Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

This segment also distributes a broad range of non-Cardinal branded products and provides supply chain services to hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers in North America. Companies typically expect that inventory levels will drop and service levels improve at the end of the first month. This was a bold and risky move.

Supply Chain Planning Software 175

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Predictive Analytics Software Modeling Software 175

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. In addition, Lucas used inventory as a slush fund to make quarterly earnings. Focus on Cost.

Procurement Analytics 195

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 195

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2019

With the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, companies can combine flexible storage options with advanced technology to create an end-to-end supply chain solution that works. during the third quarter to $7.21

Inventory Reduction 101

Inventory Reduction Inventory Warehousing Supply Chain Planning Software 101

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics.

Optimal Sourcing 169

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Design Software 169

ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Gartner says that the most common outsourced SCP processes are inventory management, statistical forecasting and service parts planning. versus $4.84

Supply Chain Planning Software 214

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Gartner Supply Chain Software 214

Logility

JANUARY 14, 2020

Year after year, survey after survey, forecast accuracy continues to be one of the top metrics for measuring supply chain performance. Hear from Citizen Watch America, Clarios, Finish Line, Haggar Clothing Co., Smithfield and Tillamook County Creamery Association.

Supply and Demand 130

Supply and Demand Forecasting Demand Planning Modeling 130

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. The algorithms generate recommendations on optimal ways to rebalance inventory based on cost and service level impacts. This visibility is key to both the root cause analysis and the inventory rebalancing.

Supply Chain Planning Software 207

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning 207

IQMS

JULY 22, 2019

The Warehouse Inventory Management Software market grew to $1.4B Warehouse Inventory Management software and systems help reduce infrastructure costs and enable the reallocation of existing IT resources to drive productivity improvements, according to IDC. How Warehouse Inventory Management Software improves efficiency.

Inventory Management Software 60

Inventory Management Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 60

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

It is now our fifth year of analyzing balance sheets to understand which companies are outperforming their peer groups on the metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while driving improvement. This is the fun part of my job. This work is not easy. Today, it is not.

Gartner 203

Gartner Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Strategy 203

ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Gartner says that the most common outsourced SCP processes are inventory management, statistical forecasting and service parts planning. versus $4.84

Supply Chain Planning Software 136

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Gartner Supply Chain Software 136

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company. How do you define the metrics that matter?

Procurement Analytics 259

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Metrics Procurement Solutions 259

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To minimize the frequency and impact of disruption, respondents say their organizations are also implementing automated risk monitoring solutions to proactively notify of risk events (56%), increasing inventory levels (54%), and rationalizing their supplier base to better monitor and engage fewer suppliers (48%). About Ivalua.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Disruption Supply Chain Software 130

synchrono

APRIL 2, 2018

It’s when they can find their way around The Mall of America without a directory. Built in 1992, The Mall of America still ranks as the largest in the US with more than 500 stores, just about every kind of restaurant you can imagine, and last but not least, the 7-acre Nickelodeon theme park. Inventory – Excess material and WIP.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean Waste Reduction Material Savings 60

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

It is not as simple as trading-off inventory, cost, and customer service. In the Supply Chains to Admire analysis, the focus is to understand the relative performance of a company within a peer group of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). Celebrating Success. Target Setting.

Supply Chain Design Software 250

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Gartner Supply Chain Software 250

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics. Leaders need to balance a portfolio of metrics. Year-over-year Improvement at the Intersections of the Metrics. A Three-year Weighted Return on Assets (ROA) Number (25%).

Gartner 150

Gartner Supply Chain Software Demand Planning Software Modeling Software 150

RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Proper temperature prevents certain inventory from becoming unusable and keeps consumables safe for customers. As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. Keeping pharmaceutical and other medical inventory at proper temperatures ensures products don’t lose potency. Extreme Temperatures for Special Products.

Inventory 52

Inventory Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software South America 52

RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Proper temperature prevents certain inventory from becoming unusable and keeps consumables safe for customers. As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. Keeping pharmaceutical and other medical inventory at proper temperatures ensures products don’t lose potency. Extreme Temperatures for Special Products.

Inventory 52

Inventory Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Planning Software South America 52

The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

In addition, retailers are struggling to move inventory initially ordered in the first quarter of 2022 to make way for back-to-school and holiday merchandise. Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play.

Supply Chain Planning Software 237

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Retail 237

Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

To make the list, companies out-performed their peer group on operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital while driving significant improvement in financial metrics over the period.Supply Chain Improvement is based on a detailed analysis calculated factors for balance, strength and resiliency. Learn More.

Conference 150

Conference Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 150

Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Go back to their inventory and stock build and factor in this sort of possibility – alongside all the other supply challenges they’re facing these days. Tackling America: ‘Eating the Elephant’ Within a huge market like the US, more granular localisation is key. Three Spirits’ solution?

