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Time for a Supply Chain Metrics Cleaning

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Ask yourself, “Are your supply chain metrics bogging you down?” ” To manage a supply chain containing complex dependencies between teams, departments and partner companies across international boundaries requires a rich set of metrics. Functionally isolated metrics lead to sub-optimized supply chain performance.

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[WHITE PAPER] 4 Strategic Considerations when Considering Offshoring Parts of your Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

While they may save money on unskilled labor and by achieving economies of scale, they ultimately will pay more because of longer lead times, increased inventories, the need for more management resources for planning and logistics, and constraints on their ability to respond quickly to changing demand. Research first.

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Why Strategic Partnerships Enable OTR Freight Management

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With demand for drivers often exceeding availability, shippers find themselves forced to pay more to secure capacity and drivers across many industries. Leveraging a 3PL’s relationships, people, processes and technology helps businesses balance supply and demand volatility and secure reliable and consistent capacity. Learn More.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. Top causes of capacity constraints include: . Capacity constraints within truckload and parcel have led to spillover within the LTL market.?

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The New Reality of Amazon FBA with Ephraim Ausch

The Logistics of Logistics

The sales increase pushed Amazon’s operational capacity and capability. The new performance metrics were a result of carriers arriving late and or missing appointments. The Inventory Performance Index , (IPI) is a score Amazon assesses to determine how well sellers are managing their inventory. Ephraim Ausch.

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Managing E-Commerce Fulfillment Spikes With Data Analysis

GlobalTranz

The capacity crunch continues, and the ELD mandate has lowered the number of trucks available. Get Your Free White Paper Today. Fortunately, data analysis allows Warehouse Managers to gain the insights necessary to create metrics to track performance, which are also known as key performance indicators (KPIs).

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Modern Metrics

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Given the more customer-centric demand-driven model – coupled with greater access to information – the metrics that manufacturers monitor to make improvements in operations become more focused and actionable. Combat data overload by knowing what you want to achieve and focusing on metrics that align with those goals.

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