Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Among the various data sources at their disposal, point-of-sale (POS) data stands out as a crucial one. For instance, another customer of Silvon’s Stratum solution aggregated weekly POS data at the retailer distribution center (DC) level to create more manageable forecasts.

Inventory Reduction 59

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

Logistical Efficiency in Sourcing, Distribution, and Delivery Local Sourcing: While offering potential environmental benefits, local sourcing introduces complexities like smaller vehicle sizes and less-than-full loads. Balancing consumer preferences for locally sourced products with logistical efficiency is crucial.

Sourcing Strategies 98

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 10, 2017

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.

Metrics 209

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crisp

JANUARY 13, 2025

With the right data visibility, suppliers can reduce out-of-stocks by leveraging real-time DC and store-level information to implement more effective stock management strategies. Velocity metrics often convince retail buyers to add products to their assortments, with some having minimum velocity requirements.

Waste Reduction 40

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This goes beyond simply working together; it’s about having a real-time, single source of truth that breaks down operational silos and enables departments and businesses to act cohesively. The bullwhip effect, where minor fluctuations in demand lead to excessive stock orders and overproduction, is a major source of waste.

Supply Chain Planning Software 101

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BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2017

The important element is to exhaustively identify metrics which need to be tracked by the testing teams and help in continuous learning process. There are also the web analytics teams; e-commerce agencies, etc. This team can start off working with an external partner while building the knowledge base internally.

Supply Chain Planning Software 71

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Alloy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Channel Performance in Walmart Luminate is intended to act as your single-source of truth for sales, inventory and forecast data. And the range of new metrics — such as category level insights in Shopper Behavior — give you considerable visibility into your brand’s performance against competitors.

Procurement Analytics 52

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 2, 2022

Aggregate Data to Create a Single Source of Truth for Shipping Insight. Access to a single source of actionable analytics and an exact apples-to-apples type of data comparison helps shippers stay focused. Increase DC or Warehouse Pickup and Delivery Efficiency. Know Your Costs by Different Granularities, Mode, Carrier, Etc.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Unleashed

APRIL 27, 2022

Circular vs linear supply chain The linear supply chain is the traditional method of sourcing raw materials to make a product and sell it to consumers, with its lifecycle ending when it is no longer functioning or fit for purpose anymore – and it becomes waste. So some companies are modifying their product to offer it as a service.

Material Savings 96

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ThroughPut

MAY 2, 2024

Customer demand is a dynamic metric, which means that you need to keep estimating it based on evolving market forces such as customer preferences, weather changes, and changing industry trends. This up-to-the-minute data fetched from different sources like inventory, sales, marketing, consumer behavior, etc.

Supply and Demand 52

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

Balanced Scorecard: A system of performance measurement using a structured combination of metrics. D Days of Inventory: A metric revealing the average time a company holds its inventory (in days) before selling it. It is calculated by dividing the total inventory by the average daily cost of goods sold. See also Stock.

Supply Chain Planning Software 76

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

Once completed, the facility will house 40 dual-port DC fast-charging stations, 40 electric vehicles and 40 electric refrigerated trailers. tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months.

Material Savings 273

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2022

2020 and 2021 saw retailers scrambling to meet increasing omni-channel demand via a range of new order-fulfillment and product-sourcing strategies such as curbside pickup and ship-to-store. For example, retailers can shift their store-sourcing strategies to fulfill orders from locations that are less likely to sell those products in-store.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software 40

Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

Target is redesigning the way their DC’s work, creating a flow-through operation with smaller replenishment quantities. Detection of systemic challenges will be a bit more gradual and is based on the metrics that matter to your business, such as customer service, days of supply, etc., Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Supply Chain Planning 40

BlueYonder

MARCH 22, 2017

The important element is to exhaustively identify metrics which need to be tracked by the testing teams and help in continuous learning process. There are also the web analytics teams; e-commerce agencies, etc. This team can start off working with an external partner while building the knowledge base internally.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Procurement Analytics 40

Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

Target is redesigning the way their DC’s work, creating a flow-through operation with smaller replenishment quantities. Detection of systemic challenges will be a bit more gradual and is based on the metrics that matter to your business, such as customer service, days of supply, etc., Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Supply Chain Planning 40

Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

I see more strategic decisions (close a plant or DC, enter a new product category, change in strategic sources) more in this category as well (which is different than what I show in figure 4). Decision quality will become a performance metric in IBP. These metrics remain mostly in the sphere of control of IBP.

