Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. Customer Service Needs to be all the Way to the Last Mile. They were afraid of retail retaliation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Customer Service Failure. I called the customer service line for the manufacturer and was told that the only thing I could do was call a maintenance specialist. The local service company is available ten weeks from now, and I will pay the bill. The first focus was customer visibility.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Listen to “Shippers Who Excel at Recruiting Talent Have More Innovation & Improve Customer Service” on Spreaker. Download E-Book. The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight Metrics & KPIs. Download E-Book.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, there are no authoritative identifiers to track and trace for containers, warehouse locations, trucks or manufacturing plants. Currently, 32% of process-based supply chain organizations report through a manufacturing organization, and there is a need to change functional thinking dramatically. These are authoritative identiers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2019

Stuck, the company struggled with customer service levels and high inventory write-offs. I am working on my third book. One of the most read case studies written for my first book, Bricks Matter, is a case study on managing item complexity. A long tail of the supply chain whips the organization into a reactive mode.

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EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

However, most businesses need more advanced and customized systems , such as a warehouse management system (WMS) or inventory optimization software. These can improve picking accuracy, inventory flexibility, security, and customer service.

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QAD

JANUARY 18, 2024

Instead, we advocate for a cross-functional approach involving voices from supply chain, purchasing, manufacturing, customer service, business strategy and other relevant internal and external functions to the organization. Why Read Our Risk Management White Paper?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 1, 2022

I work with a group that has a sub-team focused on cost, one on customer service, and one on inventory, but lack alignment on a standard definition of supply chain excellence. The organization with deep manufacturing “roots” automated factories and trucks but did not align make, source, and deliver together.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

I have taken myself off the road to write the book Metrics That Matter. Let me just state for the record that “Saying that you are going to write a book, is far more exciting than writing one.” Writing the book is helping me to get perspective. An Orbit Chart of Customer Service (Case Fill) Versus Inventory Turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I can now transfer funds in hours, but the average Days of Payables for a manufacturer has increased 30 days over the last decade. (It Customer Service Is Everywhere, but NOWHERE. Companies Say Customer First, But Can They Listen? Demand automated customer service days of payables'

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

<In fact, so much so that I wrote a book about it.> For example, in a hospital, it is the translation of usage in a procedure to hospital order to a distributor and the translation of that usage to an order for a manufacturer. ” (For more on this topic check out the book, The Business Forecasting Deal. ).

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” Nine times out of ten improving customer service requires different management of the budget cycle and a rethinking of financial planning. Background. These are natural shock absorbers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. He asked me to help him understand why his customer service and shipment reliability were poor. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. His response?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The two most significant factors were a rise in time between the booking to gate in at the port, up 43%, and the ocean transit time, up 36%. He asked me to help him understand why his customer service and shipment reliability were poor. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months. His response?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Manufacturers have realized that while they may aim to be stable, what they really need is to be agile. The new normal for manufacturers. The adoption of digital strategies is a major feature of new strategies that manufacturers are planning. A major challenge for IM&E manufacturers is managing inventory. Operations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

ORCA chose SSI Schaefer as a partner because of their extensive experience in technology, engineering and customer service. With the logistics software WAMAS ® , ORCA has a close eye on stock and ensures that all goods within the warehouse are booked and tracked in real time.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 28, 2023

We were also pleasantly surprised with the ongoing flow of existing customers wanting to reconnect and new visitors wanting to learn about us: From ProMat’s survey , 38% of attendees plan on spending over $1M over the next 18 months and 66% are exploring solutions for distribution centers or warehouses supporting manufacturing.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2024

While this blog provides an overview of our key findings, the complete results are summarized in our new e-book, “Distribution Executives Agree: It’s Time to Up the Ante on Order Management.” As you review our new e-book that highlights Blue Yonder’s survey results , ask yourself, “Where is my organization on the adoption curve?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. Sonoco Products, on the other hand, had a clear objective to maximize asset utilization while improving customer service for strategic customers. billion company, manufactures glass containers with headquarters in the Midwest.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Based in Paris, L’Oréal is a global personal care manufacturing company. Note that the company is at the industry average on growth, but outperforming the average on operating margin, inventory turns, return on invested capital, market cap, price to tangible book. (Read more to understand the details on the Supply Chain Index ,).

