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DAT IQ: The Metrics that Matter with Samuel Parker

The Logistics of Logistics

Samuel Parker and Joe Lynch discuss DAT iQ: the metrics that matter. DAT iQ provides freight intelligence to inform your budget and procurement strategies so you can navigate market volatility with greater confidence and agility. He lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and son. Samuel has his B.A.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #8: Keeping supply chain information in silos (and preventing your users from making the best decisions)

Kinaxis

Reason #8 Keeping supply chain information in silos (and preventing your users from making the best decisions). They do this by preventing them from getting (or making it very difficult to get) any more information than they absolutely need to do their specific job. Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process.

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Guest Post: Ignoring this Performance Metric is Risky

TMC

Moreover, a new class of software applications goes further by combining companies’ bill of material and supplier facility locations to convert alert data to information regarding products and customer impacts. When Cisco saw news of wildfires in Colorado in 2012, it wasn’t concerned, because it had no manufacturing or suppliers in the area.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #10 Failure to adequately train your supply chain planning staff

Kinaxis

Reason #8 Keeping supply chain information in silos. Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Reason #7 Making decisions based on bad data (supply chain data accuracy).

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Using Modeling and Analytics to Design a Resilient Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

You can use network design models, company KPIs and other metrics to get a holistic look at your supply chain. Prioritize: Use the information from the assessment to prioritize scenarios to test further with optimization and simulation technology. This provides high-level metrics for evaluating risk in the supply chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Worldwide announced the release of a mobile app that extends the reach of its Navisphere platform, “allowing users to access critical shipment information with Apple or Android™ mobile devices.”

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Cannabis execs: digitize operations or else

TrackVia

Real-time access to accurate data allows executives to make informed decisions on how to direct the business —and with a click of a button, your low-code cannabis workflow software should provide immediate insights into: . Being headquartered in Denver, Colorado, we’ve gotten to see the industry evolve around us and across the U.S.