consulting and Research Group Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains included among others, a prediction that a heightened cycle of acquisition activity among enterprise and specialty supply chain technology providers will occur. Background. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions. 2022 was, undoubtedly, another tough year with many disruptions happening outside the four walls of enterprise – extreme weather, natural disasters blocking access to resources, port or border congestion delaying transit, panic buying artificially inflating demand, suppliers going out of business.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 24, 2022

Maintaining healthy levels of Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) inventory is essential to the smooth running of your manufacturing, distribution or wholesaling operation – even if MRO goods aren’t part of your final products. Techniques for 2022 What is MRO inventory? Learn more: What is Inventory Management?

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Unleashed

AUGUST 18, 2021

Reverse logistics is the process of goods returning to their point of origin – back from the purchaser to the manufacturer or supplier. Today, reverse logistics can no longer be an afterthought for manufacturers, but is instead an integral part of supply chain planning. What steps make up the reverse logistics process?

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. billion metric tons as of 2017. One joint solution. The value added to the data.

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Aera Technology

AUGUST 16, 2018

percent CAGR through 2022. are transforming capabilities to manage this massive network of manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies and patients. In the case of forecasting, analytics and algorithms applied to the data enables Merck to forecast more accurately than traditional tools and humans in 80 percent of their predictions.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 2, 2024

Not surprisingly, companies that employ advanced analytics to improve decision making and execution have the results to show for it.” “To address these issues manufacturers are looking to continue to digitize their supply chains.” billion [in 2022].” Supply chain professionals understand that.

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Unleashed

JUNE 23, 2021

With that in mind, here’s our pick of the 10 most important inventory management trends for 2022. 10 inventory management for 2022: 1. Inventory analytics goes mainstream. Easily connect high-value tools that utilise new data capabilities, like ERP, inventory management for manufacturers, smart accounting software, CRM, etc.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

The Port of Shenzhen –a central manufacturing and export hub including the Yantian terminal that handles 25% of all U.S.-bound Still, the manufacturing plants and distribution centers are closed. Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors. Semiconductor manufacturing consumes 10% of the island’s water supply.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to the 2022 Deloitte Global Treasury Survey , CFOs consider improving liquidity risk management to be a top priority for their treasury departments. There’s a toolkit of metrics to help the treasury department understand the level of liquidity. But why is liquidity management so important?

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 18, 2022

Actionable analytics and meaningful logistics intelligence are essential elements in freight. Actionable analytics gather large volumes of data and interpret it in a meaningful way, translating it into effective business strategies. That degree of data management is complicated by the changing nature of the freight market in 2022. .

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series addressing logistics imperatives necessary to manage uncertainly and disruptions heading into 2022. This dramatically cuts down on the physical and analytical demands placed on supply chain professionals every day. . You can find Part 1 here. Grounds for labor shortage concerns are increasing.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the end of 2022, Tesla delivered its first semis to PepsiCo. In the meantime, one of the best ways for manufacturers to find fuel efficiency improvements and emission-curbing opportunities is through route optimization. Tracking Key Metrics to Drive Sustainable Logistics Performance Improvement . Electric Vehicles .

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E2open

DECEMBER 8, 2022

8, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. release includes innovations such as advanced analytics to better align rebate and incentive programs with corporate goals, helping increase returns on channel investments. Missing on-time, in-full requirements can cost manufacturers millions of dollars in fines from retailers and vendors.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 7, 2024

At Gartner’s recent Supply Chain Planning Summit, I had the honor of co-presenting with Chance Finley, Vice President for Global Supply Chain at onsemi, a leading semiconductor manufacturer with more than $8 billion in annual revenue. The company manufactures its diverse solutions at 19 sites in nine countries.

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Cognira

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The company is working on a sustainability strategy with measurable targets and well-identified metrics, aiming for a carbon-neutral supply chain and a major waste reduction across all operations. Analytics can provide valuable information on market trends, pricing dynamics, supply chain performance, and customer preferences.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Raw materials and component shortages, labor shortfalls, port closures, rising fuel costs and other forces will continue to exert enormous pressures on global supply chains in 2022. This dramatically cuts down on the physical and analytical demands placed on supply chain professionals every day.

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