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The Importance of Sustainability Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

Companies can begin to offset their carbon footprint by taking a deeper look at their supply chain, including product packaging, energy efficiency, alternative fuels, route optimization, and returns and recycling programs. However, supply chain sustainability can go well beyond these initiatives.

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Benchmarking your Freight Rates for Maximum Supply Chain Efficiency

Logistics Viewpoints

Why are shippers interested in benchmarking and why are we hearing more about it lately? Benchmarking helps ensure they are getting the most out of their supply chain and also provides a platform for further optimization. What is Benchmarking? Currently residing in Mesa, Arizona.

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Supply Chain Benchmarking with Trent Morris

Logistics Bureau

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?

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Transforming Freight Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

Most supply chain suppliers have solutions that are very similar to each other. The Emerge solution has attributes of different supply chain software solutions. A public cloud architecture is at the heart of what Emerge is doing from both a procurement and a benchmarking perspective. Emerge is that kind of company.

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New Research: The State of Supply Chain Network Design in 2022

This report explores how the state of supply chain network design has changed – including how the tools, maturity models, and market demands are transforming the network design practice. Industry benchmarks. This report is useful if you are interested in: Exploring new network design insights and capabilities.

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Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Insights

Supply Chains to Admire 2023 - Report v4.0 Abstract Supply chain excellence is easier to say than define. The Supply Chains to Admire methodology is a data-driven evaluation to attempt to define excellence. The analysis compares companies to industry performance in each sector for 2013-2023.

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Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS), Supply and Distribution Group Launches Global Logistics Service Provider Benchmarking Index

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore 12th August 2021: Recognising the heightened focus on overall supply chain performance due to increased disruption and challenges, shippers, manufacturers and beneficial cargo owners (BCO’s), are increasingly faced with soaring freights rates and what they, correctly or otherwise, perceive to be sub-standard or inferior service.

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Buyer's Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Software

Network design as a discipline is complex and too many businesses are still relying on spreadsheets to design and optimize their supply chain. It presents the findings of a recent network maturity quiz carried out among dozens of supply chain professionals and draws on Supply Chain Insights' research findings on this topic.

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New Planning Maturity Assessment

In today's new supply chain paradigm, resilience and agility are key. Take AIMMS's new quiz to uncover learnings and benchmark yourself against peers! Test your Planning Fitness. Is your planning process fit enough to keep up with the pace of change? Is your tech stack helping or hindering your progress?

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Just In: Inventory Optimization Research

It’s a debate as old as supply chains themselves. This new guide exposes many of these vulnerabilities and sheds light on how supply chain teams are adapting to the "new normal." Download your copy to learn about: Industry benchmarks and trends. The technologies in use and the benefits of optimization.

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Test Your Knowledge of Sales & Operations Execution

Many supply chain professionals have already taken this assessment spanning across multiple industries and 20 countries. Take it now to see how your S&OE process scores and benchmark it against peers. Test Your Knowledge of Sales & Operations Execution. The 15-question assessment takes only 5 minutes to complete.

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New Buyer's Guide for Supply Chain Network Design

Many companies are looking to redesign their supply chain network to lower costs, improve service levels and reduce risks in the new year. To help you start 2021 strong, we updated our popular Buyer's Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Software with research insights and learnings. What’s inside?