Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2016

As McCarthy put it, after a customer buys a bed, it’s his responsibility “to make sure we deliver it to their home brilliantly.” Dreams has its own fleet of 110 vehicles and operates an average of 120-125 vehicles per week, with over 400 people across 9 distribution centers in the United Kingdom.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Today, only 58% of retailers have a good PI signal in their stores, and only 60% have a good PI signal in their distribution centers. If you are going to be excellent at ecommerce fulfillment, you need to have great perpetual inventory capabilities. It is necessary and fundamental. Don’t fool yourself. Redefine it. Make it work.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

By purchasing planning and transactional systems for a common vendor, they had one throat to choke and they were familiar with the architectural elements. The supply chain planning cannot be effective if implemented by a supply chain function that is focused only on customer service, logistics and distribution. The book is a story.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. As a result, functional excellence anchors action. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. However, most of the data is not a normal distribution. Moving Forward.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

This team is not buying the message. So much so, that three years ago, I founded a research company to focus on understanding supply chain excellence. I had managed factories and distribution centers, and strongly believed that the best supply chain results stemmed from strong, well-run functions. “I study supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The total cost of ownership analyzes the total costs of the buying decision.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating. The Path to Supply Chain Excellence. Make no mistake, there is a path to supply chain excellence and it is one well worth investing in.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. million square feet in 10 distribution centers and 35 million square feet across its branch network. The company has shown sustained improvement on this metric.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Want to streamline your distribution operations? The field of distribution operations is rapidly evolving with the rise of eCommerce, with fierce competition between distributors. A well-designed Distribution Operations strategy can help businesses optimize their supply chain, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. To satisfy demand, Carter’s operates out of five domestic and international distribution centers handling approximately 31,000 items at a location (SKUs). As a group, these metrics have the highest correlation to market capitalization.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 16, 2025

Available to Promise (ATP) Available to Promise (ATP) is a real-time inventory management metric that tells you how much of a product you can promise to customers without overcommitting. This KPI is especially valuable in retail, eCommerce, and B2B distribution. Why is Average Time to Sell important? Why is GMROI important?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 26, 2012

This includes the automation of path-to-purchase for consumer products, active shaping of demand through price, channel incentives and promotions, eCouponing and mobile commerce for retail, and product proliferation for all. In the modeling, my recommendation is to look at the cost metrics in aggregate. Something that no one wants.).

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

They can adjust quantities and generate supplier replenishment orders in PDF or Excel as needed. The system can now automatically receive all approved Purchase Orders so receipts can be reconciled against orders. In parallel, the platform is launched with a smaller planning team and without demand planners reviewing forecasts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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BlueYonder

MAY 13, 2021

During Blue Yonder ICON 2021, I had the pleasure to speak with Johnny Ivanyi , the Global Head of Distribution Excellence of Bayer Crop Science, and Kishore Yarlagadda , Global Distribution Deployment Lead of Bayer Crop Science, for the session “Next Wave of Logistics and Distribution Transformation.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. The translation of independent demand into cycle stock reduction in production planning and material buying in demand-driven MRP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 7, 2012

Agile Transportation and Distribution Networks: The use of alternate routing and mode, cross-docking, yard management and warehouse management to absorb changes in volume and the shifts in tasks. Q: You mention that Executive Buy-in is the biggest stumbling block. What techniques are being used to get executive buy-in?

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 27, 2017

The choices that must be made by the end of each round (where each round represents one month of play) include how much of each finished good to produce and how much of each raw materials to purchase at the various manufacturing sites. Screenshot of SCI IMPACT! Results Example. the importance of making decisions based on a strategy.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 16, 2018

There is no doubt, that the retail landscape is increasingly looking like an online one as traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, such as Toys R Us, Foot Locker, and Best Buy mobile shutter hundreds of stores unable to keep up with the changing customer that wants fast, free delivery all with just a click of a button. trillion, a 3.8

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SupplyPike

MAY 14, 2020

The importance of supply chain management What to watch while consumers are panic buying How to implement supply chain management Supply chain management and Walmart. Also, as offshoring makes modern supply chains more complicated, multi-channel distribution and global marketplace emphasize on the importance of SCM. Learn about.

