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Supply Chain KPIs & Metrics: Our Top 24 for Manufacturers

Silvon Software

For one thing, today’s operational processes have become more complicated due to the ever-growing number of sources, platforms and touchpoints that must now be analyzed in order to drive actionable insights from them. Supply chain metrics provide the intelligence needed to make better projections and more informed choices in such a market.

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Freight Audit Advisor: How an Expert Amplifies Value in Perpetuity

Intelligent Audit

In freight auditing, freight audit advisors work with freight shippers to ensure that all charges are accurate and to prevent wasting money. Shippers can ensure they are getting the best possible rates from their carriers by working with a freight audit consultant. What Freight Auditing Is and Why It’s Important.

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Defining visibility

Cathy Roberson

A good view into 'Spend Cube' & its components, suppliers, categories sourced, risk arnd sourcing geos (geopolitics etc), commodity price trends that may need forward buying - all roll up to improved upstream SC visibility. #E2E, esp critical upstream where the supply of supply chains begin, must start with the #PO.

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Leonardo da Vinci and Supply Chain Management

Enterra Insights

We have established business metrics and we love to quantify our business strategies. What are the best ways to move freight? How can artificial intelligence improve logistics? What do I need to know about reverse logistics? Successful supply chain professionals are by nature, mostly analytical thinkers.

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Environmental Sustainability in Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

The report provides a cross-industry perspective on environmental sustainability in logistics including fuel consumption, screening logistics providers, packing material, sales order delivery, and reverse logistics based on 1,157 valid participants. Per our survey, 64.2

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How New Supply Chain Technologies Are Boosting Efficiency

ShipBob

Machine learning takes demand forecasting to the next level by enhancing real-time information by aggregating data from multiple internal and external sources, including the use of demographics, weather, online reviews, and even social media (e.g., brand mentions). . Manuel de la Cruz, CEO at Boie . View all locations here.

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The Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategy

Supply Chain Game Changer

The links between these nodes are the freight, transportation and logistics players who move the goods throughout the Supply Chain. Low cost sourcing is a predominant reason for this geographically dispersed network. Do they have a plan to get all of their energy needs from sustainable and renewable sources?