Kinaxis

DECEMBER 12, 2014

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #2 Poorly executed or non-existent sales and operations planning. Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. This is a significant milestone for ongoing planning and execution strategies.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Reason #2 Poorly executed or non-existent sales and operations planning. Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues to highlight for readers specific global and regional supply chain indices that depict both trending production activity levels, as well as supply chain volatility. Newly published indices reflecting global supply chain volatility and U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S. not only described as a “ significant rate of contraction ,” but also the first time that this particular metric has reached such a low level. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The post U.S.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There are many ways to measure supply chain performance in terms of resilience, but there is one that’s easily overlooked even though it is gaining in importance: Detection time. Companies that are quick at detecting supply chain disruptions are more competitive than slower enterprises in a number of ways.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

In fact, living in beautiful Colorado I often find myself surrounded by and admiring nature. It got me thinking—how has my role in supply chain management impacted the environment? I quickly came to the conclusion that supply chain managers are actually Green Superheroes. I didn’t have a good answer.

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