OptiProERP

APRIL 9, 2024

Collaboration between production, procurement, and logistics teams is essential to optimize resource utilization and minimize lead times. Use dashboard reporting and analytics tools to track performance metrics in real-time and identify areas for improvement.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 18, 2023

While clearly important in today’s constantly changing business environment, so many companies continue to struggle with how to measure and improve their performance – grappling with questions like: Which metrics really matter? How do we get buy-in around the organization? Each requires its own portfolio of metrics.

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QAD

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What is Supply Chain Analytics and Why is it Important? Supply chain analytics allows businesses to examine their operations and view data in real-time. With supply chain management analytics software, companies can improve decision making, take a proactive approach and quickly mitigate issues before they explode into bigger problems.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2024

At the time, many business leaders did not know how to type and had no idea how to use a computer. In my first classes, I taught the group how to speak the language of demand—forecastability, Forecast Value Added (FVA), backcasting, demand and market latency, and market drivers. Lack of aligned metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On this tour, I heard Jeff Ma, a former member of the MIT blackjack team, speak on the use of analytics to make better decisions in “beating the house.” The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. A focus on functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 13, 2023

By the end of this article, you’ll gain insights into which inventory health indicators you should be monitoring, how to overcome common inventory management hurdles, and see how a third-party logistics provider like ShipBob can help. These metrics provide valuable insights into how well your inventory is managed.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

But how do you know if all that hard work is paying off? By monitoring particular metrics over time across your online sales, in-store sales, and operations, you’ll gain quantitative insights into your business performance. Why are retail metrics important? What is a retail KPI?

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Precoro

JULY 16, 2023

These goals can be expressed as key performance indicators (KPIs) – relevant functional metrics that can be tracked regularly to make sure that the business makes purchases in an efficient way. Inventory Management Efficiency This is an evaluation of how efficiently the purchasing team maintains the right level of inventory.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. The issue was that none of these ex-McKinnsey and Deloitte consultants knew how to model variability, feasibility, and constraints.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics. The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo. About Andrew Lynch. third-party?logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. The question was on “how to improve performance.”

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ThroughPut

APRIL 30, 2024

That’s why we put together this guide – to help you get a glimpse of the best AI tools for supply chain and logistics, how to implement these tools, what to take care of and more. Strategically, it provides Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) with insights into how each decision affects the company’s finances.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. As a result, focusing on cost and efficiency, and functional metrics throws the supply chain out of balance. The issue was that none of these ex-McKinnsey and Deloitte consultants knew how to model variability, feasibility, and constraints.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Lessons Learned from a Career in Procurement As part of our weekly Supply Chain Leadership, I interviewed Howard Richman, who I am co-authoring a new book with (“Procurement Confidential”). At Mars, procurement (commercial as it was called) was one of the most highly regarded of the professions.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, good inventory management also requires strategic inventory reduction instead of simply procuring more goods. You’ll also learn some effective strategies on how to reduce inventory levels to save costs. This helps businesses to get more out of their procurement budget and increase their profits. Let’s get started.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In this blog post, we explore what constitutes the strategic sourcing process, how to design and execute such a process, and how it can help your organization thrive. As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 24, 2015

The team will assist the Austin’s with a transition plan and identify metrics (and record keeping needed for these metrics) so that the Austin’s and other transitioning dairies have a heightened chance of success as they move from suppliers of raw milk, to small businesses producing finished dairy products for sale.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In short, his vision of an end-to-end supply chain was transactional: better processing of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Throughout the year, I struggled to help the team understand the baseline of how to measure the demand plan’s success. He was controlling but lacking the understanding of a planning project.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Machine Learning (ML): The Backbone of Intelligent BPA ML is pivotal in advancing BPA by introducing predictive analytics and decision-making capabilities into automated processes. Predictive analytics forecast potential disruptions, allowing for proactive measures to minimize delays and enhance customer satisfaction.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics. The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo. About Andrew Lynch. third-party?logistics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. I am shocked to see how the lack of governance–clarity on who and how to make decisions–derails well-intended processes. Shifts in Thinking on Planning Processes When Embracing New Forms of Analytics. Mistake #5. Measurement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Optimization engines to improve functional metric performance resulted in an exploding number of planners. Use this data as an input to safety stock calculations, procurement decisions, and production planning. Current approaches result in black hole automation and bullwhip amplification. Armed with this insight, start the discussion.

