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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

Build a planning master data base to understand current leadtimes, conversion rates and currency fluctuations and analyze the impact of variability on reliability. He was also unaware of how to measure Forecast Value-Added, the Bullwhip impact and the health of inventory. We discussed how to do this testing.

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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). The charts and data get boring pretty quick.) The reason? Does functional ownership matter?

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How to Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions with Mobile Barcoding

RFgen

The supply chain is constantly being disrupted, leading to challenging inventory operations and customer need fulfillment. Mobile barcoding and automated data technology can help you gain control quickly as situations arise. While mobile barcoding and automated data collection can’t solve all supply chain issues.

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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

AFFLINK

Unpredictable Consumer Demand Trends Traditionally, organizations got away with loose forecasting and just-in-time (JIT) inventory management to match production to consumer demands. On the road, the American Trucker Association estimates needing more than 160,000 drivers to meet current demand increases by 2030.

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

A new study by the SupplyChainDigest analyzing the main components of working capital: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO), and Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) revealed an uptick in DIO. Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. View full report.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

Here I share insights on how to get started using a four-step process. We draw a timeline on a conference room wall and using customer shipment and compliance data, we plot the issues with customer service and product outages. I ask, “ Do you have data that could be used to alleviate the issue in the future?”

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Read also: How to Calculate the Cost of Transport 2. Emissions from urban last-mile deliveries are predicted to increase by 30% in 100 cities globally by 2030. Read also: What Makes Every Delivery More Efficient Than the Last How to reduce delivery costs of last-mile?