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Navigate Shipping Landscape with Proactive Analytics

Talking Logistics

While we live in an age where same-day delivery and free shipping have become customer expectations, we also live in an age where dimensional weighting and quarterly accessorial increases have become a reality from the carrier. The reality is that most carriers do not invoice as soon as a package has shipped. Use the Correct Metrics.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Demand sensing involves the use of the external data sources – particularly the latest sales and market data – to improve short-term forecasting and then be able to use that improved understanding of consumer behavior to improve their supply planning. For the largest retailers, short shipping results in fines and penalties. “I’ll

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Last Mile Metrics: 11 Metrics to Measure in Last Mile Logistics

GlobalTranz

Using technology to improve last mile metrics is essential to driving last mile costs down, but how do shippers know if the technology is helping or hurting? Essentially, shippers need to track these 11 metrics. On-Time Deliveries Are King of Last Mile Metrics. Fuel Consumption Rates. Planned Versus Actual Mileage.

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Guest Commentary: P.O. Management Programs – Know Pain, Know Gain!

Talking Logistics

Your stakeholders can: Align sourcing, purchasing, logistics, and I.T. Sourcing uses P.O. performance metrics to influence vendor behavior and impact sourcing choices. Thanks to route optimization, order speed from vendor ship date to DC delivery aligns with demand. Encourage ongoing stakeholder input.

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept. However, the overall implementation of strategic sourcing is a bit different between the two companies. Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal.

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Ava Ex Machina and the Retail Supply Chain

Supply Chain Action Blog

This kind of value network strategy goes beyond determining where to put a warehouse and to which stores it should ship. Target is redesigning the way their DC’s work, creating a flow-through operation with smaller replenishment quantities. And, then, there is the success of Walmart.com. Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.

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Digital Orchestration of Your Supply Chain Requires “3-D” Orchestration

Supply Chain Action Blog

This kind of value network strategy goes beyond determining where to put a warehouse and to which stores it should ship. Target is redesigning the way their DC’s work, creating a flow-through operation with smaller replenishment quantities. And, then, there is the success of Walmart.com. Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.