GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Today's post will cover the top 5 supply chain blogs from 2016 so far. Top Supply Chain Blogs from the First Half of 2016 So Far. Current State of Today’s Supply Chain in 2016.

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

We believe that supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. We also believe that it helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks. What does the future of supply chain excellence look like?”

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. People have new ideas, businesses have lofty goals, processes are inefficient, metrics are being missed, stakeholders demand improvements, bosses want more productivity, and employees want their jobs to be easier. Good luck and thanks from Mike Mortson and Supply Chain Game Changer™.

eBook

DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 25, 2022

Now, nearly three years from the start of the pandemic, it is clear that variability in supply and demand will continue to test the resiliency and agility of extended supply chains around the globe. Key capabilities required to support innovation in CPGR Supply Chains: End to end modeling and representation.

Modeling

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 21, 2018

Download eBook. Download eBook. Transportation Metrics that Matter the Most for Shippers to Track to Improve Performance. Resources to Download to Help Mitigate Rising Transportation Costs. The Great Capacity Crunch: The Current State, Future Outlook, and How Shippers Can Thrive in Any Capacity Crunch. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER.

Transportation

DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the UN Environment Program’s Food Waste Index, 923 million metric tons of food is wasted globally every year. However, the bigger share of food that goes to waste happens in supply chains, which differs from food waste and is referred to as “food loss.”

Waste Reduction

GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2016

Take a look at how a business can use technology, metrics, and services to improve transportation processes, which range from supplier shipping to route optimization.

Metrics

Supply Chain Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

We founded Supply Chain Insights on February 9th, 2012. Supply Chain Insights is a true bootstrap startup. We also built a database of twenty years of supply chain financial ratios that we mine daily for companies to understand where they are on the Supply Chain Effective Frontier against their peer group.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Kinaxis

AUGUST 31, 2015

A modern pilot embarks with a general flight plan, but then monitors a continuous readout of key metrics, which he uses to make numerous small course corrections to arrive at the proper destination on schedule. Executives know this integration of demand and supply is vital to gain: Cross-enterprise view. It’s the same for business.

S&OP

GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). It was also evident that many folks wanted more information around KPIs and Metrics, as our top 5 included two posts from this sub-category. Get Your FREE eBook Here.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

This is the third birthday of the Supply Chain Shaman. When I went to Altimeter group, my friends Charlene Li and Jeremiah Owyang said that I should be like a “shaman” and help supply chain leaders embrace new technologies. I quickly did a search for Supply Chain Shaman…and voila, the new blog was born.

Gartner

Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

by Bill DuBois Today’s supply chains are more complex than ever before. Each department is taking a vertical approach to reporting, where the focus is on individual functional metrics, instead of the health of the entirety of the supply chain network. In large part due to the negative impacts of poor collaboration.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2016

Today, we wrap up our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our last post covered the Top 5 Supply Chain blogs of 2016. Yet, all metrics and scorecards are not equal, and you need to know what metrics should be included in your carrier scorecard.

Transportation Management

ToolsGroup

MAY 4, 2020

BOSTON (May 5, 2020) ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, today announced a new online COVID-19 Supply Chain Action Center and resources to help companies quickly respond to Coronavirus risks and speed supply chain recovery. Companies Share COVID-19 Response.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This thing called research in the supply chain market has many arms and legs. I struggle to find a good supply chain academic journal, and often speak to my academic network about the need for one. This research, released in 2005, gives a compelling view of a metrics hierarchy. In Search of Truth. What is research?

Supply Chain Planning Software

synchrono

AUGUST 22, 2016

Given the more customer-centric demand-driven model – coupled with greater access to information – the metrics that manufacturers monitor to make improvements in operations become more focused and actionable. Combat data overload by knowing what you want to achieve and focusing on metrics that align with those goals.

Metrics

Kinaxis

JANUARY 20, 2017

by Teresa Chiykowski This is the second blog post in our three-part series discussing ways to improve supply chain collaboration. In my first blog post in this series, I touched upon one of the biggest challenges companies operating global supply chains face today. My last post focused on connecting data.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

During this time, the same AI tools that underwrite new technologies have been key in improving efficiency and optimizing all areas of logistics and supply chain processes including forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, manufacturing, network optimization, and more.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 21, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Get Our EBOOK HERE. Supply Chain KPIs article and permission to publish here provided by Harkirat Ahluwalia. KPI’s are not solely limited to supply chain, but are used in various different fields to measure how well a company is meeting its objectives.

Supply Chain Planning Software

QAD

JUNE 4, 2024

The Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast recently delved into the topic of sustainability in the automotive supply chain, providing valuable insights from industry experts Terry Onica (QAD), Cathy Fisher (Quistem), and Alexis Scipio (The Thrive Point). Through real-world examples like Smart Press Shop GmbH & Co.

