Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 16, 2025

Years ago, SCDigest caught up with Meyers at his Florida home, and he sent us a copy of a long article on the 10 Commandments. Financial performance metrics are valuable as they capture the economic consequences of business decisions. Michael Hurd Lean Consultant, Unemployed Posted on: Jun, 10 2017 A Very Good Article.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 15, 2025

Although the Florida Tomato Exchange trade group praised the new tariffs as an "enormous victory for American tomato farmers," Mexicos Economic Secretary Marcelo Ebrard warned that it would be "impossible to substitute Mexican tomatoes" without seeing dramatically higher prices for consumers. That ends today," Lutnick said.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Despite a focus on projects, continuous improvement programs and functional process design, supply chain leaders are unable to drive improvement in both of these two important metrics. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

When reference data – such as product codes, supplier information, and warehouse locations – is misaligned across systems, it can cause discrepancies in transactional data, leading to inaccurate inventory levels and unreliable performance metrics. Plus, accurate inventory information is the key to optimal decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2022

Manhattan Associates hosted its annual user conference, Manhattan Momentum , in Hollywood, Florida from May 23 rd through today, May 25. I attended additional sessions that described recently completed enhancements and customer adoption metrics for Manhattan Active WM. Assemble Agents of Change” was the theme of the conference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

Include and report on Sustainability metrics as part of the S&OP cadence: Given the investor pressures and evolving consumer choices, sustainability is a rising priority with many companies pledging to be Carbon neutral within the next decade. CSCO and CPO, both can benefit from a closer collaboration. He received his Ph.D.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2015

” He smiled, and on the back of a napkin over lunch, we formalized an agenda to facilitate a spark discussion between technologists and manufacturers to meet on April 19th in Amelia Island, Florida to explore a new approach. I accepted his challenge. The event will be invitation only for fifteen manufacturers and fifteen technologists.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2022

Surprisingly, one of the best states to buy a new car would be Florida. The initial cost to purchase a new vehicle in Florida is 10 percent lower than the national average. One contributing factor to the low price is the prominent community of older folks in Florida. Initial Cost For Your Used Vehicle.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 6, 2015

Richard Florida and Dr. Panjav Ghemawat—will share insights on the future of world trade and the changing nature of world demographics. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. Race for Supply Chain 2020: Two leading economists—Dr.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 10, 2022

Most of the West, Plains, and Texas remain in drought, with abnormally dry conditions across Florida and in portions of the Carolinas. Cecere concludes, “Companies need to be aligned to a common set of metrics in a balanced scorecard to mitigate risk. Functional metrics introduce risk and throw the supply chain out of balance.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

We are systemically evaluating each industry in the Supply Chain Insights Metrics That Matter series of reports. Two leading economists—Richard Florida and Pankaj Ghemawat—will share insights on the future of world trade and the changing nature of world demographics. At Supply Chain Insights , this is our passion.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With the recent hurricanes that have hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, we’ve seen another practical example where assumptions on carrier capacity are challenged at inopportune times. JDA’s TMS also audits tender compliance from carriers based on metrics, such as carrier acceptance rates.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 15, 2015

The theme of this year’s Descartes Evolution 2015 Global User & Partner Conference , held in May in Miami, Florida, was “Logistics Integration — What’s Next?” 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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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Last year in Florida at RILA Logistics 2013, the topic of multi-channel was discussed with 5 related presentations delivered where the challenges of the coming omni-channel revolution were laid down. Room 25, Tuesday Feb 25 th , 1:30 pm. Speaker(s): Debbie Fortnum, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Belk, Inc. ?

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households. Content Summary: Walmart Says It Can Reduce Emissions in China by 50 Million Tons.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2020

Which data metrics are most relevant to your demand forecasting? The South Florida Reporter offers four tips for perfecting your logistics and supply chain[7]. 7] Guest Contributor, “ Top 4 Tips for Perfecting Your Logistics and Supply Chain ,” South Florida Reporter, 28 December 2019. ”[6].

