Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

An organization with tens of thousands of different products may have to move them across many modes of transportation, IT systems, and third-party logistics partners, all adding to complexity, as well as loss of visibility and control. The ability to meet fulfillment goals is impeded by several issues.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) I never calculated and accounted for the inter-dependencies between metrics.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2017

. Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for managing logistics effectiveness. In this article, I propose to have a look at several logistic skills that, besides the specific knowledge in this area, will help to maximize the logistics effectiveness. Quality-focused.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Home Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI billion) for the logistics unit of Bollore. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

However, sustainability in logistics goes well beyond these initiatives. APQC conducts research on supply chain and logistics to help organizations assess the performance of their own processes and functions compared to their peers. Below are the results from the cross-industry report for environmental sustainability.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Focused on logistics, manufacturing, and distribution channel strategies, Jonathon helps organizations make confident decisions for bold growth. Jonathon is not only a strategist but also a dynamic facilitator, conducting nationwide workshops on employee engagement, customer loyalty, leadership development, and growth metrics.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A sense of complacency can lurk behind benchmarks. The four key methods here will help you drive more success as you bring the metrics to life on your warehouse floor: 1. Show the “story” of your metrics with quarterly and yearly growth charts; show how far you’ve come as a team over time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A study by E2open – the 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Supply Chain Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic – provides the answers. Benchmarking the forecasting process is difficult. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. I look forward to this study every year. Forecasting Accuracy Was Terrible .

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Many people get confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Still, in this article, I will help you evaluate the need for supply chain and logistics KPIs in your organisation, and identify which types of measurement might be most appropriate. Which ones to use?…

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Networks and Benchmarking. Companies seek to benchmark their performance against peers. This data can be used to help procurement departments benchmark their performance. For benchmarking metrics to be valid, they need to be based on a large sample. Coupa calls this community intelligence.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

The answer is to benchmark your freight, of course. At Logistics Bureau, we want to help you with that, so we’re publishing this brief guide to help you if you haven’t already included freight benchmarking in your management strategies or want to benchmark more effectively than you are now.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

There are numerous areas in the supply chain that can be benchmarked. But what is Supply Chain Benchmarking? What types of benchmarking practices do companies employ? Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why should you do it, and how?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2022

That data can be mined in a manner that protects their customer’s identity but allows their users to benchmark their spend behavior and better run their supply chains. The Rule of 40 was popularized by venture capitalists in recent years as a key performance metric for SaaS firms. on this metric. million on sales of $541.6

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 25, 2016

3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. It is the main measurement benchmark in measuring supply chain performance, isn’t it? 10 Soft Metric Considerations in Measuring Supply Chain Performance. Cost reduction is still very important. We just can’t forget cost reduction. Read more. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Tom, the colorful warehouse manager, constantly heckled Frank for the increasing inventory levels while Ed, the quiet material/logistics manager, constantly questioned if there was a better way. Despite goals to improve agility and resiliency, functional metrics for manufacturing efficiency continually throw the supply chain out of balance.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 13, 2015

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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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Logistics Outsourcing Finding the right 3PL partner takes time, and whilst sometimes it just works, it’s worth maintaining a proper selection process in the long run, as if you try to take things too quickly, eventually the shortcuts will show. You also need to ensure that you’re cascading these metrics through your organisation.

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The Network Effect

MAY 15, 2015

Because of the end-to-end ubiquity of logistics in the supply chain, logistics service providers (LSPs) are in a unique position to provide these types of services. If you’re impatient however, I suggest you read the new whitepaper “ 8 Opportunities for Today’s Logistics Providers “. appeared first on The Network Effect.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

As with the logistics category where we featured 15 most popular blog posts vs. the 10 we covered in the top manufacturing blog posts and supply chain blog posts , we write so many transportation blog posts in that category, we are going to feature the 16 most viewed transportation blog posts. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Well, not just for benchmarking, but also for maximum visibility of your supply chain and logistics performance. They will also provide valuable guidance in the use of key performance indicators for performance benchmarking. The Right KPI Mix: Cost and Service-Centric Metrics. The Right KPIs Are Metrics You Can Act Upon.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

That means identifying areas of waste, overlap and large volumes and enabling continuous improvement through the use of transportation metrics to track performance. Managed transportation is about streamlining and centralizing the whole process of both inbound and outbound logistics, ranging from warehousing through delivery.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 20, 2017

The question becomes, “how are you comparing your transportation metrics to what’s happening around you?” When you connect to a global trade network (GTN), you can benchmark your company’s performance against the performance of all the shippers in the network. You need to explore the metric relationships to see the full story.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. Source data is a combination of reference and benchmark data from third parties as well as econometric models and formulas. HighJump Software Acquires Evenex. SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Business benchmarking is recognised as one of the best management tools around. But what exactly is supply chain benchmarking and why is it so important? In business, a benchmark is a measure of performance. How to benchmark? The What, Why, How of Supply Chain Benchmarking. The Origins of Benchmarking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The latter refers to a single variable standard (SVS), by which one metric, such as cases per hour, is expected to tell all. What’s more, because an SVS approach only accounts for one metric at a time, a host of other equally if not more important metrics are bypassed, leaving you largely in the dark. Ad infinitum.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

It includes all of its elements: customers, sales channels, products, warehouses, logistics network, and the interactions between them. Fourth Step: Benchmark KPIs to understand limitations and discover opportunities. Customer Satisfaction scores side by side with the service level and availability metrics.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2017

If you’ve heard about the opportunities and benefits that warehouse performance benchmarking can put within reach of your supply chain organisation, you might understandably be keen to get a benchmarking project under way. Some Common-sense Warehouse Benchmarking Metrics. Perfect Order Warehouse Performance.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Logistics Procurement – Performance Management by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Shortly after the outset of COVID, in early 2020, supply chains have been disrupted across the globe. Logistics Managers need to address other elements namely: How do we measure ocean freight spending against market levels?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Thus, organizations must make sure that data are complete, accurate, timely, and consistent as well as capture the required metrics. Understanding the data, metrics and benchmarks can help the organization collaborate with suppliers to set meaningful, actionable and quantifiable goals. Next, the enterprise can set targets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. APQC – a benchmarking, best practices, and performance improvement organization – is one place you can get these numbers. The post The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 3, 2014

Logistics on the move. The logistics role is changing according to John Wiehoff, CEO of C. The logistics business has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Robinson (CHR), the world’s largest provider of truckload transportation services, visited MIT CTL recently to give his view of the changing face of logistics.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

For example, industries like transportation and logistics, technology or consumer goods will focus more on supplier collaboration. That’s where Procurement Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) come into play. Procurement metrics and KPIs allow organisations to measure results and guide best practice performance.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 9, 2025

In the world of logistics, where timing, coordination, and precision are everything, documentation often operates behind the scenes—yet it holds the entire system together. As such, this article explores why accurate documentation is not just administrative busywork but the backbone of logistics operations.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

To monitor supply chain performance, stakeholders of successful companies typically define supply chain metrics that are relevant to the given business and track these KPIs regularly. By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

I have benchmarked supply chains for businesses all over the world for 25 years or so and have seen some incredible results. If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. The Benefits of Benchmarking. The Benefits of Benchmarking. You might be wondering what the benefits are of benchmarking.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

First, you need to create metrics that can be used to determine how good or bad a production schedule is. But breaking down high-level financial goals into measurable benchmarks raises more questions. Once the right operational KPIs are in place, you need a way to benchmark schedules. What maximizes profit?

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