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Forecasting Software 98

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The current company is stronger in North America than Europe. The Acquisition Is a Mixed Bag for the Inventory Management Market. While Barloworld has 150 clients, most of them are replenishment clients focused on operational planning versus inventory optimization in the tactical planning horizon for form and function of inventory.

Supply Chain Design Software 0

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Network Design Software Supply Chain Software 0

IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

Asset Management, Supply Chain Management, and Inventory Management are the hottest areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning and IoT adoption in manufacturing today. Due to machine learning, overall inventory reductions of 20 to 50% are possible. PDF, no opt-in) McKinsey & Company. The World Economic Forum (WEF) and A.T.

Manufacturing Procurement 42

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Modeling Manufacturing 42

Supply Chain Insights

JULY 23, 2017

Use our Metrics That Matter methodology to look at improvement and performance. Understand inventory write-offs, impact of forecast processes and technology satisfaction in the planning benchmarking. The seven on-line classes are: Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. How does it help? The game can be played by 10-100 employees.

Supply Chain Planning Software 0

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Price Mitigation Strategies Inventory Reduction 0

BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.” As a result, we’ve seen a 10% increase in service metrics.”. Digitalization Is No Longer Optional.

Supply Chain Planning Software 93

Supply Chain Planning Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Software 93

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

Supply chain planning and response management technology provider Kinaxis announced this week the completion of the acquisition of MPO , a provider of a B2B SaaS based platform supporting multi-party orchestration of order fulfillment, inventory and transportation services management. Customers span not only Europe but North America.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Predictive Analytics Software Prescriptive Analytics Software 52

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Event The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) recently concluded its ASCM CONNECT 2023 North America Conference. While schools view these metrics as positive to their programs, they sometimes do not seek businesses input to the desired skill needs. “ Starting salaries are second only to data engineers.

Conference 105

Conference Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 105

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Communication tools like order tracking, cloud-based shipping and ordering, and radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, enable real-time visibility of orders, shipments, and inventory.

Supply Chain Planning Software 246

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software 246

IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient. 72% of manufacturers say real-time monitoring is essential for streamlining and making inventory reconciliation more efficient.

Manufacturing Procurement 71

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Inventory Reduction 71

BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

One of the large automotive Tier 1 customers that makes wiring harnesses, connectors and electrical distribution systems partnered with Blue Yonder to gain end-to-end visibility during the COVID-19 pandemic because their factories in Latin America and Mexico were starting and stopping. Terence: What about in the medium-term?

Automotive 86

Automotive Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 86

Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As a consumer, let us say, you are given a choice between two identical iPhones—one that was made in China with Just-in-Time inventory management, and the second made in the U.S., by a manufacturer that had mitigated inventory risk by carrying safety stocks, leading to a final cost that is 40% higher than the Chinese-made iPhone.

Manufacturing Procurement 62

Manufacturing Procurement China South Carolina Mexico 62

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Overall Results on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. These giants drove slight improvements in operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) despite a slowing economy. The race for excellence will be won on other continents than North America and mainland Europe. It is seldom a step change.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 150

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Strategy Global Supply Chain 150

Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America. However, this model does not allow brands to be in control over production or inventory management. Perform a network analysis. Understand retail compliance.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Security Supply Chain Strategy Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 18, 2016

As one of its many programs, it initiated the “2015 Going the Distance Challenge” here in North America. In supply chain planning, we are driven by metrics. We focus on reducing miles driven, making a delivery in hours instead of days, minimizing inventories, or increasing the utilization of our workforce.

Supply Chain Planning Software 202

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Optimization 202

Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Over the last 2 years, Supply Chain teams have been struggling to procure and manufacture enough inventory. Suppliers will continue to ship orders in an effort to get the inventory off their books. Previously Mr. Echevarria was the CEO of VVF Americas. This could be far worse than an economic speed bump.

Procurement Analytics 78

Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 78

Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2016

Our company, for example, utilizes drone technology to automate the identification and reconciliation of hard to reach inventory. Managing enterprise wide metrics, best practices, process execution, flow of information and inventory, provides the business guidance on the path of continuous organizational optimization.

Supply Chain Software 100

Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Demand Planning Software 100

Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. Oracle Delivers Transformational Capabilities with New In-Memory Applications for Oracle Value Chain Planning. HighJump Software Acquires Evenex. SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 130

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software 130

Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations. According to the report , the largest brands in North America reported an 8% decline in on-time in-full (OTIF) delivery performance at retail customers throughout 2020.

Procurement Analytics 69

Procurement Analytics Food Report Optimal Sourcing 69