Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

Myth 5: Generative AI will reduce the workforce in your company Generative AI complements, not replaces, a human workforce by making jobs easier and allowing workers to focus more on strategic decision-making rather than tedious repetitive labor.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 21, 2018

On today’s episode we welcome Hannah Testani, Chief Operating Officer of Intelligent Audit , a global logistics and freight audit company. Download eBook. Download eBook. Transportation Metrics that Matter the Most for Shippers to Track to Improve Performance. We hope you enjoy “The Freight Project Podcast.”

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ToolsGroup

MAY 4, 2020

BOSTON (May 5, 2020) ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today announced a new online COVID-19 Supply Chain Action Center and resources to help companies quickly respond to Coronavirus risks and speed supply chain recovery. Companies Share COVID-19 Response.

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Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Specifically, practitioners can use intuitive displays to drill into safety metrics, product quality, on-time delivery, cost efficiency, and much more. Logility fosters collaboration – even outside your company – on a common platform to increase pipeline efficiency. Here are some common advanced analytics use cases for manufacturers.

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Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Specifically, practitioners can use intuitive displays to drill into safety metrics, product quality, on-time delivery, cost efficiency, and much more. Logility fosters collaboration – even outside your company – on a common platform to increase pipeline efficiency. Here are some common advanced analytics use cases for manufacturers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

For most companies, growth has slowed. We believe that supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. We also believe that it helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks. Companies are competitive.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Companies typically struggle as they rely on manual, offline processes to capture and consolidate supplier information to gain a view of the full supply chain. The supply chain is the lifeline of companies and the backbone of the business process. 5 Strategies to Establish Supply Chain Continuity eBook.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 4, 2017

All companies are walking this fine line with capacity planning , but some are continuously waving their arms trying to stay upright, while others have secured their footing. Utilization is a key metric for high capital equipment. The rewards are plentiful for companies clearing the path on their capacity planning journey.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The time it takes to make critical decisions is lengthening, dramatically cutting into companies’ bottom lines. So what’s causing this lack of communication across companies? As outlined in our recent eBook 3 Ways to Improve Supply Chain Collaboration , this enhanced collaboration begins with connecting data.

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Logility

APRIL 23, 2020

Statistical modeling will help the company understand what data are most useful. You may also like this ebook. Phone * Company * Job Title * Zip Code * Source Asset Source Download ID. Finally, the models are created, tested, validated, and then evaluated to ensure that they will meet the project metrics and goals.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 21, 2021

Get Our EBOOK HERE. Supply chain key performance indicators and metrics are ways in which someone can quantify the performance of their company’s supply chain to gain a better understanding of its strengths and weaknesses. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Product Management KPIs! Procurement Cost.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

As I study research methods, and the market, I realize the lies I’ve spun for prior employers (Gartner and AMR Research) are untrue: The AMR Research Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics. This research, released in 2005, gives a compelling view of a metrics hierarchy. The belief is that companies can invest in technology bimodally.

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Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Customers prefer green companies. According to this report , consumers are 88% percent more likely to be loyal to companies that demonstrate strong social and environmental responsibility. Companies with business models that prioritize sustainability have a greater chance of wooing customers. Download the Ebook.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2016

Yet, all metrics and scorecards are not equal, and you need to know what metrics should be included in your carrier scorecard. Get Your FREE eBook Here. Get the FREE eBook Here. Get The Full List Here. The Top 10 Most Common LTL Shipping Mistakes Made by Shippers. 6 Transportation Management Trends for 2016.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

It was also evident that many folks wanted more information around KPIs and Metrics, as our top 5 included two posts from this sub-category. e-Book] The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight Metrics & KPIs. Get Your FREE eBook Here.

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Supply Chain Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

We also built a database of twenty years of supply chain financial ratios that we mine daily for companies to understand where they are on the Supply Chain Effective Frontier against their peer group. If companies give us ten minutes to finish our survey, then we will give them an hour to review the findings with them. It will be fun!

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 31, 2015

A modern pilot embarks with a general flight plan, but then monitors a continuous readout of key metrics, which he uses to make numerous small course corrections to arrive at the proper destination on schedule. Can he arrive on any predictable timetable? You’ll likely agree his chances are slim to none. It’s the same for business.

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

I was guilty of this from time to time when I led a demand-planning group because we were evaluated on forecast accuracy as one of our key metrics. Does demand sensing actually improve a company’s ability to reduce cost and improve customer service? eBook: Unearthing Demand Planner Efficiencies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

When Gartner bought AMR Research, I left to build a company, and in the process, I slowly built a Linkedin audience of over 330,000 followers. We started charting public performance on Orbit charts studying the relationships between metrics and having conversations with manufacturing and retail teams about their results.