Automotive

DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Although PKN ORLEN had already implemented a supply chain planning solution, it was missing two important aspects. PKN ORLEN’s supply chain gained a 40% boost of extra volume, handled with the same resources as before. million metric tons of food every year and distributes about $880 million in cash assistance.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logility

JUNE 28, 2017

Process chemical manufacturers face complex supply chain challenges including dealing with hazardous and perishable ingredients whose characteristics (potency, color, composition, etc.) I believe there are several key ingredients to formulating a winning process manufacturing supply chain. can vary from lot to lot.

Chemicals

DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 29, 2023

Disrupted Logistics in Supply Chain Over the last four to five years, we have experienced disrupted logistics—broadly defined here as the interruption or complete breakdown of the supply chain functions at one or multiple levels. Most of the companies never really resumed the pre-recession rate of expenditure growth.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logility

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Most manufacturers have already made the easiest and most obvious changes to improve their operations, leveraging traditional methods to boost their own productivity and simultaneously create a more dependable supply chain. Supply Chain Optimization. We’ve saved supply chain optimization for last.

Manufacturing Procurement

Kinaxis

MAY 19, 2017

End-to-end initiatives now span beyond the confines of a single company’s supply chain, encompassing extended supplier and customer value networks, as well. Concurrent planning bridges functional silos and connects all nodes in the supply chain, enabling cross-functional coordination and faster, more effective decision-making.

Scenario Planning

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 6 Reasons Supply Chain Employees Look For New Jobs! GET our EBOOK HERE. Research has shown time and time again strong employee engagement is vital to the success of any organization, especially within the supply chain discipline. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Supply Chain

Logility

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Most manufacturers have already made the easiest and most obvious changes to improve their operations, leveraging traditional methods to boost their own productivity and simultaneously create a more dependable supply chain. Supply Chain Optimization. We’ve saved supply chain optimization for last.

Manufacturing Procurement

Locus Robotics

AUGUST 31, 2021

The use of robotics and automated solutions in the warehouse is set to escalate significantly, with predictions of double-digit growth across the sector as supply chain leaders look to digital technology to resolve fulfillment challenges. . the ability to meet performance metrics, . how easy it is to deploy, .

eBook

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 23, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Is Your Supply Chain A Cost Centre or a Value Creator? GET our EBOOK HERE. Supply Chain responsibilities are vast in any organization. These jobs reach far and wide, touching virtually every business process, most metrics, and all functional areas.

Supply Chain Planning Software

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Through our sponsored Forrester research and experience working with hundreds of the world’s most admired brands, we have established several key strategies to create a more resilient supply chain: 1. Map Your Sub-tier Supply Chain. The supply chain is the lifeline of companies and the backbone of the business process.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 12, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. GET our EBOOK HERE. So let’s discuss Supply Chain scams and fraud. Vulnerable Areas in Supply Chain. For anyone inspired to act fraudulently in accordance with the Fraud Triangle, Supply Chain holds innumerable opportunities to perpetrate a scam or fraud.

Supply Chain Design Software

Logility

APRIL 23, 2020

You may also like this ebook. Finally, the models are created, tested, validated, and then evaluated to ensure that they will meet the project metrics and goals. The post How to Get Started with Value-add Forecasting (Part 2) appeared first on Supply Chain Management Software (SCM Software) by Logility.

Forecasting

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 2, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Get Our EBOOK HERE. They produce 404 metric tons of gold every year, almost a billion tons of steel, and 36 million tons of aluminum. The post Global Trends in the Metal Commodities Industry appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Trends

ToolsGroup

APRIL 27, 2022

For example, as of March 2022, 81% of Americans say the supply chain is a significant source of stress. As Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management, shared in PBS , “It’s been the hardest year for logistics and supply chain managers,” Pafford said.

Sourcing Strategies

Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

As a supply chain professional, we need to consider how actions in one part of the supply chain affect both upstream and downstream operations. I was guilty of this from time to time when I led a demand-planning group because we were evaluated on forecast accuracy as one of our key metrics.

Supply and Demand

4WL Consulting

JULY 8, 2015

Adopt Performance Metrics for Carriers With a structured monitoring approach, carriers have the ability to make sound decisions based on recently available data instead of depending on anecdotal evidence. Why not download your FREE easy-to-read Return on Logistics eBook. Found these tips interesting?

Negotiating Skills

BlueYonder

JUNE 3, 2021

In the world of logistics, it is easy to make the correlation between sustainability and efficiency in logistics: increasing the efficiency of asset utilization and reduction of empty miles not only reduce the cost of serve, but also drives towards a lower carbon footprint and sustainability metric. Canada, or Mexico.

Logistics Network Optimization Software