Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog we provide highlights and insights regarding SAP SE’s 2022 Sapphire ASUG Now customer conference held last week in Orlando, Florida. . Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. Bob Ferrari. . All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Carbon Action portion of these scorecards benchmark a supplier’s ability to collect and disseminate emissions data. The project was officially launched in 2021 and by January 2022, 100 suppliers had declared their carbon footprint. A supplier’s Scope 1 emissions become part of a buyer’s Scope 3 emissions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2022

Mark joined Emerge in January 2022. Mark McEntire is the Senior Vice President of Operations at Emerge, a freight technology firm that is reinventing freight procurement by providing access to benchmarked rates and thousands of trusted partners to maximize cost-savings. Vice President of Operations, as well as experience with J.B.

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E2open

JANUARY 19, 2023

(NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today released the Q4 2022 edition of its Ocean Shipping Index, a quarterly report that offers data-driven insights to better manage the movement of goods around the globe and on key lanes between Asia, North America, and Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

GLOBAL TRADE NEWS Xeneta , an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform provider, investigated how growing geopolitical divisions are manifesting in a shift away from manufacturing in China, and an increase in friendshoring.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A reference database and benchmarking tools eliminate the need to build a new model from scratch every time while leveraging your company’s current and forecasted demand with near-real-time access to information. CSCMP EDGE Leadership Panel Survey, 2022. Third: Repeatable network design.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 2, 2022

By improving last-mile visibility with cutting-edge analytics software, you can boost your business’ productivity and customer satisfaction and loyalty, as well as benefit from accurate KPI benchmarking. Accurate KPI benchmarking. Strong last-mile visibility also helps your business facilitate accurate KPI benchmarking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we turn the page on 2022 , I’d like to make five supply chain predictions about what to expect for 2023. Most recently, APQC has conducted best practice and benchmarking research on last mile delivery. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7 2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Simmons ran an RFP between late 2021 early 2022. The solution can be used to benchmark whether Simmons is paying below, above, or at market for their moves on a particular lane. FourKites was selected in the first quarter of 2022. Simmons began the implementation in April of 2022. The implementation is still in progress.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

To support this assertion, I share the results in Table 2, which contrast the Gartner Top 25 2023 winners to the results of their industry sector for the ten-year period of 2023-2022. I list sixteen in Table 2, but of the 29 companies listed in the Gartner Top 25, 27 underperform their peer group sector. Is this success?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

trillion USD in 2022 , up 5.0% The dashboard also provides the ability to track and control CO2 emissions across all modes of transportation (road, rail, ocean and air) and benchmark third-party carriers and routes with the least CO2 emissions. Consumption and Emissions – A Growth Story. from last year.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2023

2] Staff, “ Causal AI ,” Rapidminer, 2022. [3] 5] Jerry Stephens, “ AI for Supply Chains Needs Cause-and-Effect Reasoning ,” SupplyChainBrain, 20 December 2022. [6] 2] Staff, “ Causal AI ,” Rapidminer, 2022. [3] Footnotes [1] Predictive Analytics World, “ Predictive Analytics World FAQ “. [2]

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 16, 2022

Nonetheless, he never believed that the cash would eventually give him unprecedented value esteem by 2021 to 2022. Numerous financial backers utilize Bitcoin’s value swings as a benchmark for foreseeing the future accomplishment of other digital currencies. Coming up next are probably the most conspicuous Bitcoin gauges for 2022.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Quarterly performance is then benchmarked against the nine previous quarters. Up The UK Cosmetics & Personal Care industry has delivered on 2022 predictions of high business performance with an overall health score of 98, the first-equal highest score. Although it has dropped slightly from its 2022 heights of £406,769.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

in 2022, with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire calling the shortage the country’s “second biggest emergency.”. Consider that: In the United States, in February 2022, the part-time labor shortage increased by 13 percent in a month. France saw its unemployment rate reach 7.3% Wondering how to attract and retain a strong workforce?

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

billion in 2022 to $3.12 Just as a benchmark, Blue Yonder owns over 425 patents and has committed more than $1 billion to future research and development,” notes Joe. It all adds up to a significant competitive advantage and stronger financial performance.” Results like these are creating a fast-growing global market for WES solutions.

