Zipline Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

Because of the changes to the retail and CPG industries, forward-thinking sporting goods shippers are looking to logistics as a differentiation strategy. As industries evolved to meet the needs of modern consumers, the supply chain has become a reliable source of competitive advantage. Work with CPG Logistics Specialists.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Increasing Transport Costs A global lockdown meant that vast volumes of goods stalled in transit, and as consumers turned to online shopping to fulfill their needs, the demand for container shipping services increased dramatically. Recent global events make forecasting tricky.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The award, based on beating the industry peer group on rate of improvement on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) while outperforming their peer group, is tough to achieve. The orbit chart below illustrates L’Oréal’s performance at the intersection of two metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. 95% is very high performance on this metric; It implies significant transportation cost savings. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This enables the company to manufacture and distribute its product in a way that, ideally, efficiently meets consumer demand. The business has the products available to meet the demands of consumers. In a fast-moving industry such as consumer goods, a shorter timeframe may be preferred.

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Zipline Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Now suppliers must meet a 98% OTIF rate to stay in compliance. Those that cannot hit these requirements will face a fine of 3% of the cost of goods sold. . All deliveries in every product category will be expected to hit the 98% on-time and in-full metric or face a fine of 3% of the cost of goods sold. .

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Competition in the consumer goods space is at an all-time high as venture capital continues to pour into the industry and products hit the market at record speed. We work with established brands to meet receivers’ growing demands through a specialized approach to moving time-sensitive and high service-level products.

Retail 52

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E2open

APRIL 3, 2017

Effective February 2017, Walmart is requiring its suppliers to meet either a same-day or two-day shipping window instead of its previous four-day window and has upped its required compliance rate from 90% to 95% (Source: Walmart’s new on-time delivery standards may create supply chain challenges for its suppliers ). Consumer Goods.

Packaging 60

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E2open

APRIL 3, 2017

Effective February 2017, Walmart is requiring its suppliers to meet either a same-day or two-day shipping window instead of its previous four-day window, and has upped its required compliance rate from 90% to 95% (Source: Walmart’s new on-time delivery standards may create supply chain challenges for its suppliers ). Consumer Goods.

Packaging 60

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E2open

APRIL 3, 2017

Effective February 2017, Walmart is requiring its suppliers to meet either a same-day or two-day shipping window instead of its previous four-day window, and has upped its required compliance rate from 90% to 95% (Source: Walmart’s new on-time delivery standards may create supply chain challenges for its suppliers ). Consumer Goods.

Packaging 60

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

This blog post is in response to recent results from the APICS/Logility Survey, Consumer Goods S&OP research, and ChainLink’s end-user research. I recently read a very good survey by Consumer Goods Technology , focused on S&OP.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2020

You also lose vital logistics metrics that are important in finding supply chain efficiencies and consolidation opportunities. . Those with compliance programs require brands to create a supply chain that is efficient and ready to meet today’s retail giants’ demands. Collect Shipping and Retail Compliance Standards .

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2019

Gary began our discussion by pointing out that the Amazon Effect, which he says had a critical turning point during the 2017 holiday season, has sped up supply chains for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers, causing a greater emphasis on sourcing. There is much more involved now than the perfect order metric.”.

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E2open

MARCH 17, 2017

Orchestro’s data, visibility and analytics solutions strategically complement E2open Demand Sensing and have enabled a truly demand-driven supply chain for many leading consumer goods companies. Consumer Goods. Users need tools at the "Speed of thought, not speed of vendor". Demand-driven. Forecasting.

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E2open

MARCH 17, 2017

Orchestro’s data, visibility and analytics solutions strategically complement E2open Demand Sensing and have enabled a truly demand-driven supply chain for many leading consumer goods companies. Consumer Goods. Users need tools at the "Speed of thought, not speed of vendor". Demand-driven. Forecasting.

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Provenance

MAY 24, 2021

If you have excellent people skills, commercial acumen and passion for tech as a force for good, we’d love to meet you. Set, manage and ensure team accountability to company health metrics and individual KPIs. Drive overall business performance and funnel metrics against company strategy. Commercial Leadership.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. As a result, enterprises involved at all stages of getting a product to market faced an interesting 2020.

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Alloy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Consumer goods companies rely on forecasts to support inventory planning and distribution across their sales channels. Below, we’ll explore two of the top forecasting errors consumer brands commit, along with suggestions for how to avoid these pitfalls.

