The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. 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. It is generally calculated as a percentage of total deliveries that were complete and on time. About Andrew Lynch.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Here explain what DSI is, how to use it, and why it’s crucial to track this metric in your business – whether you’re a retailer, manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor. The next figure you need to calculate is COGS, which is a metric that relates to the direct costs of a product that a business sells.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. Large consumer goods companies believe that solutions based on a graph database also have real potential.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

Companies with the lower score on the Index are driving faster rates of metrics improvement. Energizer and Unilever are driving the fastest rates of improvement and Clorox and P&G improvement rates are the slowest on the Metrics That Matter of Growth, Operating Margin, Inventory Turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

It is for this reason, that we analyze the patterns of the Metrics That Matter using orbit charts over the period of 2006-2014. The analysis is designed to analyze supply chain leader success on a portfolio of metrics. Nine out of ten are stuck unable to make improvements in these Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Comparison of Industry Players Within Consumer Goods for the Period of 2012-2021. For many industries, the results are much worse than consumer goods. The focus needs to move from functional metrics to balanced scorecard outcomes. Functional metrics insulate organizations and throw the supply chain out of balance.

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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. We hope to see you there!

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 15, 2020

Select a planning solution that can incorporate intelligent metrics and optimization technology. Retailers need a planning system that won’t force them to work in siloes and leave them with little control of the planning process. The digital supply chain runs continuously: Optimizing, reacting, tuning, executing and evaluating.

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Alloy

JUNE 9, 2022

Other metrics and scorecards which help brands run successful businesses are also hard to calculate. For example, Walmart might directly import two shipping containers of a consumer goods company’s top 10 best performing SKUs. This is because they have limited visibility within their own internal systems to view those orders.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

Develop Supplier Collaboration Frameworks , engage key suppliers in strategic discussions, develop joint value-creation initiatives, and establish clear performance metrics to ensure mutual growth. Ensure that these tools can scale with your business.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Companies moving to BPO in these practice areas are experiencing supply chain improvements in metrics such as inventory turnover and customer service. Metrics – BPO vendors can also help firms utilize performance metrics and KPIs to help monitor performance and help to identify ways to improve it. versus $4.84 For example ….

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EcoVadis

MAY 31, 2018

Read on for more details about EcoVadis ratings in this interview (first published on the ING Wholesale Banking site): Rating Sustainability Performance: An Essential Business Metric. How can gaining a rating affect how companies view CSR and sustainability issues internally?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

On today’s episode we welcome Andrew Lynch, Co-Founder & President of Zipline Logistics, an award-winning logistics service provider that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods and food and beverage products. Capacity & Carrier Metrics Resources to Download. Download E-Book.

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PINC

AUGUST 3, 2020

and Trading Partner Alliance outline some of the key considerations that should go into developing and using the on-time and in-full delivery metric. To fill these gaps, a growing number of companies operating in the consumer sector have adopted the “on-time in-full” (OTIF) delivery metric. McKinsey & Co., What is OTIF?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Depending on the product, their customers are consumer goods companies, retailers, food service distributors and restaurant chains. A 95% on time delivery metric – very high performance – is just not good enough for Simmons. That factory also aims to rapidly process the raw materials into product.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

OTIF is a key supply chain metric. 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. It is generally calculated as a percentage of total deliveries that were complete and on time. About Andrew Lynch.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 28, 2015

In industries such as e-commerce, consumer goods, food and beverage, electronics, aftermarket, and industrial distribution, companies are seeing 50% and more of their revenue coming from long tail demand items. Traditional “single number” forecasts and forecast accuracy metrics are nearly meaningless in the long tail environment.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 25, 2024

Space utilization, or vehicle fill, is a critical metric that can be measured in various ways: Pallet numbers and height: While common, this method can be misleading depending on cargo density. Two crucial measures applicable to this level of detail are space utilization and productive time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. As a frequent contributor of supply chain content to the industry, Lora writes by-line monthly columns for SCM Quarterly, Consumer Goods Technology, Supply Chain Movement and Supply Chain Brain.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 21, 2015

The number of companies is growing that are saying that their forecast accuracy, service levels and inventory efficiency metrics have hit a ceiling that they just can’t get past. Whether you read the analyst reports or listen to planners talk about their jobs, it’s all the same: metrics and KPIs are stuck.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

What is Procurement’s North Star Metric? The North Star Metric (NSM). As published by Forbes in a 2017 article, “The North Star metric concept originally emerged from Silicon Valley and is best utilized by companies that invest in long-term sustainable growth. These sub-metrics should be your own mini-North Star 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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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is working on her third book, Leadership Matters. As a frequent contributor of supply chain content to the industry, Lora writes by-line monthly columns for SCM Quarterly, Consumer Goods Technology, Supply Chain Movement and Supply Chain Brain.

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Alloy

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To say that the global supply chain isn’t going easy on consumer goods brands might be something of an understatement. In today’s supply-constrained environment, making sure your products are on the shelf when and where consumers want them is even more critical. .

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Over the period of 2009-2015, only 88% of companies made improvement on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. To meet the criteria for The Supply Chains to Admire for 2016, companies needed to score better than their peer group average for performance metrics, while driving a higher level of improvement than 2/3 of their industry peer group.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. As a frequent contributor of supply chain content to the industry, Lora writes by-line monthly columns for SCM Quarterly, Consumer Goods Technology, Supply Chain Movement and Supply Chain Brain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

The teams feel good because cash-to-cash metrics improve; but in many cases, in the joyous celebrations, companies do not realize that they have reduced capabilities with suppliers and not made improvements in inventory. To help, we are sharing all the work we have done on maturity models and supply chain performance metrics.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. As a frequent contributor of supply chain content to the industry, Lora writes by-line monthly columns for SCM Quarterly, Consumer Goods Technology, Supply Chain Movement and Supply Chain Brain.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This simulated metric projects what demand, and thus sales, would be if you were in-stock during a given period. This forward-looking metric is key to predicting where outages may occur, empowering you to take proactive steps to mitigate the most significant risks. Chasing demand is a team sport.

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crisp

MAY 21, 2025

Retail and consumer goods supply chain leaders can use AI to gain a similar competitive edge in the race to meet customer demand. This level of computational power in the hands of supply chain professionals enables previously unattainable levels of responsiveness and efficiency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is working on her third book, Leadership Matters. As a frequent contributor of supply chain content to the industry, Lora writes by-line monthly columns for SCM Quarterly, Consumer Goods Technology, Supply Chain Movement and Supply Chain Brain.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Supply chains at a consumer goods company, for example, make up about 80% of the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Metrics and Performance Management Legacy supply chain metrics rarely capture the effectiveness of circular supply chains. A circular supply chain can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The editorial team at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) argues CPG companies have been slow to embrace cognitive technologies; however, the coronavirus pandemic is changing that picture. ” In other words, the right data can place the consumer at the center of CPG operations.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

Terence: So, it’s about improving these metrics and business performance simultaneously. In the fast-moving consumer goods space, we have Coca-Cola FEMSA presenting. Can you shed some light on that? Hong Mo: OTSR, which stands for Operational Total Shareholder Returns, is important.

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ShipBob

APRIL 13, 2021

However, there is a wide range of metrics that you should be tracking to help your online store grow. Why ecommerce performance metrics are important. This is a good KPI because it: Has a quantifiable target of 1,000 new customers and. Why are ecommerce performance metrics important to your online store? Sales KPIs.

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