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2021

As global supply chains and procurement scrutiny become more and more complex, risks increase and the range of stakeholders who demand a compliant supply chain has increased from simply regulators to investors, providers, partners, consumers, and the media. Do you know how your current compliance process is working?

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This involves keeping track of critical distribution metrics such as how many orders were shipped out on time because this is vital to determine how efficient their processes are, how satisfied customers will be, and whether they need to make improvements. The OTIF metric isn’t just for measuring delivery performance.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2016

Regardless of advances in business analytics therefore, I still advocate a measured approach to measurement (pun intended), by way of a carefully chosen handful of KPIs which are meaningful and actionable. Supplier Performance Metrics for Every Organisation. SEE ALSO: How to Address Chronic Poor Supplier Performance.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

In this article, we’ll discuss why lean supply chains are gaining popularity, why ecommerce retailers should consider moving to lean supply chains, the best lean supply chain techniques, and how to use the right 3PL partner to help you transition to a leaner supply chain. ShipBob’s analytics tool is really cool.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. The main lack of talent is in middle management, especially in big data analytics and supply chain planning, where the shortage is around 54%. Marketing Yourself.

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crisp

DECEMBER 15, 2021

One of the big catalysts for change right now is the acceleration of data and analytics in supply chain management. A recent survey of procurement leaders showed a 15-20% increase in ROI when using data and analytics to make decisions. That same survey showed that up to 50% of procurement teams’ time was spent looking for data.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In this article, learn how to track warehouse performance by monitoring the right KPIs. Warehouse key performance indicators (KPIs) are metrics associated with warehouse performance. Overall, tracking warehouse KPIs can show you how to improve efficiency, whether it’s by implementing technology or improving internal processes.

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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. He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. ” Supply Chain Leader. I am behind. The heat is on.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Integrated forecasting, store replenishment, warehouse procurement, purchase order creation, operational constraints such as storage space, unloading capacity, and commercial agreements such as vendor lead times, minimum order quantities, packaging configurations can hugely improve productivity and accuracy in the planning processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. While this is the case in 50% of the organizations, there are many organizations with large alignment gaps between finance/operations and procurement/manufacturing. Analytics Techniques for Supply Chain 2030. I was wrong.

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Precoro

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In today's competitive market, where it's not all about cost savings, tracking procurement performance and aligning it with business goals and objectives is a must-have. So how do you measure the effectiveness of procurement operations within your organization? What Are Procurement KPIs, and Why Use Them?

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Unleashed

APRIL 21, 2024

Technology plays a significant role in streamlining the order-to-cash processing by providing real-time data and analytics to identify areas for improvement. Purchase order processing Purchase order processing is a component of procurement that ensures that goods or services are acquired efficiently and effectively.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Developing analytical skills and the ability to understand the growing complexity and interdependencies of cost, service, risk, capacity, tax and demand make the analysis of the end-to-end supply chain a demanding position and one that needs constant development. Executives need to drive the supply chain design process.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

I spent some time working with IBM this past month on a slide share that covers 6 key questions on the minds of many of the Chief Procurement Officers I’ve spoken to in the last year. Most of the questions have a common thread: the importance of data an analytics as a key component of the operating environment we find ourselves in.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

How to better manage your upstream supply chain As you can imagine, disruptions and delays in the upstream supply chain are often unexpected and unpredictable. Make sure you have an accurate idea of lead times in relation to your production and procurement processes. Additionally, logistics planning should also be a top priority.

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