Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The final goal was to develop end-to-end visibility based on leveraging data analytics. Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. The solution was then fed right back into the source systems that the data was pulled from.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Companies moving to BPO in these practice areas are experiencing supply chain improvements in metrics such as inventory turnover and customer service. versus $4.84

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

Now Gartner reports that SCP BPO is gaining traction ( Market Guide for Supply Chain Planning BPO or BPaaS, 29 July 2019 ), particularly in North America and Europe. Companies moving to BPO in these practice areas are experiencing supply chain improvements in metrics such as inventory turnover and customer service. versus $4.84

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Technology, such as integrated cloud-based platforms of applications with connected networks and data will help to improve supply chain performance. Internal data alone won’t cut it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Snow fell last night as I worked on my last Supply Chain Metrics That Matter report. The concept of the Effective Frontier is that best in class companies align functional metrics to balance growth, cost, inventory and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance while balancing customer service metrics. The Effective Frontier.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

To make the list, companies out-performed their peer group on operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital while driving significant improvement in financial metrics over the period.Supply Chain Improvement is based on a detailed analysis calculated factors for balance, strength and resiliency. Learn More. LogiPharma.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.” As a result, we’ve seen a 10% increase in service metrics.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company. ” Supply Chain Leader.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play. Yes, all parties have metrics and KPIs that help them know when to switch carriers or where to throttle ordering, but that’s not acceptable to customers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Chris’s primary research covers all aspects of freight transportation including combinatorial procurement auctions, robust planning, portfolio management, performance metrics, and infrastructure design. He helps clients purposely be in control of goods and assets with Roambee’s sensor hardware, cloud data analytics, and automation.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

LLamasoft Launches Data Services to Provide Reference Data for the Supply Chain Design Community. XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. Oracle Delivers Transformational Capabilities with New In-Memory Applications for Oracle Value Chain Planning.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Event The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) recently concluded its ASCM CONNECT 2023 North America Conference. Starting salaries are second only to data engineers. While schools view these metrics as positive to their programs, they sometimes do not seek businesses input to the desired skill needs. “

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

Manufacturers in the high-performance cohort captured in our latest survey are using real-time monitoring to aggregate metrics and gain a 360-degree view of manufacturing operations accessible from any mobile or handheld device. Each faces the competitive challenge of making the most of the data have.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

According to data from the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), CPG sales in 2020 grew by 9.4% It strained production functions and increased the need for trucking services, which led to falling performance metrics that rippled across organizations. Increased demand did more than spur revenue growth at CPGs. cost per case.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

. … Better cold storage and infrastructure would help reduce losses, but more detailed data on the supply chain is needed to tackle the problem.”[4]. BCG analysts report, “The average North American household wastes approximately 130 pounds [of food] annually. By any metric, the situation looks grim.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

. … Better cold storage and infrastructure would help reduce losses, but more detailed data on the supply chain is needed to tackle the problem.”[4]. BCG analysts report, “The average North American household wastes approximately 130 pounds [of food] annually. By any metric, the situation looks grim.

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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. He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 18, 2016

As one of its many programs, it initiated the “2015 Going the Distance Challenge” here in North America. In supply chain planning, we are driven by metrics. If it knew from my GPS data that, when given the opportunity, I would often walk around the block outside our building? It became a habit.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

I worked with consultants defining a business case for cloud-based supply chain solutions and new vendors looking to use artificial intelligence to solve the problems of master data management. Three weeks is substantial and may tip the hand to reshore more manufacturing into North America. Here at home, things are busy.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

These consumers can spot greenwashing from a mile away and are demanding complete transparency and data from brands to back up their ESG claims. . In fact, nearly 70% of consumers in North America think it’s important for a brand to be sustainable. Corporate ESG Reporting Today .

