Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2024

Regarding the latter, Boeing indicated to investigators late last week that the company cannot locate specific documentation indicating what door related work was performed on the subject Alaska Airlines aircraft that was involved in the door blowout. All rights reserved.

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Logility

MARCH 16, 2021

The webcast will discuss the causes of supply variability, initiatives to address the challenge, metrics to measure success, and segmentation to align these efforts across a complex, global supply chain. Logility customers include Big Lots, Husqvarna Group, Parker Hannifin, Sonoco Products and Red Wing Shoe Company. NASDAQ: AMSWA).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 1, 2015

Many people are talking about Key Performance Indicators, Metrics, Analytics, and other indicators of performance. The importance of selecting the right metrics or “measures” as I prefer to call them, is critical as we all know that metrics drive behaviors. Step 2 – Develop Metrics and Data Sources.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

Groups throw-out concepts. The focus is on functional metrics, but are unable to get to overall supply chain metrics. Groups rally around the concept of real-time. Pictures, images, text, email, sentiment, contracts, documents are all areas of opportunity. Here I smile, and I hope that groups take pause.).

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Logility

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Start with documenting the “As-Is” process capabilities and corresponding key performance metrics. Envision the “To-Be” process capabilities and desired performance metrics through benchmarking, group brain storming sessions, and alignment to business strategy and direction.

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Logility

JANUARY 14, 2021

SaaSPath is a global survey of approximately 2,000 organizations across all geographic regions and company sizes, where customers are asked to rate their vendor on more than 30 different customer satisfaction metrics. Logility customers include Big Lots, Husqvarna Group, Parker Hannifin, Sonoco Products and Red Wing Shoe Company.

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Logility

MARCH 12, 2021

Data were inconsistent across groups, and despite endless graphs and tables, no one was clear on how to improve business using the information. Descriptive analytics are the summary measures and metrics that provide insight. Why are our error metrics (MAPE, MAE, etc.) Here’s where they help.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

It is now owned by Gartner Group and used as a commercial tool to drive client engagements. There is no consideration of relative performance against peer group or evaluation of year-over-year improvement. Supply chain leaders manage a complex system of non-linear, but very inter-connected metrics. Companies compete.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

There are several hold types, but in Oracle the setting ‘Hold all new purchasing documents’ stops the ability to release any new purchase orders to a specific supplier site. Creating a sourcing peer group is not as simple as looking in a catalogue. For benchmarking metrics to be valid, they need to be based on a large sample.

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Precoro

MAY 22, 2023

This can be accomplished through internal surveys, group meetings, and one-on-one consultations with department heads and end users. Typically in the form of a document, it entails formulating defined objectives, determining vendor selection criteria, choosing a budget, and establishing a timeframe for execution.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 24, 2015

The challenge involves matching a group of bright, eager, and hungry young MBA and engineering students to a group of projects identified by a group of companies, through the now well-established Supply Chain Resource Cooperative in the Poole College of Management. What do all of these projects have in common?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 12, 2017

Volume and weight should be classified appropriately into one of four groups, including the following: 1 to 150 pounds or small package. A defined set of rules should serve as the “checkpoint” in this part of the document, ranging from marking and labeling to back-order processing. Note Shipment Volume and Weight Issues.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2014

Despite multimillion dollar technology projects, and tomes of strategy documents, they are stuck in their ability to overcome market factors and rising complexity to drive continuous improvement on a portfolio of metrics. I loved the rich discussion with the group of ten. They quickly acknowledge that they are stuck.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2023

When analyzing your warehouse floor plan, examine the following: Separating or grouping similar items Arranging location by item popularity or replenishment rules Labeling of products and shelves Accuracy of digital records Although each of these points is important, warehouse technology adds considerable value over and above these tweaks.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

I will be leading a webinar with the Sourcing Interest Group next Nov. Such gaps are often attributed to a lack of data documenting historical spending, contracts, and supplier life cycle performance metrics. 12 at 2 PM, based on a study I have been working on with some folks at IBM.

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Logility

APRIL 3, 2018

Start with documenting the “As-Is” process capabilities and corresponding key performance metrics. Envision the “To-Be” process capabilities and desired performance metrics through benchmarking, group brain storming sessions, and alignment to business strategy and direction.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 18, 2015

In supply chain strategy documents, terms like alignment, agility, responsiveness, and flexibility dot the page. In meetings, groups nod their heads that the strategy is correct. When there is a common reporting strategy, progress in metrics performance at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns is faster.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

Coincidentally, at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference yesterday, I attended a presentation by Justin Dillon, Founder and CEO of Made in a Free World , a nonprofit group that is “building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery.” The group plans to publish the results of the talks in May.”.

