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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

He adds, “Often, last-mile distribution costs to rural areas are high and reliability is low, compounded by the lack of visibility of in-transit shipments.” ( Invest in Four Key Capabilities While Developing Your Demand-Driven Supply Chain Strategy for Emerging Markets , 18 September 2017) Let’s take Indonesia, for example.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

Management and planning of the entire network against a value network strategy. Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Recognition of asset strategies in go-to-market plans. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. Functional metric orientation.

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Taking the Hill

Supply Chain Shaman

This week, at Supply Chain Insights LLC, we published our 11th report in the series titled Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. The trade-offs are easier and the value network strategies more straightforward. Aligning metrics matters.

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The Essential Reference Guide for a Supply Chain Leader

GlobalTranz

5) Ongoing Assessment of Key Supplier Site Metrics to Ensure Business Continuity with Companies' Requirement and Proactively Identify Potential Risk Factors. Every business has their set of metric which they want to focus on. Supplier Development contributes towards 5 Key Work Streams in Supply Base: .

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Customer centricity is not about setting a company strategy through the forecasted demand of the product portfolio in the market. The figure below shows that the customer satisfaction levels of those companies with these supply chain leaders focussing on stronger customer-centric strategies are much higher when compared to other companies.

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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

The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system. Supply Chain Strategy. Targets for 2030 Include: Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. Source: Commerce Dept. View full report.

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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. The KC teams in Africa, Asia Australia, and Europe are just not equal to that of their peers. It is exciting to see a country so excited about building global transportation infrastructure. Supply chain leaders make progress in three-to-five years. How Have They Done?