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3 Core Metrics & 10 Soft Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance

GlobalTranz

3 Key Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance Beyond Cost Reduction. If cost reduction is not the only thing to measuring supply chain performance, that begs the questions: "Maybe we should be measuring other Supply Chain Management activities and what would they be?". Review Inventory turns and Return on Assets.

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Key Tools and Technologies to Build the Warehouse of the Future

DELMIA Quintiq

In this new, connected world, the Warehouse of the Future is about achieving key operational metrics and exceeding customer service requirements more profitably while supporting sustainability goals. This helps in optimizing inventory management as well as in making the warehouse safer while increasing visibility. billion by 2026.

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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. Reward teams for cross-functional metrics. Focus functional metrics to improving reliability. What did we find? Buffer strategies.

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Navigating the Supply Chain Management Fault Line

Supply Chain Shaman

Decision support includes all forms of planning: demand, supply, revenue, manufacturing and transportation planning. Robotics/wearables/the Internet of Things/additive manufacturing coalescence is redefining manufacturing. There is a lot of noise in this market. Disintermediation of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)/3PLs.

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Looking Beyond Red Arrows

Supply Chain Shaman

It is hard work to maintain the status quo in metrics performance. A balanced portfolio of metrics delivers the greatest value. As a result, supply chain leaders focus on unrealistic goals of inventory or costs, they will throw the system out of balance. Companies balance supply chain metrics better in good times than bad.

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How Can Life Sciences Supply Chains Navigate a Disrupted World?

Logility

Digital twins can integrate a variety of data sources, including the Internet of Things (Industry 4.0), artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics. It also reduces carbon dioxide emissions by about 100,000 metric tons.”. Advice to the C suite – disrupt yourself or be disrupted.” Brad Pawlowski, Accenture. Challenges.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

Integration of corporate social responsibility metrics in planning. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. Focus on the level of inventory.