Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2025

Built-In Sustainability Reporting Some orchestration tools are adding carbon tracking or energy use metrics alongside cost and delivery performance data. The result is fewer bottlenecks and more predictable output.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Real-time Market Insights: DAT provides real-time data on spot market rates, capacity availability, and lane-specific trends, enabling informed decision-making. Advanced Analytics Tools: DAT offers sophisticated analytics tools to help users analyze market trends, identify opportunities, and optimize their freight operations.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

Transportation metrics saw little change in May as capacity, utilization and pricing remained in expansion territory, according to a monthly survey of supply chain professionals. reading for transportation capacity during May, which was roughly in line with April. continued to step meaningfully higher. in the second half.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These initiatives also lead to cost savings by maximizing load capacity and reducing fuel consumption. Set Measurable Goals: Establish clear targets for emissions reduction, energy efficiency, and sustainability metrics. Advanced route optimization tools further support these goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Some companies are using machine learning to refine their supplier selection processes, considering not only cost and quality but also resilience factors like geographic diversity, financial health, and capacity flexibility. Metrics must reflect the new priorities. These tools dont need to cover the entire network to be useful.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

With the contraction of air capacity and the unprecedented level of imports to the United States from Asia, logistics constraints grew in importance in the pandemic. Air expediting took on a new meaning in January, with air capacity down 18% and escalating prices. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions. million+ transactions annually This network effect means better visibility, more competitive rates, and unparalleled connectivity across the global logistics landscape.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Network Analytics: Shippers gain granular visibility into capacity, helping them optimize sourcing and manage their transportation network more efficiently. RateView Analytics: DAT helps manage transportation costs with accurate market data, allowing shippers to set realistic budgets and adjust rates during volatile conditions.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 13, 2015

Throughout the supply chain, the use of metrics to track and understand processes provides an invaluable resource for ensuring increased production and customer satisfaction. What Distribution Center Metrics Need Tracking? However, the most important metrics can be categorized into the following eight areas. On-Time Shipping.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

As error increases, there is a need for additional capacity. It takes more capacity as demand error increases.). Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics. Use data and new metrics systems to free the organization from the ball and chain of corporate politics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

A disruption at any point in the global logistics network including the average of 12 touch points from shipment packaging to final delivery can prove disastrous for profits, service levels, customer loyalty, and other key metrics. With the global e-commerce market predicted to reach $8.1

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Transportation Metrics That Matter Most to Track and Improve Performance : How do you measure logistics efficiency and transportation metrics performance indicators when you are already doing the best job possible? However, market forces such as higher fuel costs and decreased capacity work to undermine these goals.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

These systems should complement existing processes, allowing incremental capacity expansion without disrupting current operations. This involves analyzing production capacity, equipment effectiveness, and resource utilization to identify opportunities and potential bottlenecks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And the impact doesn’t stop there, since trade-off decisions will be required to answer questions like which customer is most important to satisfy with the limited bolts in inventory and if production capacity should be reallocated. And then decisions on these questions will in turn affect other customers in your rattled supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

We had a choice to either install newer high-capacity machines for the Jell-O lines (CM Bartelts) running at over 1500 packages/minute or slower, more flexible equipment (IM Bartelts) at a rate of 650 pouches/minute. The second step is to align metrics to the strategy. I remember one project quite well. The So What?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

When you track transportation metrics and KPIs like transit time, on-time pickups, and percent of truckload capacity utilized across your carrier partners, you can identify trends and opportunities for streamlined OTR transportation management. Forecast Demand? Download the White Paper: Over the Road Freight Management Trends.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

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.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Tracking transportation metrics provides context for understanding and implementing transportation best practices to support continuous improvement in the relationship. Include technology, managed transportation capabilities, reliable capacity, and value-added services. Capacity strategy. Be clear about the goal of the RFP.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

Supply Planning Supply planning systems create models that allow a company to understand capacity and other constraints it has in producing goods or fulfilling orders. Fulfillment constraints can include how long it will take to deliver goods to a destination, warehouse capacity, and warehouse labor requirements. Medium-term planning.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 8, 2025

According to Gartner , early stages of S&OP maturity often lack formal processes, metrics, and cross-functional participation. Optimization Advanced modeling of real-world constraints like capacity, lead times, and inventory ensures efficient execution. Some organizations do collaboration well.