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The Network Effect

MAY 6, 2015

In the mid 1950’s a series of simple experiments were held with various groups of people to get a handle on the cognitive capabilities of people. In a famous experiment, Baba Shiv randomly split groups of people into two groups: One group memorized two digits, say “17”; and.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

A 2021 Deloitte study documented how 43% of UK consumers selected brands based on environmentally sustainable values. When demographics are added, research finds that millennials and younger age groups place a distinct priority on sustainability. Consumer Buying Trends. A similar study in the U.S. A similar study in the U.S.

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SupplyPike

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Deductions are relatively easy to dispute by uploading a few documents and submitting them to Walmart. (We Present the best possible case with credible backup documents. Navigating your Walmart OTIF score can be difficult, so SupplyPike has created a solution that takes the data and dissects it into easy to read metrics.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The partnership enables Logility customers to layer in Planalytics’ predictive demand metrics to better understand impacts across their customer base and proactively capitalize on sales opportunities created by favorable weather while mitigating risks when demand is negatively impacted. Demand Management, Inc.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 10, 2015

This presentation also set the stage for some of the most important discussions of the meeting: breakout groups held between suppliers and Union Gas executives, openly discussing the following questions: –What are the right measures that should be included at the beginning of the contract to drive the right outcomes?

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

But before you start measuring everything in sight – and a few things not in sight – start with a set of thoughtful intentions and questions that will guide you to the right set of metrics and the right set of expectations. Cash-Cash Cycle Time; Return on SC Fixed Assets; Return on Working Capital ASCM SCOR Metrics, Supply Chain Council.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

On that thought, you can outsource IT consulting from Technology Advisory Group and other similar consultancies. Adequate preparation: You can fast-track the process for your consultant by getting all the documents ready before their arrival. This way, your business has a competitive advantage, which is critical for growth.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 27, 2014

NC State kicked off classes last week, and as usual our incoming group of MBA students were lined up with projects as part of their entry class into supply chain management, MBA 541. In this context, relationships may exist between internal functional groups, as well as with suppliers and/or customers.

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QAD

JUNE 22, 2023

For many manufacturers, the solution is an integrated quality ecosystem where data from each supplier and every part of the production line is pulled into a centralized database in real time for end-to-end visibility, and that’s just what Brunswick Boat Group (BBG) was able to achieve with QAD EQMS (Enterprise Quality Management System).

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

At automaker BMW Group, for instance, plant employees can walk up to seven miles per day. To eliminate some of this traveling BMW’s R&D group developed a Personal Mover solution—a one-person means of transport for covering short distances within an operating site. Moving around a large factory can be exhausting.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The need for accurate information and up-to-date data to all the stakeholders and to manage the documents that are being exchanged to help resolve issues and queries in a quick manner. . The online reports can be easily generated to provide visibility and to analyse the key metrics. Validating the transaction .

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ShipBob

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

ABC analysis ABC analysis is when you group items of different value and volume together by high-value items (“A” products), medium value items (“B” products), and low-value items (“C” products). This documentation accounts for any units that are in transit and also in case anything is lost or damaged in transit.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

These teams then can identify the root causes that created shortfalls in reaching goals and ensures that the solution is documented. And the customers will feel that added value not only in metrics but also from a morale perspective. Overall, MDI provides organizations with key takeaways and measured KPIs.

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QAD

MAY 16, 2019

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Odette International are releasing the fifth version of the Materials Management Operations Guideline/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/LE) assessment this summer. supplier selection and assessment, new product launch, use of metrics in the supplier assessment process). What is MMOG/LE?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

In fact, our friends over at the Rodon Group, with whom we’ve started an ongoing blog collaboration, starting with this post and more to come, have written a White Paper entitled, “ Hidden Risks and Costs in an Offshore Supply Chain.” Use key metrics and a scorecard system to understand if product is flowing as planned.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. About twice a month, companies ask me to review their strategy documents. For example, over the weekend, a group of drug retailers were laughing about Procter & Gamble. I am on a mission.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2015

It is less of a fit for unstructured data (weather, maps, social, sentiment, warranty, quality, contract documents and pictures) and streaming data (sensors, RFID, and telematics). Do not force teams to do documented phased process flows and a definitive ROI. …have contests, small share groups and sponsor innovation labs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2022

The brand’s values are a group of principles that dictate the brand’s culture. Use the logo on any digital or paper document to strengthen your brand identity. A target audience is a group of people most likely to be interested in buying your products. After that, you are ready for the brand launch to the public.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 15, 2015

Sears is leveraging mobile technology that allows its team members to document delivery status without a call; use mapping/Google directions; and take pictures and document issues. Important metrics include On Time Delivery from a customer’s perspective; Team Performance in the home; and Point of Sale experience.

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