Capacity Exercises Manufacturing Metrics 
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
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. An RFP is a data intensive exercise.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 22, 2021
As shown in the map, the company has 4 distribution centers wherein each location is shipping to several places across the US (for the sake of simplicity we are not showing the manufacturing and sourcing locations here). Key capacity constraints will need to be effectively and optimally managed before pursuing expansion opportunities.
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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 Matters
APRIL 28, 2023
This second in this series provides a specific focus for the now growing importance for increased operational excellence and efficiencies for companies whose products are anchored in process and batch manufacturing process environments.
ThroughPut
AUGUST 24, 2021
However, the pandemic upended all processes that involved manufacturing, supply, and delivery of goods. This scenario raises the question: “How do we build systems that enable better demand planning for manufacturers, and what are the processes that support these?”. Why do you need new-age demand sensing to solve modern problems?
DynaSys
JANUARY 19, 2022
Manufacturers give millions of dollars annually to retailers in the form of slotting fees, sample and trial items, reverse logistics fees, new stores fees, introductory allowances, volume pricing discounts, and promotions to end-consumers. Manufacturers do not have this luxury, and need to think more laterally than a Retailer.
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 12, 2023
This update addresses the equally growing importance for securing and retaining needed talent for companies who are considering or have invested in more responsive Cloud based software technology supporting tactical and operational planning supporting process and batch manufacturing process environments.
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