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

While procurement operates as a function within the broader supply chain, it has its own set of priorities for strategic sourcing in procurement, performance metrics, and specialized processes. These agreements often include performance metrics, sustainability requirements, and service-level expectations that are continuously monitored.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 21, 2018

The role of technology providers as a partner to shippers and the role technology plays in aiding shippers to combat rising costs and find available capacity. The Great Capacity Crunch: The Current State, Future Outlook, and How Shippers Can Thrive in Any Capacity Crunch. Download eBook. Download eBook. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This blog explains The Key MRP Metrics in Supply Chain whcih every supply chain professional in Manufacturing or Distribution Businesses. The metrics that underpin MRP could be described as the balls in this juggling act. This article takes an in-depth look at the crucial metrics every supply chain professional needs to know.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

Note to the reader: we selected these metrics for the balanced scorecard for the analysis after work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, most closely correlated with market capitalization. The supply chain has two important buffers–inventory and capacity. Any takers here?

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Influence Sourcing Decisions Informed Supplier Selection: S&OP provides procurement teams with a comprehensive view of future demand, enabling them to select suppliers with the capacity and capabilities to meet anticipated requirements. Keep Reading to unlock a 50% discount code!

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

There can be surprises that potentially offer a better upside: demand is higher than expected, it is possible to raise prices without affecting demand based on what is happening with competitor products, technology has allowed manufacturing capacity to ramp up faster than expected, etc. billion transactions annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 26, 2021

Transportation’s explosive growth, the complexity of the networks and frequent capacity constraints have created an environment that requires a true digital operating platform for transportation. Users should also be able to access a carrier network to find cost effective capacity when needed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Integrated forecasting, store replenishment, warehouse procurement, purchase order creation, operational constraints such as storage space, unloading capacity, and commercial agreements such as vendor lead times, minimum order quantities, packaging configurations can hugely improve productivity and accuracy in the planning processes.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The capacity crunch continues, and the ELD mandate has lowered the number of trucks available. 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). Order picking accuracy. On-time shipments.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 8, 2025

The traditional metrics of excellence cost efficiency, on-time delivery while still important, are no longer sufficient in an era defined by volatility, complexity and political changes. Supply chain and logistics teams today face a pivotal moment in their evolution. Third, decision-making is evolving from human-led to AI-augmented.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2023

In the survey, APQC used a series of performance metrics, including net promoter score, customer retention rate, perfect order performance, and on-time delivery among others, to identify the top performing companies. Companies are also looking at ways to make last mile deliveries more sustainable, and vehicle capacity plays a key role.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Manufacturers of these weight loss drugs face a multi-headed hydra of the three c’s: coverage, competition and capacity. But I’ll focus on capacity, since that is the supply chain lever. Historically these roles are siloed, focused on their own functional metrics.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In this regard, the sector that keeps our societies, infrastructure, businesses, and consumption ticking along is in search of capacity clarity in order to keep their promises. Are production facilities running at peak capacity? What Contributes to Capacity? Are there current gaps in the labor force?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

Key capacity constraints will need to be effectively and optimally managed before pursuing expansion opportunities. Rules based approaches that are inherent to constrained capacity planning as part of S&OP will not uncover the best opportunities to defer capital expansion projects. S&OP can serve as a vehicle towards that.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. The fall came as airfreight rates were under pressure last year due to flat demand and increasing capacity as networks were re-established following the Covid pandemic.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2019

They also cut inventory levels, grew sales and resolved capacity issues. In order to meet today’s service expectations for fine paper products, Mohawk’s customer service-level metric was changed from “order lines shipped complete within five days” to “order lines complete and available at time of order”.

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Logility

APRIL 28, 2025

Ask a basic GenAI tool for supply chain KPIs, and you’ll get a textbook list that includes forecast accuracy, days of inventory, and capacity utilization. But if you ask LEA the same question, you’ll receive a personalized response.

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