Chicago Manufacturing Metrics Shipping 
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The company is focused on ocean shipping. The company streamlines and standardizes the shipping process worldwide for a network of over 220,000 shipping professionals. The supply ecosystem connects over 630,000 manufacturers and suppliers. FourKites is a private company headquartered in Chicago in the US.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” A common issue in financially-driven companies is the heavy utilization of manufacturing assets past reasonable limits throwing the supply chain out of balance. Background. Supply Chain Trade-offs. . #4
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 30, 2015
In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. It is easy to understand why strategy is often set aside to meet immediate needs of getting product shipped out the door.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 14, 2014
“The idea of the value chain is based on the process view of organizations, the idea of seeing a manufacturing (or service) organisation as a system, made up of subsystems each with inputs, transformation processes and outputs. ” Institute for Manufacturing, 2013. __. Tonight, I am stranded in a hotel in Chicago.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2014
One of my favorite interviews on this topic, that I recently completed for my upcoming book Metrics That Matter , was with Amway’s Chief Supply Chain Officer George Calvert. In prestige beauty and nutritional supplements, the cost to ship the product is minuscule. Service level is our most important metric.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 7, 2019
In my work with manufacturing companies recently, I am thinking a lot about the need for diagnostic testing. Most companies cannot get to data by customer on orders shipped incomplete to understand root cause analysis. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , September 3rd-6th, 2019, at UI Labs, Chicago, IL. What is different?
ShipBob
OCTOBER 1, 2021
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic , ecommerce businesses quickly discovered that their supply chains were not agile enough to keep up with sudden spikes in demand or major delays from manufacturers, carriers, or even at ports. First, take a step back and reevaluate your supplier or manufacturer. Optimize your warehousing.
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