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Here are some excerpts from the press release: In the 20 years examined, 11 states (North Dakota, Virginia, Missouri, Nebraska, Maine, Montana, Tennessee, Kansas, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Florida) made progress in all seven categories and 37 states improved in at least five of the seven metrics.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

From Tropical Storm Hilary, which dumped over a foot of rain on California in August, to Hurricane Idalia, which came aground in Florida 10 days later with windspeeds of 125 miles per hour, these disasters wreaked havoc with ports, transportation routes and carefully laid logistics plans. This year, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2015

Two leading economists—Richard Florida and Pankaj Ghemawat—will share insights on the future of world trade and the changing nature of world demographics. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. Race for Supply Chain 2020.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Amazon FBA sometimes falls short in this crucial metric. Bob is based in Pensacola, so he has sales tax nexus in Florida. When he ships an order to a customer in Florida, he must add sales tax and remit that tax to the state. To explain it, let’s go back to Bob in Florida. Amazon FBA Inventory Swap.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And a cursory look at benchmark comparisons to competitors showed the company lagging behind in virtually every metric. In Florida I met a team that was very high functioning. As me travel throughout the Americas continued I met more operations like the one in Florida and only one other which was like the one in the Mid West.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

“The US is a massive market, and as a business, they’re going to want to separate out so that we’ve got more localised supply perhaps in the north-east of the US, perhaps on the west coast in California, perhaps down towards Florida. And making sure that we’ve got the ability to scale – both in terms of the materials, and in systems.”

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2013

When discussing the biggest disruption hitting retail today, a super-session panel of leading retailers at FOCUS 2013 in Orlando, Florida agreed it was….the the customer! That’s right, it’s not multi-channel or mobile or social commerce, it’s the changing customer, they said.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 31, 2020

It measures on-time delivery performance and tracks metrics through a supplier scorecard given to all vendors working with Publix. . Publix calculates this metric monthly and reported to vendors. . On-time delivery performance is one of the most critical metrics for Publix suppliers to master.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Revenue: $8.93 Sanchez 13.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 22, 2017

With the recent hurricanes that have hit Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico, we’ve seen another practical example where assumptions on carrier capacity are challenged at inopportune times. JDA’s TMS also audits tender compliance from carriers based on metrics, such as carrier acceptance rates.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

And so if you think about it, the analogy would be: in Florida, they grow oranges, they make the concentrates, then they send that concentrate to, say, Japan where it’s blended. And they’ve got strict, you know, strict metrics that they’re working against. The back end is where we blend it into an ink. Mike: Right.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

And so if you think about it, the analogy would be: in Florida, they grow oranges, they make the concentrates, then they send that concentrate to, say, Japan where it’s blended. And they’ve got strict, you know, strict metrics that they’re working against. The back end is where we blend it into an ink. Mike: Right.

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BlueYonder

MAY 23, 2023

Earlier this month, at the 2023 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium in Orlando, Florida, there were many key supply chain themes that emerged. This blog highlights these themes, as well as how the Gartner Magic Quadrants are evolving. Key Supply Chain Themes There is a path to supply chain reinvention!

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

As rates continue to fall, industry metrics are beginning to reflect a new reality for the transportation market. for December, marking the metric’s fastest decline ever recorded. Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. .

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. Charles Marrale is the COO of Exfreight Zeta , an international freight forwarder headquartered in Lake Worth, Florida. Mobile apps: Pulling these reports several times a day can be tedious and leads to performance not being monitored in real-time. Charles Marrale.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Most of the West, Plains, and Texas remain in drought, with abnormally dry conditions across Florida and in portions of the Carolinas. Companies need to be aligned to a common set of metrics in a balanced scorecard to mitigate risk. Functional metrics introduce risk and throw the supply chain out of balance. ” I laughed.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client. I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston).

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

My first Monday in, I asked for a full report of all our supply chain metrics, and my analyst told me he could get it to me by Friday. The major components include revenue, income statement, and balance sheet metrics, but others may follow that are important to the organization and its stakeholders.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

And, again, with the power of the marketplace in scale, you start to get comparative metrics. Well, imagine being able to measure those metrics in an apples-to-apples way across hundreds of providers. And when you go start to look for a new provider, those metrics are available so that you can compare even before working with them.

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Stord

AUGUST 26, 2024

drop off in spot loads, a metric displaying the heat of the produce season leading up to the 4th of July holiday, aka the “peak of summer peak season”. Find the brokers who need freight moved into Florida, South Carolina and Southern Georgia. Reefer : Back to normal. From June to July, we experienced a significant 11.5%

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