Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

We had a choice to either install newer high-capacity machines for the Jell-O lines (CM Bartelts) running at over 1500 packages/minute or slower, more flexible equipment (IM Bartelts) at a rate of 650 pouches/minute. The analysis covers the period from 2010 to 2019. The analysis covers the period from 2010 to 2019.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 287

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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. Walmart is using machines from packaging-technology company Packsize International Inc. Walmart is using machines from packaging-technology company Packsize International Inc.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 207

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

” The journey for value requires a clear definition and analysis of what is possible. The supply chain is a complex system with finite, and non-linear relationships between supply chain metrics that drive balance sheet results. The analysis needs to be measured through an evaluation of year-over-year improvements.

Pharmaceutical 195

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

Five months of analysis. Selfishly, we need standard for our research, but we also want to help supply chain leaders gain new insights from a deep data-driven analysis. Selfishly, we need standard for our research, but we also want to help supply chain leaders gain new insights from a deep data-driven analysis. It is now over.

Pharmaceutical 210

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SupplyShift

MARCH 27, 2018

Paper and packaging is, in some ways, a unique commodity. Unlike other commodities, paper, pulp, and packaging are critical for every industry, from coffee to furniture. Coincidentally, paper and packaging as a commodity also has an outsized impact on natural resources and is one of the more visible areas of impact for many companies.

Packaging 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

Over the last month, I have been working on the 2019 Supply Chains to Admire analysis. The source data for the analysis comes from Ycharts.). We selected these metrics based on correlation work with Arizona State University in 2012. The Supply Chains to Admire analysis is six-years-old. Click the link to see the detail.)

Supply Chain Design Software 250

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Logility

MARCH 12, 2021

Forecasting and demand planning can be a challenge because they require a significant amount of quantitative analysis and subjective management judgment. Descriptive analytics are the summary measures and metrics that provide insight. Why are our error metrics (MAPE, MAE, etc.) Here’s where they help.

Supply and Demand 191

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 19, 2019

Realizing in January that 50,000 one-pound packages were all dimensionally billed as though they were 15 pound packages during peak season cannot get you your money back. The reality is that most carriers do not invoice as soon as a package has shipped. Use the Correct Metrics. Therefore, stay away from “Total” metrics.

Analytics Software 131

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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. It takes us three months and two full-time research assistants to finish the analysis.

Gartner 203

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2013

The AMR Top 25 was the first methodology that tried to connect financial metrics with supply chain excellence. It elevated the discussion on supply chain excellence and drove more discipline and rigor in the use of financial metrics. See how different the progress is on this metric by industry? The intent was good.

Gartner 250

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SupplyShift

MARCH 27, 2018

Paper and packaging is, in some ways, a unique commodity. Unlike other commodities, paper, pulp, and packaging are critical for every industry, from coffee to furniture. Coincidentally, paper and packaging as a commodity also has an outsized impact on natural resources and is one of the more visible areas of impact for many companies.

Packaging 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Financial reengineering focuses on the optimization of short-term results that are usually based on a functional analysis of source, make, or deliver. Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric. Reflections. Tonight I am in Frankfurt.

Optimal Sourcing 169

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Silvon Software

APRIL 19, 2022

Procurement is one core process area being focused to better manage today’s fluctuating change, with key performance metrics leading the way to assessing and managing procurement performance. The Basics of Procurement KPIs. Download Silvon’s Definitive Guide to KPIs : Concepts, Best Practices & More. Buyer / Procurement Department KPI s.

Optimal Sourcing 113

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

When a customer initiates a return through Doddle, they are asked specific questions about the condition of the item and packaging, given choices on how and where to return it, and also given a sustainability impact of the return. The old method was for parcel shippers to process and return one item at a time, which was incredibly expensive.

Supply Chain Planning Software 209

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Unleashed

JANUARY 29, 2024

This article looks at the SKU rationalisation process, how to utilise SKU rationalisation analysis for your business, and some essential best practices for implementing it. Using metrics such as inventory turnover rate , sell-through rate, and gross margin return on investment allows you to monitor your inventory performance more effectively.

Inventory Reduction 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. We complete the analysis each year. In this analysis, patterns matter.

Case Study 254

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. (As As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization. As a group, public companies want to make progress to both drive and sustain metrics performance, but they cannot. Improvement.

Supply Chain Design Software 195

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2017

Cost-effective packaging that ensures low investment and safety of goods as well. Optimize the packaging so that it occupies less volume and it does not increase the weight of the package. Logistics network optimization is incomplete without integrating measurement, analysis, and feedbacks. Cost metrics, and.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 197

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

They write, “The matter is even more urgent when considered alongside another UN analysis that tracks the problem further up the supply chain, and shows 14% of food production is lost before it reaches stores. By any metric, the situation looks grim. Better packaging. Packaging is often used to help keep food fresher.

Waste Reduction 130

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

They write, “The matter is even more urgent when considered alongside another UN analysis that tracks the problem further up the supply chain, and shows 14% of food production is lost before it reaches stores. By any metric, the situation looks grim. Better packaging. Packaging is often used to help keep food fresher.

