Benchmarking Capacity Just-in-Time Metrics 
BlueYonder
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
In this regard, the sector that keeps our societies, infrastructure, businesses, and consumption ticking along is in search of capacity clarity in order to keep their promises. Are production facilities running at peak capacity? What Contributes to Capacity? Are there current gaps in the labor force?
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
It can move quickly from a situation where there is too much capacity in the market and buyers having the whip hand, to a situation where shippers are begging carriers to take their loads at almost any price. A 95% on time delivery metric – very high performance – is just not good enough for Simmons.
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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
MARCH 14, 2023
With constrained and somewhat erratic demand and supply – not just of products and materials but also capacity with carriers of all modes – rates have been extremely volatile. What tools we can use to benchmark ocean freight and carriers’ service reliability?
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 27, 2023
Demand forecasting is the process of making future estimations of how much of a given product will sell by location and time period. As demand forecasting accuracy increases, and the standard deviation associated with the forecast decreases, the need to hold “just in case” inventory also goes down. When will the recession hit?
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 15, 2023
This involves not only identifying the volume and frequency of shipments but also delving into specific requirements, such as: The advent of Digital Freight Procurement Tools , means users can now compile the above data in a fraction of the time spent previously.
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
In supply chain management, it is widely accepted that holding enough finished goods inventory to fulfill every order is just too costly. As the supply chain team contemplated this growth, they realized that they had to envision a future, not that many years out, where the company could be generating up to three times their current sales.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
This morning, unexpectedly, I found myself in the middle of a debate between my two panelists on the Planning Benchmarking Panel for the Summit. Recently through my analysis of the planning benchmarking work, I have become fascinated on the role of inventory in the market-driven value network. This is a series of preparation calls.
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