Apparel Metrics Procurement Shipping 
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Starting with apparel, let’s compare the two top performers –Nike and VF Corporation. In short, his vision of an end-to-end supply chain was transactional: better processing of order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 1, 2023
Consumers have gotten used to ordering more than what they are planning to keep for trying on different sizes of clothing or shoes or for trying a new brand and shipping the returns for free. Shipping items back and forth creates needless greenhouse gas emissions, and only 54% of all packaging gets recycled.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
No metric should be measured in isolation, and functional metrics should be replaced with the balanced scorecard metrics shown in Figure 2. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. 5 A Focus on Functional Metrics Throws the Supply Chain Out of Balance.
Resilinc
OCTOBER 11, 2022
There are a lot of hard-headed realists in the procurement and supply chain profession. Chaturvedi: A major question is: What will happen when China is firing on all cylinders, shipping cost come down and COVID is receding in our rear-view mirror. How do you see this situation evolving? What was your response?
DynaSys
JANUARY 13, 2021
Sudden capital & cash shortfalls caused service levels to plummet and procurement and operations to scramble for alternatives. Examples: Apparel and other general merchandise, home repair, furniture. Your Finance department is minding this metric in particular. Deferr ed demand, reasonably quick rebound.
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 27, 2016
Unilever has sustainability at the very heart of its business model, extending all the way through the supply chain from distribution to procurement. The measurements however, are just a means to an end , with the KPI-driven conversations being considered more important than the actual metrics. The Sustainability Drive.
Material Handling & Logistics
JUNE 25, 2018
So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. Debuting at # 24 is footwear and apparel company Adidas (arch-rival Nike has been a Top 25 mainstay for years). The company is also exploring the idea of using blockchain technology to reduce global shipping costs by as much as 20%. Media Type.
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