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Taulia

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Drawn from the global marketplace and curated by Ardent Partners’ market-leading research team, ‘Metrics that Matter’ is a powerful and comprehensive compilation of the industry’s best and most widely-used accounts payable benchmarks. The post Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter in 2022 appeared first on Taulia.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Of all of our featured blog content in 2021, our most read blog was our March 2021 commentary: Zara Provides The Benchmark For Supply Chain Digital Transformation. . Having now invested in digital transformation and integrated multi-channel response capabilities, this retailer may continue to set the global benchmark. Bob Ferrari.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2022

Cited is an estimate by JP Morgan Chase indicating that the global benchmark for Brent crude could reach $185 if Russian supply continues to be disrupted. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 30, 2022

MODEX 2022 kicked-off on Monday and I spent the full-day Tuesday on the floor. KNAPP has also normalized KPIs across operation types and allows companies to benchmark their operations across sites and anonymously with the operations of other operating companies.

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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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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Number 3 – I always benchmark the performance of any business function I manage, against a broader dataset. It is very easy to get comfortable with status-quo, or benchmark one’s current performance against a baseline that may not be reflective of best-in-class. And I ask myself how can we make ourselves better?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

The halal trust assessment could be conducted for one brand, but can also be benchmarked with selected competing brands. The halal trust of a brand is measured through a consumer survey, analysing the consumer perception of the halal logo, excellence, transparency, halal authenticity, and intention.

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CHAINalytics

MARCH 8, 2022

As 2022 picks up steam, it’s important to plan for the year ahead. Over these three weeks, we’ve featured … The post Your US 2022 Parcel Outlook: Making Sense of This Year’s Parcel Shipping Dynamics appeared first on Chainalytics. This is the last post in a three-part series.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 29, 2022

2022 Ecommerce Returns Benchmark Report. When a return is transformed into an exchange, customer satisfaction rises, and the brand makes more money. Learn More About Ecommerce’s Dirty Little Secret. Aaron’s LinkedIn. Loop’s LinkedIn. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

First was that we were performing at a level that was far below industry benchmark and leadership levels. Interview with Drew Morgan originally published on February 22, 2022. That is when I met Drew Morgan. As we did a deep dive on Inventory management a few things were clear to me. How can people contact you? All Rights Reserved.

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Multichannel Merchant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In a 2022 study from Descartes examining consumer perceptions of ecommerce buying and home delivery, 48% of respondents said they will make more ecommerce purchases in the future (read: more deliveries), up from 13% pre-pandemic. Last mile delivery benchmark studies have identified five basic customer delivery personas.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 9, 2022

In 2022, C.H. Benchmarking and analysis. Now that we’re in a softening market, it provides an easy opportunity to help shippers quickly take advantage of lower rates. Digitally connected supply chains offer many opportunities. Digital connections can remove routine tasks from your to-do list, alleviating pressure in your supply chain.

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Freightos

MARCH 23, 2023

The largest importers – whose contracts generally determine the benchmark for other BCOs each year – have yet to sign. Ocean contracts can now be linked to reliable benchmarks like the Freightos Baltic Index , removing the incentives for price-based disruptions like when contract and spot levels get out of sync.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s preferable to think of your credit score as more of a visible benchmark rather than a precise indicator of how the bank perceives you or the kind of credit cards you’ll be given. Originally written for Supply Chain Game Changer and published on November 29, 2022. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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Proxima

MARCH 21, 2023

Welcome to the Scope 3 Maturity Benchmark, a collaborative effort by some of the world’s largest companies to enable them to share, learn and tackle Scope 3 faster and with more certainty. You can access the benchmark here. The Scope 3 benchmark is open. Sound interesting? were credible. Perhaps some, perhaps all of them.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2023

In the most recent proposed revision, introduced on November 30th, 2022 as part of the European Green Deal’s Circular Economy Action Plan , the Commission has set a more ambitious target: to ensure that all packaging is reusable or recyclable in an economically feasible way by 2030.

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Multichannel Merchant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In a 2022 study from Descartes examining consumer perceptions of ecommerce buying and home delivery, 48% of respondents said they will make more ecommerce purchases in the future (read: more deliveries), up from 13% pre-pandemic. Consumer sentiment aligns with this projected growth.

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Unleashed

JULY 2, 2023

Jump down to the How to use Days Inventory Outstanding in your business section of this article to see some benchmark DIO figures for popular retail industries.) Benchmark your business against industry peers If you’re trying to work out what a ‘good’ DIO is for your business, compare it with similar organisations from the same sector.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Next, a backlash is triggered that draws the term’s credibility into question, followed by a revival as professionals in organizations such as consultancies step in to benchmark the term and enshrine it in best practices. The questionnaire for the 2022 report closed in December 2021, and we are in the process of analyzing the responses.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 25, 2022

In a notice to financial backers, FSInsight anticipated that Bitcoin would outperform $200,000 in the last part of 2022. Back in November 2021, Kate Waltman, a New York-based confirmed public bookkeeper who had some expertise in crypto, told us, “The most taught teachers in the area are expecting $100,000 Bitcoin in 2022 or sooner.”

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