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

supplier selection and assessment, new product launch, use of metrics in the supplier assessment process). Full electronic exchange of data with sub suppliers by striving to achieve 100 percent EDI/web. QAD provides training on behalf of AIAG and Odette in North America, Eastern Europe and Asia/Pacific.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

Customers span not only Europe but North America. The provider’s platform was designed to complement and co-exist with specialty supply chain and enterprise systems, supplementing needs for multi-tiered network visibility, process control, and optimized inventory. This acquisition has the potential to achieve such needs.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

These consumers can spot greenwashing from a mile away and are demanding complete transparency and data from brands to back up their ESG claims. In fact, nearly 70% of consumers in North America think it’s important for a brand to be sustainable. ESG accountability is closely linked to the concept of “responsible supply chains.”

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. 20 Years of Highway Data Shows Roads and Bridges Aren’t Crumbling ( Reason.org ).

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Followed by focus on big data analytics where companies began leveraging BI (business intelligence) tools for data-driven decision making. Leveraging AI/ML and IoT to capture relevant data to help aid supply chain visibility, operational feedback, managing metrics. Summary & closing remarks.

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

percent in North America in 2022. Lack of insights : Data is crucial to understand your customers. This is amplified further during the holiday season, as suggested by data above. Data analytics solution: Leveraging a logistic solution that provides insights post every delivery to make future deliveries better.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2016

As one of its many programs, it initiated the “2015 Going the Distance Challenge” here in North America. In supply chain planning, we are driven by metrics. If it knew from my GPS data that, when given the opportunity, I would often walk around the block outside our building? It became a habit.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Minor Figures is likewise localising its supply chain as it expands: “One of the strategies we have been using to be able to keep pace is to localise supply chains,” Ben says, “So we’ve now got manufacturing in Australia, we’ve now got manufacturing in North America, and we’ll expand that across to another site in Europe as well.”

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 3, 2017

1% of the entire population of North America uses Facebook. YouTube on mobile alone reaches more 18 – 39-year-olds than any cable network in America ; and, 80% of the time spent on social media platforms is done on mobile phones. First, we can get POS data that gives us near real-time assessment of how the product is selling.

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Tompkins Blog

APRIL 15, 2014

“We found that the better the level of alignment, the more likely it is that companies are achieving their objectives for cost reduction, customer service, and other metrics,” explains Bruce Tompkins, executive director of the Consortium and author of the report.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. With the surge, supply chains—accustomed to using the patterns of customer order and shipment data to predict future demand—were caught on the back foot.

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FLEXE

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Every year, more data is available to help us better understand how on-demand warehousing is playing a role in the modern supply chain.</p> </p> <h4>Where did we get the data?</h4> <p>On-demand warehousing entered the supply chain and logistics market in 2014.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

We wanted to see which companies were driving the fastest rate of improvement on the supply chain metrics that matter. To validate our assumptions, we shared the data with supply chain leaders to get their feedback. We studied this pre and post-recession. His experience spans the entire value chain. Here I share their story.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Same-day delivery and last-mile logistics in North America is estimated to grow by $62.71 This is an important metric for us, and we work with the ShipBob team to ensure that the vast majority of our orders are delivered within 2-3 business days. billion between 2023-2027.

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Shipsy

JUNE 20, 2017

In the last five years there has been a triple-digit growth in the implementation of industrial robots in manufacturing and warehousing especially in North America, Europe and Asia. The Rankings Gartner has used three financial and corporate social responsibility metrics for the ranking. Change in revenue from prior year CSR?—?Index

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Even today’s most simplified “single-pane-of-glass” enterprise applications require that workers are well-versed in the system’s features and functions and trained to get the data and insights they are looking for. Metrics are critical as well. Tomorrow’s apps promise an interface that’s as clean and simple as a Google search bar.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

In 2019 , 72% of consumers in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia reported buying more environmentally friendly products than they did five years ago, and 81% said they expected to buy even more over the next five years. Conducting sustainability reporting is crucial for tracking a company's progress.

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