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Control Towers: If Only There Was A Clear Definition

Supply Chain Shaman

What is an easy definition? There is no class of technologies, or common definition, for “control towers.” The focus is on functional metrics, but are unable to get to overall supply chain metrics. Pictures, images, text, email, sentiment, contracts, documents are all areas of opportunity. Business Use Cases.

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Supply Chain Dashboards – Key Metrics For Manufacturers

Silvon Software

As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards – 16 Metrics for Manufacturers , a strategy for measuring business performance should also incorporate metrics that focus on the supply chain and other operational areas of the enterprise. Nevertheless, measuring supply chain performance is critical for a manufacturing concern.

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Good-bye. I Will Go Forward by Going Forward.

Supply Chain Shaman

As a strong proponent of maturity models, many discussions centered on the movement from program-based to functional metrics and how to drive alignment. Our discussions, influenced the model shown in Figure 1 from the Book Metrics that Matter. Metrics That Matter Model Evolution. To hear Roddy live, listen to a prior podcast.)

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Production Management: Definition, Tools, & Processes

Unleashed

Production schedules are dynamic documents that may include certain variances relevant to the current production cycle. This technique largely relies on data-driven decisions and key performance indicators (KPIs) using problem-solving and success metrics to ascertain how your processes can be improved.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Vendor Selection: What they Won’t Tell You

Logility

Whether your definition of value includes on-time, in-full (OTIF), inventory reduction or optimization, transportation spend, speed of decision making, supply chain costs, net working capital, or a myriad of other value measures, you know your business better than anyone.

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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

With the above information on hand, the procurement team can proceed with Scope Definition to clearly define the transportation services required. The core of the Freight Procurement Stage is the creation of a comprehensive Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotation (RFQ) document.

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Types of Procurement Reports: Definition & Benefits

SCMDOJO

From the Purchase Order (PO) Status Report to the RFQ Performance Report, each report is dissected to provide a clear definition and a deeper understanding of its significance. Join us on this exploration as we uncover the definitions hidden within the realm of procurement reports and access free sample reports!