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Track the Supply Chain Metrics that Really Matter

Precoro

To monitor supply chain performance, stakeholders of successful companies typically define supply chain metrics that are relevant to the given business and track these KPIs regularly. By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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How Do You Turn Supply Chain Data Into Actionable Information?

Logility

Factors such as on-time delivery, freight cost per unit shipped, and transit time are assigned metrics and weighted averages to help users determine how well carriers are performing overall. Take freight rates, for example. appeared first on Supply Chain Management Software (SCM Software) by Logility. Dashboarding.

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Integrating ERP and TMS: Why Your Business Needs Both Systems

GlobalTranz

TMS is most important for increased capability When asked what features were needed to increase SCM capability, 92 percent of respondents named transportation management as either critical or important. TMS software keeps track of metrics better attuned to the industry, such as fuel trends, number of late shipments, transit times and more.

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Is Your Supply Chain A Cost Centre or a Value Creator?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Whatever your Industry you should be able to make comparisons to competitors, do benchmarking, and even compare yourself on key metrics across industries. Raw Materials, Buyers, Planners, Product Data Management, Commodity Managers, Freight and Logistics, Distributors, Suppliers, Systems (eg. Promoting Supply Chain Value.

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Defining visibility

Cathy Roberson

Supply Chain @Mr_Supply_Chain Deep customs insights, landed cost analysis, customs delays, ports, product level analysis Chris rubio @cm_rubio Transparency Complete transparency of Available To Promise Date, Landed Cost, and ESG metrics for the entire Procure-To-Pay lifecycle at the piece level. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

Supply Chain Shaman

While forecast accuracy, if used well, can reduce safety stock, what I find in the study of the global multi-national is the rise of cycle stock due to increased item complexity, and the increase of in transit inventories due to longer freight lanes and longer cycles in ocean transportation.

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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. Additionally there should be aggressive management of freight modes. Ocean freight or Rail travel are better environmentally than planes for instance. Copyright Mortson Enterprises Inc, 2018.