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4WL Consulting

JULY 8, 2015

The previous decade has seen many companies, mainly those handling manufacturing operations, change how sourcing of direct materials is executed – from an administrative function to a somewhat strategic procurement approach that has seen the creation of a new position “the Chief Procurement Officer.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The most popular posts are on demand management and Supply Chain Metrics that Matter. The Shaman blog, and my new company, Supply Chain Insights , were born in the same month and the same week, two years apart. In Open Content research, we are dependent on companies giving us their time to help us complete research studies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

GET our EBOOK HERE. Whether it’s your SVP of Supply Chain or a Sourcing Analyst, it’s important to make sure each member of your organization understands what success looks like and feels their value and purpose within the company. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Get Involved with Giving Back.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Get Our EBOOK HERE. Companies like Unilever have been experimenting with subscriptions for several years now and the growth of e-commerce has led to a change in grocery shopping. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Consumer goods article and permission to publish here provided by Wouter Nederkoorn.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 18, 2020

Sam’s Club stepped up its on-time, in-full (OTIF) expectations for its suppliers and, in some instances, exceeded standards set by its parent company, Walmart. While the company has yet to fine suppliers for missing delivery requirements, it could do so soon. Learn More. How is OTIF Calculated at Sam’s Club? Why Does OTIF Matter?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 25, 2021

GET our EBOOK HERE. Every day every individual, team, department, and company is faced with the need to make improvements. A failure to respond can impact the very survival of you in your job or your company. Your company may in fact be doing extremely well competitively and financially. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

Get Our EBOOK HERE. The function – which used to be a back-office, administrative task – has evolved to become a major seat of strategic profitability and brand within companies. It’s been a long evolution, and it’s made the field more ascendant within companies than it’s ever been, with a bigger seat at the C-suite table.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this “The Freight Project Podcast” episode you’ll hear : Why having a logistics partner that is dependable is important and what are some metrics we use at Cerasis to make sure we provide that true partnership to our shippers & their vendors. Download eBook. Download eBook. Download eBook.

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Alloy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Below is the second part of our interview with Botts where he shares his vision of supply chain excellence, the key metrics of success with Walmart, and parting wisdom for other Sales and Supply Chain teams looking to develop strong relationships with the retail giant. There’s probably not many Toy companies that actually do that.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

Role and influence of procurement function in the company Lesson 4. Tasks for procurement in the companies Lesson 5. What is procurement and purchasing Lesson 2. Trends and tendencies in procurement Lesson 3. Types of procurement. Five rights of procurement Lesson 6. Procurement and Purchasing Cycle Lesson 7.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 27, 2022

The APA study of work-related stress uncovered how the negative impacts of stress affect more than our health: Lower productivity, less effort, and a desire to quit all hurt morale and the productive work companies need to reach their business goals. An Unhealthy or Toxic Company Culture. Many companies can be supportive environments.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 23, 2021

GET our EBOOK HERE. These jobs reach far and wide, touching virtually every business process, most metrics, and all functional areas. But a more modern and progressive view is that Supply Chain is a strategic function of the highest value which can make or break the success and survival of an company in any industry.

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USC Consulting Group

APRIL 13, 2021

We haven’t met a company yet that doesn’t want to do more with what they already have, do it better, more efficiently and more effectively. They might also be dealing with different metrics, goals or systems for planning and forecasting. Process improvement. Please contact us if you’d like to find out more.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Unfortunately, all too often, companies rely on spreadsheets, push them to their limits, and use them in ways in which they never were intended. From our eBook, S&OP in the 21st century , “An audit of 50 corporate spreadsheets in 2007 revealed that 94% had errors… one for $100 million!” That won’t end well.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Today’s consumer goods and retail companies appear to be in a modern-day Chakravyuh themselves; they are engaging in a battle to stay profitable while trying to meet consumers’ ever-changing needs. Metrics – Determine what success looks like at various levels, from operational to strategic. Image Source: [link].

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Today’s consumer goods and retail companies appear to be in a modern-day Chakravyuh themselves; they are engaging in a battle to stay profitable while trying to meet consumers’ ever-changing needs. Metrics – Determine what success looks like at various levels, from operational to strategic. Image Source: [link].

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MARCH 6, 2018

eCommerce companies will invest huge amounts of time crafting performance metrics for fulfillment operations, but spend very little time actively monitoring and managing these key performance indicators (KPIs). When it comes to running a robust metrics program for eCommerce fulfillment, there’s a right way and a wrong way.

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