Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

There are many forms of decision support—price optimization, revenue management, transportation planning, spend management, network design. Houston, We Have a Problem. An orbit chart is a plotting of data at the intersection of two metrics. In this case, the metrics are operating margin and inventory turns.

Supply Chain Planning Software 223

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software Forecasting Software 223

Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has struck a significant blow to the Houston, Texas metro area, home to the sixth largest import terminal in the world, as well as all of the shipping lanes in the Gulf Coast area. For manufacturing, those metrics are new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries, and inventories of input materials.

Metrics 98

Metrics Texas Chemicals Supply Chain 98

Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

But before getting too deep into that, it’s important to also understand the realities of rail, LTL and TL, and parcel transport amid the state of holiday shipping. . Higher OTR rates mean more shippers begin to consider alternate fulfillment methods, including intermodal and multimodal transport, to lower shipping spend. .

Shipping 52

Shipping Los Angeles Houston New York 52

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. The flows assume that transportation can move without an interruption. The leader of today’s supply chain lives in an inter-connected, tightly woven world.

Long Beach 150

Long Beach Los Angeles Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design 150

Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

As transportation providers begin to recover from the immediate disruption and delays caused by the hurricanes, the greater domino effect of the hurricanes on supply chains will begin to appear. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) recently released the results of a special survey to assess how Hurricane Harvey impacted six key metrics.

Negotiating Skills 80

Negotiating Skills Negotiate Pricing Supply Chain Strategy Purchasing Skills 80

NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

Will digitization change the way we measure things and monitor metrics? This mechanism must be driven not simply by external impacts, such as floods in Houston or explosions in Tianjin. How will real-time intelligence help me any more than what I’m doing today?

Sourcing Strategies 40

Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Real-time Visibility 40

6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

. “The logistics industry is one of the biggest industries that will profit most from the digital revolution in 2019…” From quicker deliveries to more sustainable ways of transportation, harmonizing big data and automation efforts will ensure exponential growth in the industry. Robert DeStefano. .

Logistics Network Optimization Software 76

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 76