Waste Reduction 130

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 26, 2016

Five months of analysis. Selfishly, we need a standard for our research, but we also want to help supply chain leaders gain new insights from a deep data-driven analysis. Selfishly, we need a standard for our research, but we also want to help supply chain leaders gain new insights from a deep data-driven analysis. The answer?

Pharmaceutical 110

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Though consumers often think of the global economy as small packages arriving on doorsteps, large-scale shipping forms the backbone of the global supply chain. Lastly, performing a rigorous cost-benefit analysis of a few carriers can provide shippers with unprecedented insight into what a specific carrier can offer their business.

Shipping 93

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Silvon Software

APRIL 29, 2022

Key performance indicators (KPIs) in inventory management are metrics that help you monitor and make decisions about your stock. The Stratum data hub collects, organizes and stores data from multiple sources and serves as a single version of the truth for helping our clients analyze performance KPIs and metrics across their businesses.

Optimal Sourcing 106

Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Procurement Analytics Price Mitigation Strategies 106

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

are working on a“if all you have is a hammer, all you see is nails” problem – they have been making boxed, canned and otherwise shelf-stable packaged food for well over a century but now consumers and retailers are looking for fresh foods and they don’t know how to adapt. Certainly, Campbell’s foray into its c-Fresh business ended in tears.

Analytics Software 238

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Silvon Software

APRIL 8, 2022

To achieve this growth, successful manufacturers today are relying on key performance metrics and automating many aspects of their data management processes to gain valuable business insights that can be used to meet their organizations’ performance goals. The Basics of Manufacturing KPIs. 40 Manufacturing KPIs That Drive Results.

Optimal Sourcing 108

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The script will be distributed to CFOs of apparel, consumer packaged goods, and food/beverage companies next week. Aligned Metrics. To ensure the management of the complex system, the metrics of operating margin, inventory turns, ROIC, customer service, revenue, and forecast accuracy need to be managed together as a non-linear system.

Optimal Sourcing 301

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2023

Both help assure that packages are correctly labeled and addressed. This type of solution can prevent misships by lowering the risk of lost or misdelivered packages. Advanced mobile solutions like those provided by RFgen can combine the most-needed functionality of all these technologies into one robust but flexible package.

Optimization Software 52

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Unleashed

APRIL 21, 2024

Conversely, the order fulfilment process in this example might include picking the packets of coffee beans from the warehouse shelf, packaging them securely with the correct shipping label, and dispatching them for delivery to the customer’s address. Shipping: The order is handed over to a delivery service.

Inventory Management Software 52

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Silvon Software

MAY 24, 2022

Sales metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) empower a salesperson, team or organization to assess performance against goals and objectives, monitor progress and make necessary adjustments for continued sales success. Appropriate sales metrics also help identify the state of sales regarding time-based goals.

Procurement Analytics 77

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Locus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Shipping the wrong product can be fixed by optimizing the package sorting process. It is vital that shippers optimize the below metric to success in their overall growth. Auto Sorting Packages : Manually checking the packages ,addresses, and then assigning them to a compatible vehicle is a tiring task to say the least.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2017

It is hard work to maintain the status quo in metrics performance. A balanced portfolio of metrics delivers the greatest value. The belief of “best practices” as defined by historic supply chain processes is not supported by the balance sheet analysis. Admitting this truth is a freeing moment. Many fail.

Inventory Reduction 156

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QAD

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In food product packaging, for example, we’re already seeing an uptick in sustainable packaging with a reduced environmental impact. Among the many ways QAD offers analysis tools, QAD Action Centers use analytics to help managers and shop floor staff monitor metrics and KPIs. . Environmental sustainability as disruption.

Trends 98

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Silvon Software

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The integrated analytics and data management aspects of a modern data hub can accommodate all of an organization’s critical information in order to glean insights that are based on the analysis of diverse data from distributed sources.

Procurement Analytics 94

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 4, 2013

Abby and I are writing an e-book on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter. We are also doing multi-variant analysis to build a formulaic representation of supply chain excellence based on public market valuations. As I look at the preliminary analysis results for the e-book, I see many parallels to my triathlete experience.

Price Mitigation Strategies 266

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

They produce a wide range of products for the automotive, construction, engineering, and packaging industries. But then executives may ask for higher sales or margins, or lower stock if key financial metrics are not being met. Finally, after collaboration and further analysis, the annual plan is agreed to.

Supply Chain Planning Software 264

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Unleashed

MARCH 24, 2024

Takt Time Takt time is a metric which measures how many units you will need to produce each day to meet customer demand, without overstocking or under delivering. Or they could be more of a process, such as Value Stream Mapping, root cause analysis (see point 24 below) and Standardised Work. 5S is not meant to be one-and-done.

Six Sigma 52

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SupplyPike

JULY 2, 2020

CEOs of successful consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies know they need to make clear-cut decisions in order to be true business leaders. With a primary focus on data, CPG brands can turn what they have compiled, into useful information through analysis and detecting patterns observed. One poor decision can be disastrous. .

Analytics Software 98

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