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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

The first step was to charter a research project with the Arizona State University statistics department to analyze which combination of metrics drives the highest market capitalization. The research project analyzed 1200 combinations of 180 metrics for four hundred companies for the period of 2010-2012. The result? The reason?

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. Doing this, increases the benefits.

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

As driver pay increases, so does the incidence of drivers jumping ship, switching companies for the next best payday. In fact, using modern AI and machine learning tools to track market movements, you can perfect your game as you also improve your ability to predict future market fluctuations and plan proactively.

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Judging Supply Chain Improvement: Campbell Soup Case Study

Supply Chain Shaman

We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During The Index is a methodology developed by Supply Chain Insights LLC, in cooperation with the Operations Research Team at Arizona State University (ASU), to gauge supply chain improvement. We named it the Supply Chain Index. Our aim was to maintain a 3 to 3.5

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With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

For UPS , the end-of-year peak season shipping boom gave them a chance to strut their stuff, while for FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, 2022 held challenge after challenge. As rates continue to fall, industry metrics are beginning to reflect a new reality for the transportation market. LMI Reveals Bleak Outlook for Transportation Industry.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Overcome supply chain challenges – and maximize margins in the face of inflation – with retail planning software and demand forecasting tools. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P.

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Through my interactions with college students majoring in supply chain, I do see them taking a wide variety of courses that cross over into newer tools and technologies. The site was launched in eight weeks.

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