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Manufacturers, Technology, and the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

Louis Columbus ( @LouisColumbus ), a Principal at IQMS, explains, “Going into 2020, manufacturers are at an inflection point in their adoption of analytics and business intelligence (BI). Cycle Time is a predictor of the future of manufacturing as this metric captures improvement made across systems and processes immediately.”

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REPOST: The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. 5000 fastest growing company for 8 years, is a 9-time winner of the Columbus Business First Fast 50 Award and is consistently recognized as a Top 100 3PL by trusted outlets such as Food Logistics Magazine and Transport Topics. Andrew Lynch and Joe Lynch discuss the true cost of OTIF failure.

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The True Cost of OTIF Failure with Andrew Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. 5000 fastest growing company for 8 years, is a 9-time winner of the Columbus Business First Fast 50 Award and is consistently recognized as a Top 100 3PL by trusted outlets such as Food Logistics Magazine and Transport Topics. Andrew Lynch and Joe Lynch discuss the true cost of OTIF failure.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

Digital transformation is not seen as a singular activity but a set of interrelated activities that span across people, process, technology, policy, and metrics,” said George Fowler, group vice president in Spinnaker’s Supply Chain business unit.

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5 Reasons Why Manufacturers Who Focus on Customer Experience Will Win

GlobalTranz

In other words, manufacturers need analytics from point-of-sale systems, transportation metrics and more. As a result, manufacturers must be wary of overproduction and focus on providing the products customers want now, not tomorrow. Furthermore, companies must extend the buying cycle to get as much information as possible from consumers.

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Conquering the Explosion of Supply Chain Planning Data

Logility

Key Performance Metrics: The ability to identify and measure KPIs will help prioritize and measure transformation efforts. 1 Louis Columbus. Common Data Platform: Enables visibility, analysis and performance measurement of cross-functional processes. Figure 3: Growth in Connected Devices 5. . References. www.forbes.com , 2015.

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Omni-channel in 6 steps: how to build a practical, effective plan of action

RELEX Solutions

We are delighted to welcome Charlotte Kula-Przezwanski from Columbus Consulting (CCI) as our guest blogger. For example, they may do a great job of addressing business process and systems, but many overlook changes they should also make to their organization chart and their business-performance metrics. Partner, Columbus Consulting.