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Manufacturers Seek Capacity Clarity in Order to Keep Their Promises

BlueYonder

Much of our world relies on the timeliness, effectiveness, quality, and reliability of manufacturers. 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?

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The Most Important Distribution Center Metrics to Track and Understand

GlobalTranz

Throughout the supply chain, the use of metrics to track and understand processes provides an invaluable resource for ensuring increased production and customer satisfaction. What Distribution Center Metrics Need Tracking? However, the most important metrics can be categorized into the following eight areas. On-Time Shipping.

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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.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer. The freight market is mercurial. Speed is of the essence.

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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

Supply Chain Shaman

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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Does Perfect Customer Service Make Sense?

Logistics Viewpoints

Ronan Stephens, the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management and External Manufacturing, explained how the company set out on a journey to improve customer service while also reducing costs. Our inventories were in line with benchmarks, but we knew that intensifying the pace of launches could become challenging in the long run.”.

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Do You Really Understand What’s Driving Your Demand Planning Processes?

Logility

Some years ago, a 40-year-old Midwest process manufacturer with 40,000 SKUs finally completed implementing a new ERP system and quickly worked to combine all the new data with an array of other operational software, producing tons of new data daily. Descriptive analytics are the summary measures and metrics that provide insight.