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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results. I love the metaphor of watermelon metrics. What are functional metrics?

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How To Optimize Material Flow Across Your Supply Chain With AI

ThroughPut

Data procured through real-time metrics can drive up sales , bring down wastages and lead to a robust supply chain. When material flow metrics are updated instantaneously, these updates help cut down on thousands of defective and unnecessary units being produced. Enhanced visibility through real-time monitoring.

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Understanding Supply Chain Management

SupplyPike

The importance of supply chain management What to watch while consumers are panic buying How to implement supply chain management Supply chain management and Walmart. Five Key Metrics for Monitoring the Impact of Panic Buying on your Supply Chain. Learn about. Businesses need flexible and adjustable supply chains that respond quickly.

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Logistics Procurement – Performance Management

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Shippers Council of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society comprises close to 30 of the largest shippers or beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) in the Asia Pacific. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all.

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2022: A Look in the Rearview Mirror–Part I

American Global Logistics

But businesses are learning how to manage external disruptions and manage internal ones more effectively. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. This metric, referred to as a “Frankenstat” due to its grand scope, has many critics. Cargo capacity exacerbated inventory shortages in the first half of 2023.

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Carrier Capacity Management Levels the Playing Field in a Carriers’ Market

Logistics Viewpoints

The unprecedented cargo logjams off the southern California coast wreaking havoc on supply chains show no signs of waning. Just two days before Thanksgiving, FreightWaves reported an “all-time-high 93 ships” were waiting there. and distribution points across a network.

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Guest Commentary: P.O. Management Programs – Know Pain, Know Gain!

Talking Logistics

Besides providing fast, thorough answers to customers, today’s ERP, cloud-based SaaS, or 3PL-operated systems enable companies to manage the order lifecycle, control information and cargo flows, and reduce the total cost of goods. Understand technology, information, and reporting tools and how to use them in the business.