Supply Chain Planning Software 78

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Negotiating Skills 78

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Don’t Confuse Demand Forecasting with Demand Planning The two terms are often used interchangeably, and this is often a source of confusion. For those unfamiliar with these measures, the most common forecast error metric is mean absolute percent error (MAPE), typically defined as the absolute value of (Forecast-Actual) / Actual.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Supply and Demand Forecasting Software Modeling 52

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Don’t Confuse Demand Forecasting with Demand Planning The two terms are often used interchangeably, and this is often a source of confusion. For those unfamiliar with these measures, the most common forecast error metric is mean absolute percent error (MAPE), typically defined as the absolute value of (Forecast-Actual) / Actual.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Supply and Demand Forecasting Software Modeling 52

Supply Chain Action Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

Target is redesigning the way their DC’s work, creating a flow-through operation with smaller replenishment quantities. Detection of systemic challenges will be a bit more gradual and is based on the metrics that matter to your business, such as customer service, days of supply, etc., Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.

Supply Chain Network Software 40

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Target is redesigning the way their DC’s work, creating a flow-through operation with smaller replenishment quantities. Detection of systemic challenges will be a bit more gradual and is based on the metrics that matter to your business, such as customer service, days of supply, etc., Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Target is redesigning the way their DC’s work, creating a flow-through operation with smaller replenishment quantities. Detection of systemic challenges will be a bit more gradual and is based on the metrics that matter to your business, such as customer service, days of supply, etc., Detection of incidental challenges (e.g.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Software 40

6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

From raw materials sourcing to warehouse operations , logistics technology , order fulfillment and beyond, there are dozens of points throughout the supply chain, all of which contribute to overall supply chain efficiency. How can companies get to know their supply chain? Foundations like Global Witness and Changing Markets.

Optimal Sourcing 55

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

It’s not unusual for example, for companies to measure their supply chain performance only on the basis of financial metrics like supply chain cost per order. Inventory Management in the Warehouse Inventory management begins with sourcing and cuts across purchasing and logistics functions. Don’t fall into that trap.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2016

It’s not unusual for example, for companies to measure their supply chain performance only on the basis of financial metrics like supply chain cost per order. Inventory management begins with sourcing and cuts across purchasing and logistics functions. Inventory Management in the Warehouse. Don’t fall into that trap.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51° and Market6 Data How Automation and Advanced Metrics You Won’t Get in 84.51° can help you grow your sales at Kroger and avoid inventory headaches. Brands can now log into the analytics platforms to access live store and DC-level data that they can use to manually extrapolate insights.

Procurement Analytics 52

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Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2020

In Washington, DC, policy circles, much attention has been paid to areas with a direct impact on defense and national security, such as semiconductors and rare earths. ‘If you don’t have a first-tier supplier who’s sourcing from China,’ Derry said, ‘then your supplier’s supplier is.’ Monitor resiliency.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Work with support sources that can significantly contribute to the planning, training and implementation processes at a systems level. While these results may seem surprising to those solely focused on barcode scanning, the adoption of multi-modal technologies in the DC makes perfect sense for greater worker efficiency and productivity.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

You can find the full breakdown by logistics cost bucket in the chart below: Source: CSCMP/Kearney Within transportation, trucking-related spend (including private fleets but excluding parcel) comprised 59.7% Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 10, 2025

The trade war is likely to extend the for-hire freight recession further as higher prices reduce goods affordability and consumers’ real incomes.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON Each month, Cass nicely summarizes the state of freight, as seen in the graphic below for May: Source: Cass An y reaction to thi s Cass report?

Supply Chain Design Software 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 17, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006.

Gartner 41

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 6, 2025

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 19, 2025

Source: State of Logstics Report 2025 May you live in interesting times, as the Chinese saying goes. While these results may seem surprising to those solely focused on barcode scanning, the adoption of multi-modal technologies in the DC makes perfect sense for greater worker efficiency and productivity.

Supply Chain Design Software 41

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Freight Plus

JUNE 18, 2018

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