Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Cash-to-cash is a compound metric: (Days of Receivables+Days of Inventory)-Days of Payables=Cash Conversion Cycle. Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the period of 2009-2015 only 88% of companies made improvement on the “Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.” (The The Supply Chain Metrics That Matter are a portfolio of metrics which correlate to higher market capitalization. This trend was characteristic of the chemical industry. Ralf’s Insights.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

When they built the project, they did not realize that they did not have access to daily data daily for their third-party warehouses and contract manufacturing locations. The focus is on functional metrics, but are unable to get to overall supply chain metrics. 3) Granularity. Master data. The devil is in the details.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

Additional product categories, including detergent, paint, lubricants and chemicals, will likely come under the rule in 2030 or later. Under “intermediate” products, the first sectors to be impacted are iron and steel in 2026, and aluminum in 2027.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

Traditional heavy industries, such as oil, gas, chemicals, and advanced materials will navigate major cost challenges resulting from a significantly reduced demand. That’s where Procurement Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) come into play. In this post, we’ll unpack ten top procurement metrics and why they matter.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

Most work in warehouses packing and shipping items, but about 350,000 of them have corporate jobs. Jassy encouraged employees to “experiment with AI whenever you can.” Amazon is the largest private U.S. employer after Walmart Inc., million employees as of the end of March.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 7, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 13, 2025

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

In Figure 1, we show the aggregate trend of the chemical industry in an orbit chart format showing year-over-year results at the intersection of two metrics operating margin and inventory turns. Orbit Chart for the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2017 at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Retail shelves are increasingly empty. Time For Action.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. Inventories in the chemical industry are at record lows: a forerunner of bad days ahead. The health of all sectors is dependent on the chemical industry.) Retail shelves are increasingly empty. Time For Action.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Forty years ago as a chemical engineering student, I learned the tedious craft of chemical plant design. Getting good at factory design is a merit badge of sorts for the chemical engineer. Getting good at factory design is a merit badge of sorts for the chemical engineer. In this position, we designed real-world plants.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The advent of transportation management systems (TMS) in the 1990s introduced near-infinite metrics and data points into the supply chain yet brought with it more questions than answers: How do we centralize the data? How do we analyze it efficiently? How do we use it to our advantage?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2022

A global chemical manufacturer recently had to replace ships that transported bulk materials to ports. This chemical manufacturer is converting its entire distribution system to containers. This finished product arrives at the retailer’s main distribution warehouse. Metrics help to prioritize activities and improve processes.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

Key features typically include: Barcode Scanning: Quick and accurate product identification, speeding up warehouse processes and reducing errors. Process Manufacturing: Caters to industries like food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, where managing batches and tracking material transformations is crucial for compliance.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Due to petrochemical producers cutting production following Covid-19, and a variety of storms and hurricanes, base chemicals are in short supply, leading to slower production at paint makers including Sherwin-Williams and PPG. Retailers short on storage space are buying warehouses rather than waiting for supply chains to straighten out.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

They wanted to know, “ How was the market affecting the chemical supply chain?” DuPont as a chemical supplier to the market sits four-to-five levels back in the supply chain with extreme demand latency (about six months) and high volatility of the true market demand signal due to the bullwhip effect.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Only beauty, chemical and Over-The-Counter (OTC) Drugs made progress in operating margins. As a result, unit picking, shipping and returns is redefining warehouse management and transportation processes. Most of this spend is targeted at the redefinition of warehouse management to make eCommerce a reality.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. The slowdown had a final price tag of $770 million for Washington business alone—the sum of net delinquent shipments and additional costs such as warehousing and truck idling fees. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

They handle activities like warehousing, distribution, and transportation for other businesses. In supply chains handling chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or food products, COAs are crucial for quality assurance and regulatory compliance. If you add some more in the comments section we’ll add to the list and see how big it grows.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Typical manufacturing products made in Belgium include engineering and metal products, automobile assemblies, transportation equipment, scientific and precision instruments, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, petroleum and food and beverages. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. percent; Netherlands 12 percent and the U.K.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

The problem is that warehouses are full. The demand latency for a semiconductor manufacturer is 180-220 days, while a chemical manufacturer has a latency of 150-280 days. Cash-to-Cash: Days of Accounts Receivable + Days of Inventory-Days of Accounts Payable. Business continuity is the discussion dejour for a supply chain team.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

By any metric, the situation looks grim. Optimized transportation routing can help reduce or eliminate delays of fresh products to warehouses and retailers. However, researchers have developed technology that can indicate the state of a food item better by reacting to chemical changes inside the packaging. .”[4].

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

By any metric, the situation looks grim. Optimized transportation routing can help reduce or eliminate delays of fresh products to warehouses and retailers. However, researchers have developed technology that can indicate the state of a food item better by reacting to chemical changes inside the packaging. .”[4].

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

The most common goals of supply chain visibility include the following, but as your company completes this exercise, be sure to include quantifiable metrics: Reduce business and supply chain risk. Consider the ways rich data collection can help shape your supply chain towards lower cost and optimal performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

This is a key differentiator and vastly different to the principles we know today of relational software in rows and tables and traditional data warehouse approaches using ETL where processing data requires movement. In contrast, it took the average chemical company or automotive supplier five-to-eight months.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. The slowdown had a final price tag of $770 million for Washington business alone—the sum of net delinquent shipments and additional costs such as warehousing and truck idling fees. Tips for an Effective Contingency Plan.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

The burning of this fuel in ships are main engines, boilers and generator engines and produces exhaust containing Sulphur oxide (SOX) which then reacts with water, oxygen and other chemical to form Sulphuric acid n secondary inorganic aerosols. million metric tons annually. Surcharges passed on to shippers.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Consequently, logistics management became a prominent business practice, with organizations privately investing in their own transport fleets and warehouse assets and employing staff to run them. In this article, outsourcing will refer specifically to transport and warehousing functions.

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