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Alloy

JANUARY 2, 2019

Starting out direct-to-consumer, it’s easy for them to access granular sales data, use it to understand what consumers want, and take action to meet that demand. Lesson Two: Focus on the End-Consumer When you’re used to selling in bulk orders to retailers, it’s easy to become fixated on wholesale metrics, like sell-in and OTIF.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. Forward-thinking brands are tracking crucial metrics to illuminate their supply chains and find control. About Andrew Lynch. Perform a network analysis.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

For example, Unilever, a consumer goods company, has a responsible sourcing policy that includes human rights due diligence and requires suppliers to adhere to its human rights principles. This can ensure supply continuity and security, helping companies to maintain stable operations and meet customer demand.

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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. Consumers expect a unified commerce paradigm enabled by the convergence of connectivity, convenience and choice.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

We are trying to understand how supply chain leaders have raised the bar at the intersection of these four sets of metrics on the supply chain effective frontier. I also believe that it is because the organization is not incented to manage cash-to-cash metrics. The results have been eye-opening. There was no accountability.

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Alloy

AUGUST 6, 2019

Read on for the top metrics you should watch to evaluate whether you sunk or soared this Prime Day, and prepare your team for the next major shopping holiday. An important related metric is the conversion rate from page views to sales. The event puts shopping top of mind and creates a broad halo that you can take advantage of.

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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. Consumers expect a unified commerce paradigm enabled by the convergence of connectivity, convenience and choice.

Vendor Strategies 40

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BlueYonder

MARCH 7, 2017

The associated, implicit (and sometimes explicit) message is that you can manage your supply chain simply by looking at a couple of key metrics on a dashboard or spreadsheet. This concept has been used to underscore the point that a similar type of control tower is needed to manage your supply chain as well.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

The evolution was incremental and includes the design of products to enable postponement based on five principles: Postpone inventory while meeting customer service level requirements. The monthly meetings focused on the customer at SanDisk helps the planning teams to understand the customer.

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Alloy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Furthermore, it’s needed to calculate a number of key metrics that are leading performance indicators and watched closely by brands and retailers: Inventory turnover. It’s calculated by dividing Retailer COGS by the average inventory on hand during the period. Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI).

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Companies must always align to the right rhythms and cycles to meet the customer order patterns. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is working on her third book, Leadership Matters. There are so many programs on the go that alignment to strategy can get lost. What does this mean?

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

For example, industries like transportation and logistics, technology or consumer goods will focus more on supplier collaboration. That’s where Procurement Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) come into play. Procurement metrics and KPIs allow organisations to measure results and guide best practice performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

While the macroeconomic signals trigger market downturns, to meet Wall Street expectations, manufacturers usually push products into the market. Lacking visibility, the order stream lumps all orders together with no visibility of rush orders, turn orders, custom orders, or orders stuffing the channel to help sales meet their numbers.

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

Like a hammer looking for a nail, it seems like every vendor I meet now has an S&OP solution. One of the issues that clients face is the ability to configure the application to meet their needs. When I go to meetings, I laugh as companies argue about which spreadsheet is accurate. It is comical. User-based Configuration.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 16, 2020

The objective is to meet evolving technology, business, and market requirements more effectively. One of the biggest benefits of digital manufacturing systems is having the ability to track key operational metrics and accurately analyze the data as a result of these efforts. to save time, effort, and resources along the value chain.

Resource Reduction 52

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ThroughPut

APRIL 16, 2020

The objective is to meet evolving technology, business, and market requirements more effectively. One of the biggest benefits of digital manufacturing systems is having the ability to track key operational metrics and accurately analyze the data as a result of these efforts. to save time, effort, and resources along the value chain.

Resource Reduction 52

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ThroughPut

APRIL 16, 2020

The objective is to meet evolving technology, business, and market requirements more effectively. One of the biggest benefits of digital manufacturing systems is having the ability to track key operational metrics and accurately analyze the data as a result of these efforts. to save time, effort and resources along the value chain.

Resource Reduction 52

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Then back-end systems pair tailored financial products and services to the customer based on those metrics. You need to know that they can provide the quality you need, and that you have enough flexibility built into your supply chain to meet potentially changing needs downstream.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

In the fall of 2008 I attended a major consumer packaged goods company’s global customer team meeting. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. Reflections. My insights on the topic are now a decade old.

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