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Silvon Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Distribution Growth and Retention to monitor the growth of product distribution across different retailers and retail locations to better address performance issues, product reorders, promotional strategies, even retailer contracts themselves.

Inventory Reduction 59

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). The total cost of ownership analyzes the total costs of the buying decision.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. People simply want to purchase products from businesses which provide a more transparent and streamlined service, and who deliver on their customer promise, even if it means inflated prices to obtain it.

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Logility

APRIL 7, 2020

In a much broader context, the byproduct of this work will be lasting innovation that informs design, production and distribution excellence for years. At the same time, start a frank discussion about which metrics matter right now. Perhaps purchase price variance and budget adherence should take a back seat to customer service.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” We are systemically evaluating each industry in the Supply Chain Insights Metrics That Matter series of reports. At Supply Chain Insights , this is our passion.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 10, 2014

An accomplishment-based resume provides metrics and quantifiable info about a candidate’s accomplishments. It is the quickest and simplest way to help an employer buy into you and answer the common interview question ‘so…. Does the position focus on Distribution? Thus, never throw a number away. tell us about yourself’.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. More and more companies purchasing inventory technologies, but failing to give planners time to plan. Buying the technology and not having clear processes and accountability does not help.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2025

By infusing intelligence into every supply chain touchpoint—from sourcing to shelf—AI is driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and exponential growth. Standardize Metrics Across Teams: Align KPIs so that supply chain, finance, and sales speak a common language. ThroughPut.AI Here’s how ThroughPut.AI

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Kinaxis

JUNE 30, 2017

There is omni-channel you can buy products anywhere, you can order stuff from your mobile phone and then get delivered to your home, and so on. In today’s world, with buy anywhere, pick up anywhere kind of paradigm, supply chains are a lot more complex. How are supply chains becoming more complex? Think of yourself as a consumer.

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crisp

MAY 21, 2025

AI-powered analysis of POS data enhances visibility into granular real-time trends, enabling supply chain teams to stay ahead of market shifts, proactively adjust inventory distribution, and optimize stock levels based on omnichannel demand. ” directly in AI tools.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

AGCO was honored to receive the AME 2017 Excellence Award. is a publicly held $7B global corporation focused on the manufacturing and distribution of high-tech solutions—tractors, harvest equipment and implements– for professional farmers. Today, I got a quick email from Peggy Gulick. She had some exciting news. Time to Value.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 3, 2024

The team involved in the transformation includes Johnny Ivanyi, Global Head of Distribution Excellence at Bayer Crop Science and Vivek Chhaochharia, Digital Supply Chain Leader at EY US. At Bayer, we highlight a few critical metrics like greenhouse gas emissions, downtime, and delivery. You can’t have 60 KPIs.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Speaker(s): Rob Bass, Vice President, Distribution, Best Buy Co., Alexis DePree, Senior Director, Distribution Planning, Target Corporation. Learn how these retailers determine key metrics for the stores and for the Executive team, and how they measure and improve efficiency in order to better serve their customers.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Proper demand forecasting and inventory control can help ensure a business doesn’t buy insufficient or excessive inventory. Demand forecasting can help you spend less money on both inventory purchase orders and warehousing , as the more inventory you carry, the more expensive it is to store. Ryan Casas, COO of iloveplum.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. Total Cost: The overall cost of the purchase order, calculated based on quantities and unit prices.

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 29, 2017

It matters not what your metric is, you get the same results: too much of our trade spend goes down the drain, doesn’t it? Demand signals include shopping trends, digital footprints of shopping online or looking at recipes, talking to their neighbors and friends on social media, buying habits, and consumption data.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

The inherent buying patterns of consumers are also changing. Purchases in the center store of the grocery store are in decline, and apparel tastes are shifting. The focus is on the translation of order demand to a distribution centers. The global economy is slowing, and volatility is rising. So why have companies not done this?

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