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. The answer depends, of course, on your company’s objectives and, particularly, on your customer service promises.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 6, 2017

If harnessed correctly, supply chain data can be the key that unlocks new forms of efficiency, profitability and differentiated customer service. This higher level of certainty will allow the shipper or service provider to be a better partner and drive unprecedented efficiency and profitability. Putting it Into Practice.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The promise was the delivery of a decision support system that would allow the organization to optimize the relationships between cash, cost and customer service against the strategy. Leadership teams struggle with the trade-offs between cash, cost and customer service. The book is a story. Why does this happen?

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BlueYonder

JUNE 15, 2023

Blue Yonder agrees with Nucleus’ market assessment that because of the rise in e-commerce and digital technologies, customer expectations are at a different level in terms of delivery performance and visibility. We will continue to provide exciting updates to Nucleus and its clients.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Read on to learn how you can make your supply chain function with less cost, greater efficiency, and improved customer service —or perhaps all three—by handing off some relevant activities to an external contractor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Proudly, I had led my division to have the lowest manufacturing costs with the highest Return on Assets. I believed that we would find a company with the lowest distribution costs (warehousing and transportation), and the lowest manufacturing costs, and this would result in the best overall cost structure. I was wrong.

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OptiProERP

MAY 14, 2020

Below we describe how AI and ML have enhanced ERP systems and manufacturing operations. With all the information about customers, their behavior, and the organization’s processes, it is challenging to keep pace with the data and draw useful insights from it. Cater to Superior Customer Service. Proactive Problem Solving.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2023

To find out more, please don’t hesitate to book a free consultation call with one of our outsourcing experts. BOOK NOW Need help with insourcing/outsourcing decisions? Book your free consultation. To find out more, we invite you to get in touch to book a free consultation call. Book a free consultation here.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Let me start with a true confession: I am a manufacturing gal. I relished the sound of a manufacturing line when I opened the door of the factory in the morning, and I liked managing inputs so that we could maximize outputs. Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. It is now part of my DNA.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 13, 2020

Prior to founding Fulfyld, AJ held business development and leadership positions in the manufacturing, technology, packaging and consulting industries. Based in Huntsville, Alabama, Fulfyld has offered e-commerce fulfillment services for every step of the supply chain since 2016. About Fulfyld. The labor rate in L.A.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

While I agree that companies need to right size inventory to maximize ROIC and improve customer service, there are many underlying decisions that I feel many companies do not make consciously. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. Each company is different. Planning is not planning.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I learned about “lean manufacturing” (or simply “lean”) back in the 1990s when I met James Womack and read his book “ The Machine that Changed the World ”. Based on MIT's five-year, fourteen-country study – one of the largest and most thorough ever undertaken -- the book describes the entire managerial system of lean production.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

For instance, in early 2017 , Maersk Line natively integrated with Alibaba, enabling online booking instead of the more traditional route of high-touch sales via a separate customer-facing platform. It hasn’t stopped growing since and is now servicing thousands of global shippers while generating many millions of dollars of bookings.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The product is created by a manufacturer who ships it out to the customer straight from the website. The customer only needs to order the product from your storefront, which means you won’t need an inventory. You start by taking orders from the manufacturer and then sending them to the third-party fulfillment center.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2021

Record Quarterly Bookings Accelerated Growth in Cloud Services Annual Contract Value. The announcement highlights Logility’s relentless passion to deliver the highest level of customer service and to ensure its customers around the world can rely on the supply chain innovations the company brings to the market.

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

For example, if processing equipment for preparation, cooking, filling, or labeling is shared and interconnected, the planning system would prevent double-booking an employee, machine, and ingredient source – reducing waste and increasing efficiency. Improved customer satisfaction.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

This Distribution Operations Assessment tool can be used by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Principal Corporates, and distributors themselves to gain insight into materials management and logistics knowledge, identify gaps in skills and knowledge, and foster critical thinking and self-awareness. . #

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