Books Metrics Policies Transportation 
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. Reward teams for cross-functional metrics. Tie policy to action.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 31, 2022
Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. 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%. The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7%
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Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. 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%. The US GDP in 2021 grew at an unexpected rate of 5.7%
TMC
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
As I explain in my book, The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected (MIT Press, October 2015), companies can improve their disruption detection capabilities in a number of ways. Managing adverse weather conditions is part and parcel of transportation planning. Watching the weather is one option.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness. In reality, it may not be softening demand at the root of manufacturers’ slowdown in the bookings for new trucks, trailers and other equipment. No fewer than three major transportation hubs in the U.S.
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The biggest challenge is that simply offering metrics, even those that appear to be the “right” metrics, usually doesn’t produce any results. The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use? What metrics do others (in my industry) use? Where do I begin?
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 5, 2013
Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. Functional metric orientation.
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