Chicago Inventory Metrics Transportation 
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 26, 2023
We are well into the era of real-time transportation visibility, where shippers and their partners can track freight in real-time across every mode of transport. So why are so many still falling short of OTIF targets (and other key metrics)? He lives in Chicago. Let’s go back to OTIF. That covers “on-time.”
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 19, 2013
It comes in many flavors–increase in inventory, changes in sales policies, new product lines– all add to the complexity. The only industry that has made progress in inventory management is consumer electronics. The only industry that has made progress in inventory management is consumer electronics.
Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 8, 2017
Content Summary: Chicago ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in projected supply chain management and technology employment growth; in net job creation for supply chain-related industries; in freight flow; and in inventory holding. Printer-friendly version. Printer-friendly version. Media Type. Media Caption. Privacy Settings.
Zipline Logistics
JANUARY 10, 2023
Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. I moved to Chicago to work for the world’s largest 3PL and quickly fell in love with the constant opportunity to solve problems. Perform a network analysis.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2014
I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows. For example, we discovered that transportation and duties are 5x the expense of labor and overhead. Service level is our most important metric.
Intelligent Audit
DECEMBER 29, 2021
According to the Journal of Commerce , the New York and New Jersey port backlog is increasing and leading to more instability in terms of product replenishment and inventory management in the weeks after Christmas. FedEx delays have been most prevalent in Miami (13.8%), Chicago (13.6%), and Houston (13.5%). Rail Rates Are Increasing.
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